Truth, Lies & Hearsay

A Memoir of a Musical Life In and Out of Rock and Roll

Read about The Band, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Mama Cass, Blood Sweat & Tears, Gordon Lightfoot, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Les Paul, and more. Voted #5 on Billboard Magazine's Top Ten Music Books of 2018.

“Imagine being stuck on the tarmac for six hours, you turn to the stranger next to you and he begins to tell you the most interesting tales you have ever heard… Time goes by and you never even realize it. That is this book. I couldn't put it down.”
— An Amazon review

“When John Simon joined the band's brotherhood he fit like a glove. I can't imagine another record producer in the whole world who could've matched John's work on 'Music From Big Pink' and The Band.”
— Robbie Robertson