Warren Zevon: The Life & Times of Music's Most Excitable Boy.

Warren Zevon Life & Times. Linda Rondstadt, Waddy Wachtel, Jackson Browne, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood Hawaiian, Desperados Under The Eaves, Werewolves Of London, Recording Studios, Secret Locations & History.
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Warren Zevon Thumbnail photo by: Andrew L. Seymour.
Photos:
Andrew L. Seymour
Louise Palanker
Klaus Hitchler
Music Written & Produced by: Tim P.
I reserve the right to be on occasion, full of it.

[@niktheseamonkey]

Great vid! Were you kicked out of that hotel @ 7:30 lol?

[@RockessentialTim]

Totally!!! The guy who did it was a total b-hole. I was kinda expecting it and you can hear me start rushing my rap cuz he's starting to yell at me.

[@spoogy352]

I'm happy to know people still appreciate and listen to Warren Zevon

[@damnyankeefl]

i will never forget him

[@gio5621]

23 years old and I love his stuff, he’ll live on in the newer generations, rest assured :)

[@Mastermindyoung14]

@@gio5621 there is hope!!

[@Cartier_specialist]

I shamelessly howl with the song Werewolves of London -- and I'm glad Warren added the line "and his hair was perfect".

[@RockessentialTim]

Cuz as we all know, perfect hair is a very rare thing!

[@patrickcampbell726]

I saw him 3 times; twice sober. I too was then sober after not being so. I saw him on Letterman at the beginning of his end. My Shits Fucked Up and Keep Me In Your Heart are the two most courageous performances I ever heard. Man knew he was dying. Died with pride. Then he recorded Knocking On Heavens Door, in his home studio at the end. I hope I go out that strongly.

[@RockessentialTim]

I was more a casual fan before I made the vid but now I consider him in my top 5 favorites of all time. I listened to a lot of his more obscure stuff and read a lot about him and I think he was one of the truly great American songwriters ever.

[@user-pz6ge7hf4x]

I use to hang with Warren when he was drinking and sober..what a character.Ill just say one thing about my old friend, never a dull moment with him.RIP Warren, my old friend you are missed by many..

[@RockessentialTim]

I'd settle for an hour, sober or otherwise. You must have some stories!

[@user-pz6ge7hf4x]

@@RockessentialTim indeed I do..a lovely man for the most part but had demons like many of us. I love your thread, very informative of my old stomping grounds where I'm from ..Too bad LA is not the same anymore those days but that's life as it moves forward. Keep up the great work Tim!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks. PS: Love your comments!@@user-pz6ge7hf4x

[@angrytater2456]

"Occupied the space between Bob Dylan and Tom Waits". 100% spot on.

[@joshthalheimer]

'I got to be Jim Morrison for a lot longer than he did.' Classic.

[@stevenbeasley8684]

Another great job Tim! I opened a show for him in Houston (Excitable Boy tour). I arrived at the venue early and went to my band's dressing room to change strings. I was completely alone backstage. Then Zevon walked in and looked at me like 'Who are you?' I said Hi, I'm Steve in the opening band. Your dressing room is down the hall". As he walked away he limped pretty badly. I said, "Are you okay??". He said ' I fell off the stage in Chicago last night". He had a bottle of Stoly iced down on the side of the stage. But he was great.

[@RockessentialTim]

What a great story!

[@1rwjwith]

Only Mr. Zevon could write a Rock song about a machine gunner mercenary who became an avenging ghost….my favorite song of his ROLAND THE HEADLESS THOMPSON GUNNER! Great video…

[@RockessentialTim]

Remembering Warren on his birthday. Happy Birthday my man!

[@garyolshan4177]

Zevon's brilliant, sometimes hilarouis, provocative insightful songs are timeless. Nobody wrote songs like Warren.

[@RockessentialTim]

To me the only person that is in the same strata is Tom Waits.

[@unrulysimian3897]

This could have been 150 minutes and I would have been enthralled to the end. Zevon was one of the characters he wrote about. Subbed. ☮️

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much and I agree that he was one of his own characters. I'm glad he's finally getting his due.

[@ChorusArtists]

Warren is one of my biggest musical heroes, and this was such a vicariously amazing journey through the parts of L.A. he called home & work. I miss him a lot, he was still making great music until the end.

[@RockessentialTim]

Really got reconnected with his music while doing this vid. Besides Dylan, Tom Waits and Gord Downey I don't think anyone lyrically holds a candle to him.

[@goodun2974]

@@RockessentialTim , for sheer weirdness and surrealism in songwriting, on a parallel plane to Zevon's, I'd nominate Bob "Frizz" Fuller (David Lindley recorded 7 or 8 of Frizz's songs). Otherwise, my favorite songwriters are John Hiatt, Richard Thompson and Joni Mitchell ---- but they're very different writers stylistically than Warren, who I see as the Hunter S Thompson of rock n roll.

[@gern7535]

Saw him twice live back in the 80's. He was awesome. Both concerts were off the charts. I have all his albums as cassettes, LPs, CDs and 8-Track. His music was very popular among those of us who served in the military. We even used Jungle Work as a Jody Call.

[@RockessentialTim]

I'd love to hear that 8 track!

[@davidstoyanoff]

Zevon took a different path from Zappa (who did no drugs), but they were very much kindred spirits in terms of musical creativity.

[@user-nn7fh5cx5n]

Except he drank coffee and smoked cigarettes all day

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

"Keep your mouth shut and you'll get an A" A+ Tim. Thank you so much for this. 🤗 What a story.

[@RockessentialTim]

That's why I got straight C's!

[@brian_keith]

Detox Mountain is the hardest song. Love and miss his musical talents. Rest easy, Warren.

[@leolyon2373]

It is a crime you are unable to use the relevant music to underscore you brilliant commentary. Thank you Tim.

[@anthonycrumb5753]

I was introduced to the music of Warren Zevon by my late brotherb in 1980, he was a fan and I became one as well. In the early 80's Warren played a concert or two at the Hammersmith Odeon London which later became the O2 Arena. My brother and I thought how lucky we were to actually see WZ lIve in the UK. The sadly concert was poorly attended as few people had ever heard of Warren. To this day he temains I think a relatively obscure artist in the UK which is a shame given how talented he was an his musical pedigree in LA at least my brother and I were lucky enough to catch him in concert. RIP Warren there still are a few werewolves left in London.

[@mibeatleman6767]

Great video on Warren Zevon. I love all his albums but his final album, "The Wind" is my favorite. I want to see Warren put in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, there are a lot of less talented artists that are in the hall, it's about time we get an original like Warren Zevon in.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much. As far as the Hall of Fame goes, I think all the nominees are talented, I just think he's the most deserving. Now excuse me while I go put in my daily vote!

[@mickmerrifield6583]

"Ain't no room onboard for the insincere" Love Zevon. Well delivered i'm now a subscriber.

[@FromthePits]

I’ve always liked him as an artist, but until recently I’ve never dug deeper into his legacy. He will always be one of the most prolific artists of our time and generation for years to come. Guys like Warren come along once in a lifetime. Fantastic tribute to the life of one Warren Zevon.

[@RockessentialTim]

That is perfectly said. Right on!

[@ny2phillyholloway592]

I am thrilled that you got to Zevon. One of my favorites and probably one of the most underrated musicians. Sincerely hope he gets into the rock & roll hall of fame. Desperados Under the Eves is my favorite too! >✌🏽💖

[@GaryBook]

Warren Zevon cut a place all to himself with his music and lyrics. Witty, literary, humorous, smart, clever and sweet. Dylan meets Randy Newman with a mix of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits.

[@RockessentialTim]

Totally. There was a guy up in Canada named Gord Downey who I think was right up there with all the aforementioned names too.

[@GaryBook]

I love your videos, your super cool, lover of the music and the terra firm where the magic happened.

[@goodun2974]

Also a dash of Hunter S Thompson too! The only other songwriter I know on a similar weirdness level to Warren Zevon is Bob "Frizz" Fuller.

[@TBlev215]

Been obsessed with him since 2017. I met Crystal and Ariel in Vermont and they were kind enough to sign my copy of I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, and gave me one of his old books on Stravinsky. Nice people. Still has the bookmark where he stopped reading.

[@RockessentialTim]

That is absolutely incredible. Wow!

[@TylerBlevins-ds3xt]

@@RockessentialTimThanks!

[@marktaft6467]

Warren Zevon will always be remembered for his cool music , thanks for sharing this Tim Cheers ✌️🎸✌️

[@RockessentialTim]

It was cool reconnecting with his music while researching this vid. I had forgotten how funny he was.

[@Theweeze100]

Saw him with Jackson Browne and Jimmy Buffett when Jimmy’s leg was in a cast. Wonderful show, very memorable performance!!!

[@RockessentialTim]

Interesting show. Unfortunately I've never gotten to see any of them.

[@judih.8754]

Saw Jimmy when his leg was in a cast too. He had to sit every so often but it was a great show.

[@BlueBeeThemeMusic]

My favourite songwriter. A HELL of a MAN. He had the whole works. HUMAN. Sir, thank you for all the energy, the honesty and insights you crammed into THIS. You did a respectful job, like a good friend.

[@RockessentialTim]

It was just totally my pleasure making this about Warren. Thanks so much for the kind words, it is appreciated!

[@jongibson2205]

Been waiting more than a year for this one. I have loved Zevon since his 1976 self-titled album became a permanent fixture in my head upon its release when I was 22 years old and finishing up my Masters degree. I still play my first-issue vinyl copy of that LP and treat it with kid gloves on my turntable. "Back Turned Looking Down the Path" and "Carmelita" still blow me away every time and while Linda Ronstadt garnished the fame with her version of "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", no one else could own that song and live it like Zevon did. Splendid job on your Zevon-in-LA retrospective, Tim. I think Jordan would be proud, and I hope you indeed hear from him.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks. I really enjoyed filming this one (except when they kicked me out of The Hollywood Hawaiian). I found that I didn't know as much about him as I thought and probably still don't. He was a complicated man.

[@jongibson2205]

@@RockessentialTim Agreed. I have studied Zevon off and on since the late 1970s and still feel I have only touched the surface of who he was. I would thoroughly enjoy interviewing Waddy Wachtel, Jorge Calderon, David Finley, and Jackson Browne regarding their relationships with Zevon. That would indeed be time well spent. I regret that I never had the opportunity to see him perform live.

[@RockessentialTim]

I never saw him play live either. At the time I was a poor musician and the only way I could see shows is if I knew someone who could get me in. But I saw a lot of club shows for free!

[@mickylawless1941]

Warren was one of my all time favorite musicians. His wry sense of humor and clever lyrics never fail to lift my spirits. His passing deeply effected me. Though Warren has passed, his music lives on. Cheers!

[@RockessentialTim]

Hey all! Just wanted to add that Warren was recently up for nomination into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. There really was no one else like him and he probably would have scoffed at the very notion but I for one would love to see him get in and if you'd like to vote for him here is the link. vote.rockhall.com/en/

[@zeldafreak1975]

They hardly deserve him at this point, though that's just my hot take and honest opinion. I love Zevon and think he should have gotten in years and years ago.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@zeldafreak1975 I agree. I felt the same way about Todd before they finally let him in, I think it was last year or the year before.

[@Better_Call_Raul]

Janet Jackson is in the Rock Hall of Fame. Warren is not. That building needs to be demolished.

[@mickylawless1941]

​@@RockessentialTim I loved that Todd snubbed the rrhof by scheduling a concert the night of the induction ceremony.

[@andrewdarnley4608]

Once again the backing tracks are so evocative of the time and place. Thanks so much.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks again, Andrew. I put a lot of effort into those babies and its nice when someone notices.

[@andrewdarnley4608]

@@RockessentialTim I'd be really interested how you do them because they sound so much like the type of music that I was into in that era. And I'm still playing stuff from that time, hence the Telecaster as well as way too many other guitars and amps.

[@RockessentialTim]

@@andrewdarnley4608 Love Teles although I no longer have one (last one was stolen) As far as the songs go...I was in the Music Library business until recently retiring and I used to spend all day every day producing music. I think its all about keeping it simple. A POD for guitar and bass, a good mic, Universal Audio interface and plugins and I use Easy Drummer but I must admit I'm pretty good at adding stuff to make that cheap ass drum program sound better--putting a UA compressor and EQ on the kick and snare etc.... Try to spend as little time engineering as possible and as much time writing the piece. Anyway, sorry about the disertation, as you probably have seen, I love to go on and on....

[@andrewdarnley4608]

@@RockessentialTim Well as an Australian my response is that I'm gobsmacked !

[@laudarevsonhunt]

I think the backing tracks ruin the video to loud.

[@jamesburrows6226]

Love the stories of rock and roll that I've never heard. Don't know if I'll ever get to visit L A and see the cool places but your videos are the next best thing. Thank you.

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks!

[@Al-rs2rr]

I have one thing in common with Warren. I'm a "self proclaimed genius" as well. Great video about a great artist Miss you Warren.

[@robertsegarra8642]

Loved this piece on Warren Zevon. He's the stereo-typical self-destructing rock star, and this video put it all out there like none I've seen about Zevon to date in the most unique way.

[@RockessentialTim]

I've done quite a few of these vids now and I think its fairly obvious that he is one of my personal favorites. For some reason really troubled souls seem to make the most exciting music. Thanks again for the great comment!

[@George-pt7uv]

Great stuff! Love your videos and love Warren Zevon! I was at the Rock and Roll HOF a couple of weeks ago and they have an interactive thing where you can vote for someone who you think deserves to be in there. I voted for Warren, and I had a couple of people come up to me and say it was a good choice. Say what you want about the place, but Warren deserves to be in there! Warren Zevon, the warped Jackson Browne!

[@RockessentialTim]

Exactly!!

[@cindypowers4993]

Before I even watched your video about Warren Zevon, I immediately thought of his last appearance on David Letterman (actually saw the entire show back then), where Warren says "Enjoy every sandwich"! So funny that you mentioned it! My favorite song of his is "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" from Excitable Boy. Through your video here I can understand now where he might have come up with that idea for a song. Guess Warren looked at life as sort of a comedy/ tragedy, somewhere in between he found the humor in it all. Very enjoyable Tim, thank you! ✌️💜

[@RockessentialTim]

Love that song too. I think I hear it more on the radio now than I did back in the day.

[@rodneygilbertson2231]

Great artist! Great tribute!

[@greggbergonzi7542]

Yes sir! my fave song & line - "His hair was Perfect"!!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right? Its an entire descriptive paragraph in four words.

[@davidtyler3116]

Love this! One of the best ever!

[@madhistory]

Nice Thx for your hard work Awesome Jss

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you too!

[@remme310]

Warren was his own genre. Love music from the Excitable Boy.

[@RockessentialTim]

The last few weeks its been on repeat for me.

[@wilsonpicket8505]

Thank you, excellent! I loved his sense of humor in the tunes. Lawyers, Guns and Money was a personal favorite.

[@RockessentialTim]

Love it too. Anyone that can manage to be funny and serious in the same thought is someone who's record I'm gonna buy!

[@owenwilberforce6138]

Cool video. I confess I’ve covered Werewolves in the 90’s and definitely appreciate his talent. His connection to Jackson Browne and LA make him one of our own, SOCAL locals. Good afternoon Tom Waits. His Hunter style debauchery like shooting at billboards I didn’t know about, nor that Werewolves was recorded in LA with Mac/Fleetwood in tow. Excellent information and grounds for further research, cheers!

[@brucewilson1958]

Thank you. Finely got an overview of this intense, talented, and troubled American Cowboy. Because of your efforts! Bravo.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks, it was a blast to make!

[@Cliffswanson]

Adding to your final comments here, Tim...Thank YOU for bringing all this cool history to light. BTW the couple of seconds of John McVie in front of all those Fender cabs is pretty cool. Cheers. 🎸🤘

[@RockessentialTim]

I love that pic. I think we tend to forget that Fleetwood Mac was once a pretty heavy and loud band. Cool...

[@katharper655]

If I were ever asked who is my solid GOD of Rock'n'Roll I would have no choice but to say "Warren Zevon"...because I actually MET him while he was here in So. Florida writing the album which turned out to be titled "MUTINEER". (Freaky sidenote: Wazu named the album after the Homestead/Florida City restaurant of the same name...the place where we Wild Girls Of The Office had lunch at least twice a week.) I'd always loved his music and thought he was sexy AF. But it wasnt til I MET him I discovered the Warren of the very sweet humility and old fashioned courtesy. I was gobsmacked by his dazzling grin...and incredible magnetism. I MISS him like I'd miss my own soul if I lost it all too GODDAM SOON.

[@RockessentialTim]

You mention his incredible magnetism and although I never met him it just totally shines through in his music.

[@levistubbs8949]

Your videos are always great to watch and also learn, never realised Warren's drinking was so severe, his music was fabulous, truly very gifted, always great to watch your music vlogs ATB.

[@RockessentialTim]

Always good to hear from you, thanks!

[@kevinhensley4643]

Excellent video!!

[@TBlev215]

He is nominated for the rock and roll hall of fame, ladies and gentlemen! Get to voting!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on!!!

[@thejawshop-AdventureRecording]

You made it possible to hang out with Warren. Thanks for this.

[@RockessentialTim]

Well without the booze, sarcasm and wit but better than warm beer on a hot afternoon...

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

very cool subject. love the indoor of the hotel foyers and gritty LA realities...

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks. They kicked me out---as a matter a fact you can hear the guy starting to yell at me while I'm by the pool. I guess you gotta suffer for your art!

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

@@RockessentialTim ha ha ha - classic!

[@richardlynch5632]

BEAUTIFUL MAN😎👍 Thanks for the tour of my old stomping grounds 😁👍 Great shot of Sklar 👍 Lawyers, Guns & ,$$$$ = #1 ZEVON for the EONS 😎👍❤🖖

[@RockessentialTim]

Speaking of Sklar, I'm sure you've prolly seen his KZbin channel. What a terrific human being!

[@richardlynch5632]

@@RockessentialTim 😎👍 Everyday...Sometimes three times a day when he's on the road...like right now😉👍😁 Thanks Again 😎👍❤🖖

[@zenvagabond]

Great stroll down LA's gritty and hazy memory lane .....

[@BillMcGirr]

Very cool video. Warren was a very talented and very troubled man. He was a songwriters songwriter. What an absolute mad lad.💪🎸🥃👍

[@RockessentialTim]

I couldn't agree more, especially about him being a songwriter's songwriter.

[@kenpearl6693]

Let me start by saying that I rarely gush over someone's work... However... Dude, your videos are excellent! This one on Warren was the best I've seen on him. I saw him give a solo performance at the Coconut Grove in Waikiki 40 years ago this month. I really like the series on Laurel Canyon and the music scene that was going on there. I'm only 63, so I was too young to have been a part of it, but you sure make me wish I'd been old enough! My best friend is ten years older than me (and from there!), and he worked as a roadie for a few of the bands that played the Troubadour. Thank you, and keep up the great work!

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you so much! Your post is somewhat ironic cuz I just got back a couple hours ago from a vacay in Waikiki. No Warren but it was pretty awesome nonetheless. I've heard about his solo tour and from everything I've heard it was his most interesting. I didn't get really into him until late in his career (through his Letterman appearances) and never got to see him play live.

[@MISANTHROPE1964]

Brilliant. Thank you. I was crushed when I read “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” Zevon is one of my favorite lyricists, and we all knew he struggled with his own demons. What was appalling was how he treated those who were closest to him. A case of you have to separate the art from the artist.

[@RockessentialTim]

Totally. Drugs and alcohol don't always brighten One's mood...

[@neiljohns245]

Great video. I've got a lot of Warren Zevon on my playlist without knowing very much about him (my bad). Thanks for filling in some information.

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks. As I said in the vid, even after researching for this piece, he is still somewhat of an enigma to me.

[@4phishn]

Dude I F'ing dig your style. Have been pouring through your Rock & Roll History. My first concert I ever went to was 06/09/1978 my last day of Junior High School... Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Warren Zevon, at Spartan Stadium San Jose. Warren Zevon was so hammered that after a few songs somebody came out and kicked the whole band off stage. Then Jimmy Buffet came out and played the whole set while sitting on a bar stool as he was sporting a thigh high leg cast. Broken Leg.

[@RockessentialTim]

Sounds like a pretty awesome day. In those days Zevon was like watching someone walk a tightrope without a net. Which begs the question, was his performance more memorable because he fell off? Anyways, thanks for the cool story. Love it!

[@4phishn]

@@RockessentialTim Just to be clear, someone from back stage came out and told Warren to get off the stage because he was too drunk to perform. He was stumbling all over the stage and was unable to sing.

[@edjuillard4054]

You are Great Writer, I always love the text of your walks. You do an invaluable service with these tours for the history of the artists in particular and the era in general. I would buy any book you write. 👏👏👏

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you! I absolutely love researching the history and the artists make it pretty easy for me. They all have a unique and uncomplicated point of view and going to the locations makes them almost speak for themselves.

[@nickyanulis1852]

Great videos as always Tim! Keep them coming!

[@patrickcallahan9599]

Excellent piece, always wanted to know his story outside his lyrics 🙋

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much. The biggest revelation for me is that Warren went to Fairfax High which is literally right down the street from and where my daughter went!

[@c.keefer332]

Awesome as always!!!

[@RockessentialTim]

Cool, thanks!

[@vincecaporale3544]

absolutely, absolutely loved wz

[@christopherbright1048]

Thanks he is indeed an enigma

[@christopherbright1048]

I should add 1 helluva fine enigma

[@christopherbright1048]

What?

[@BillyBob-sx6hr]

Probably the most under rated rock star He made it fun

[@RockessentialTim]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[@dvanmartin9842]

Great video.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks my man!

[@Loren_Vosser]

Thanks for doing this video of one of my favorite musicians his music was both funny and sad, I've not been to LA for years and don't envisage going back. Anyway it was great to see some his hangouts were where I had been, great video !!

[@RockessentialTim]

Loved doing it. Especially The Burrito King!

[@Jiggs2u2]

Saw WZ a dozen times, he used to live in Philadelphia where I lived for a while.. talk to him a couple times when he was traveling in his class C Winnebago after shows.. always a joy to talk to.. actually invited my brother and I to the Zodiac live show in Allentown Pennsylvania on the guest list, as we were walking up a limo stopped and out pops WZ he remembered us, we walked into the show together, so surreal .. great memories, amazing songs one of my all-time favorites, miss him dearly

[@RockessentialTim]

That is such a cool story!

[@andrewbowen6875]

French Inhaler is my favourite Zevon track with the line your face looked something death brought in a suitcase😂

[@RockessentialTim]

I don't know if there's a song of his that doesn't have at least one quotable line.

[@andrewbowen6875]

@Hiking4Life yes there’s gems in every one wrote. Love the one about Elvis walking on the water with his pills😂

[@goodun2974]

My wife was on a Facebook poll that asked for a song lyric-line that paints a picture; I said to use Warren's "I'm sprawled across the Davenport of Despair", from "Disorder in the House", off of Warren's last record.

[@timcastens1150]

Great concert with his band in 80, amazing

[@dnisbet71]

12:56 brilliant line, couldnt agree more

[@donmcgrath7522]

THANK YOU! I was in high school and college in the late 70's and I remember listening to werewolves and exitable boy on AM radio. I really liked the history you presented here! Great work.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks. Warren is one of those TOTALLY interesting people and made for a really fun and easy project.

[@jameswebb9738]

I always loved Warren Zevon and got to see him in SF . I think I watched that last Letterman episode with him several times.

[@RockessentialTim]

Bucket list show.

[@MrPeeBeeDeeBee]

I find it so cool that Werewolves has become a staple of MOR FM radio... Y'know if someone wrote a song with those lyrics today it'd be cancelled out before it started.

[@malcolmbiddle2681]

The voice and the songs matched up so well. Personally the Exciteable Boy album is my favourite....So many good songs. Johnny Strikes Up The Band Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner Excitable Boy Werewolves Of London Accidentally Like A Martyr Nighttime In The Switching Yard Veracruz Tenderness On The Block Lawyers, Guns And Money...Bunch of classics right there.

[@dablonz6852]

Love your videos, man. Gives me a whole new context to the music I love.

[@lugginnuggins5798]

Great video. I’m watching it twice. You’ve become one of my favourite channels. Can’t get enough.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks much and feel free to watch it 3 times!

[@pjw1016]

Warren and Lowell George, both at the top of the troubadour hall of fame.

[@andysaunders3708]

Lowell is ok, bit IMHO not really up to the level of genius and lunacy that was Warren's trademark. Dunno - why do you feel that they are comparable? Or have I misinterpreted your comment?

[@user-fg7jk9cq1b]

Thank you Sir, for paying and showing so much respect for one of my all-time favorite artists and musicians. I have watched that last Letterman performance a dozen or more times. Thanks for the insight into those early days.

[@RockessentialTim]

I LOVED making this video. I must admit, before doing the vid I was a casual fan but after really delving into his music while researching I have become a fanatic. Thanks for the cool comment

[@garyross8661]

Genius is a word that gets bandied about too often. Warren was a genius, and he should be treasured as such

[@RockessentialTim]

Absolutely!

[@UncleWayon]

Excellent. Thanks Tim.

[@RockessentialTim]

Thanks!

[@lac9516]

Hi from Madrid. I'm a big, long time fan. I've enjoyed this very much. Great to put a face to all those spots I've only been able to imagine for many years. I think I know all the story very well, but still your video has been informative, interesting, and fun. Thanks a lot.

[@RockessentialTim]

I love Warren and making this video was an absolute treat. Thanks for the cool comment!

[@jimmyleon2983]

Really good video. Warren Zevon was a great singer/songwriter.

[@RockessentialTim]

Hey Jimmy! Glad you dug it.

[@railgap]

I met and chatted with him briefly when he played The Casino Cabaret (since sold and called something else - don't go there, the owners of "the masterpiece" are shit heads) when I was running lights. I found him to be chill, soft-spoken, and pleasant. Of course, he was also dying of cancer, which may have taken some of the starch out of his underwear. He turned in a pretty good performance, although he still showed a slightly temperamental side, changing his mind about whether to play a song sometimes halfway through it... but I would have been happy with the show even if I had paid to get in. RIP you delightful maniac.

[@rogerbell267]

I did over 350 shows with warren. Nice tribute. He was so special

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you so much. You were his stage manager, no? I have to admit, Warren's music had somewhat faded from my vernacular over the years but putting together this vid really brought back how downright edgy his writing was. Would have loved to have met him or for that matter, ever seen him live but I guess that's why you guys did those live records, so it could be forever. Thanks again and as I mentioned in the vid, he probably would have scoffed at the notion but I hope he gets into the Hall Of Fame.

[@Jason.Brayshaw]

Great episode! Thanks Tim.

[@dnisbet71]

That was so awesome 🎉🎉🎉

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Just found your channel & subscribed 👍 I saw his last show on David Letterman , I remember him saying a lot of his old friends were coming around because he was getting good pain medicine because of his cancer 😀 My favorite song was Lawyers, Guns & Money .

[@RockessentialTim]

Totally my favorite song too.

[@katherinea.rodgers8366]

Warren is my number one. I listen to his music every day! My favorite is also Desperado Under tthe Eaves.

[@RockessentialTim]

It is a really, really deep song. I absolutely love it!

[@cironicholas526]

I named my son Zevon and he ended up being a very excitable boy.

[@RockessentialTim]

Awesome!

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Thanks for this man!

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks.

[@gsr4535]

Enjoy your videos......big Zevon fan here. I like all those folks Zevon, Browne, Ronstadt, Wachtel, The LA Mafia, talented though I always felt they did too many slow songs, not enough uptempo numbers! Then I discovered Elvis Costello and got my uptempo fix! LoL. Of course I discovered Zevon and Costello from Ronstadt covering their songs. Zevon seemed to be a troubled soul but many artists are. Very pessimistic but that's what I liked about him (and Costello, the sarcasm and wry turns of phrases).

[@RockessentialTim]

I too love Elvis Costello and it recently surprised me to learn he is from Liverpool. I had no idea but it makes so much sense!

[@gsr4535]

@@RockessentialTim Yep Liverpool but then EC started singing ballads and I lost interest in him! LoL. But his latest album is quite good though I forget the title ("A Boy....").

[@RockessentialTim]

I think the ballads or standards thing is something that almost every artist with a long career gets seduced by. Even Bob frickin' Dylan did it. The eventually come around though, right?

[@gsr4535]

@@RockessentialTim Hahaha yeah you're right to. Except Ronstadt I guess. She seemed to give up pop/rock completely around '81-'82, though she did make a pretty good album in the late 90s, "We Ran". Oh by the way, I'm here in the metro Detroit area. 😉

[@RockessentialTim]

@@gsr4535 I grew up on the East Side and still have siblings there.

[@vincenti7424]

This is such a great documentary, awesome job!! Thank you

[@RockessentialTim]

Thank you. It was one of my faves to do cuz I am a genuinely huge fan of his.

[@mookytc]

Enjoyable video. Thanks Tim.

[@RockessentialTim]

Right on, thanks!

[@unclerudy9797]

He rubbed the meatloaf all over his chest.... Thanks Tim ! Great Stuff ! Peace, Rudy

[@RockessentialTim]

That sounds like the only way it might be worth making. (I hate it)

[@timficker7649]

Thank you for making this, made my goddamned night. I had my Telecaster and brass slide jamming out my version of Desperados, Carmelita and Vast Indeference of heaven. I also really dig your Shane McGowan comparison. Shane definitely didn't have the chops but the attitude, for sure.

[@RockessentialTim]

Hey guess what, you just made my night! Right on, thanks.

[@mondoenterprises6710]

Great video and vibe! Thanks. Warren was one of a kind!

[@RockessentialTim]

It was an absolute blast making it. Thanks!

[@Thomas-dp2mf]

Warren was my go to when I want to laugh and think at the same time

[@JS-lw2lu]

Outstanding series of videos about 60's and 70's bands and songwriters. Thank you for these! And it's so nice to see a guy who actually seems to have lived some of it rather than "experts" who weren't even born yet. As for Zevon, I was somehow clueless about his music back in the seventies. I had heard Werewolves of London on the radio of course but thought he was a one-hit wonder novelty kind of thing. I couldn't have been more wrong, after discovering what he really did a number of years back. The two songs, among many, that knocked me out were Detox Mansion and Splendid Isolation. I laughed out loud the first time I heard the "I've been rakin' leaves with Liza" line in Detox.

[@RockessentialTim]

I was somewhat the same, he was a guy who I never turned the dial on but I wasn't any kind of rabid fan. I didn't come to truly appreciate him until I was researching the vid and immersed myself in his music. To me, the only one that comes close to his mixture of wit and humor is Tom Waits and I say that cuz I'm immersing myself in his music as we speak.