The printed memoir of the great Bobby Keys, saxophonist to the stars in the 70s, known most prominently for his work with the Rolling Stones. But, Keys also played on numerous Nilsson albums (Nilsson Schmilsson, Son Of Schmilsson, Pussy Cats, Duit On Mon Dei and ...That's The Way It Is), and talks about Harry in Every Night's A Saturday Night. You'd think there might be a little more in the way of legendary excess between these two hard-partiers, but Keys has either forgotten it all or is just keeping mum. Check out the pic below... is that a young Harry Nilsson on sax? Nope... it's Keys, looking like Harry's doppelgänger in 1964. Click on the pages below for pop ups. Keys' autobiography is at Amazon.
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Every time I saw Keys in a documentary or something, I thought "I bet that guy has some stories to tell, hope he writes a bio". And sure enough, he has!
I wish there had been more about Harry, but you gotta love his simple and direct, yet strangely touching, description of his death. You can tell Keys had a lot of affection for him.
I was surprised by the lack of hard drinking stories, too. My guess is he can't remember them anymore.
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