How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan

By Scott Peeples

Exploring Bob Dylan's career, recordings, and life to the present day, a portrait of an artist constantly seeking freedom and artistic control.

How Many Roads chronicles Bob Dylan's rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis caf s and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording, and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan's entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan's deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking, and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan's major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan diehards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1836392591
• ISBN13: 9781836392590
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.