I am Damo Suzuki

By the time The Fall released `I Am Damo Suzuki' in the mid-1980s, the elusive legend to which the song paid tribute had returned to music. Since making his name as the vocalist of the great German band Can, Kenji `Damo' Suzuki has united a vast range of musicians across the globe through The Damo Suzuki Band and Damo Suzuki's Network. Now in his seventh decade, Damo is as contemporary a figure as ever. I Am Damo Suzuki encompasses his personal travelogue, his spiritual journey and the life-force that has allowed him to twice rise above life-threatening illness. Paul Woods' narrative - drawing on interviews with Suzuki himself, family members, bandmates and friends - evokes the decades-long odyssey of a musical enigma.

Damo has been unwilling to talk about - and be tied to - his time in Can, but here explores his relationship with the group in some depth... What emerges from this memoir as being most important to the singer is the freedom to pursue an individual path and to create positive energy through his music. Mojo - 4/5 Stars

At times, it feels as though Paul [Woods] is following him with a microscope... it is a fascinating insight into a psyche that appears to know no fear and assumes only the best in people... anyone who has seen Damo Suzuki live and maybe wonders what it is that makes him tick would do well to give this a go, and if you are a music fan in general, you will see a whole other approach to how a live tour can be conducted. Frequency

A portrait of a fascinating, idiosyncratic and driven musical figure. Record Collector