I Scare Myself

''We won’t leave any stone unturned here. We’ll get to all the stones, because I’m a giver.'' Dan Hicks

''There are lots of people who can point to music on the shelf. Some like to light candles to it, others seek only to snuf them out. Dan burned them all brightly, and here is his tale.'' Elvis Costello, from his foreword to this book

Dan Hicks didn’t have his heart set on a career in music. It all...