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Memoirs of the singer-songwriter, composer, writer and spoken word teacher—and precursor of rap— Gil Scott-Heron. Gathered from fragments of his diaries, this autobiography is full of chronicles, epiphanies, aphorisms, and poems that attest to the extraordinary achievements of the artist.Gil Scott-Heronwas a composer, activist, poet, pianist, and novelist, and one of the most restless and interesting minds of his generation. He recorded twenty albums over a musical career spanning five decades.This is the definitive anthology of Gil Scott-Heron's autobiographical writings: fragments of his diaries, essays, and chronicles.