Lee, Myself & I: Inside The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood

'If I had a name like Wyndham Wallace I would not associate or correspond with anyone with a simple name like mine. However, since you have lowered yourself to such depths, how can my old Indian heart (west not east) not respond favourably.' - Lee Hazlewood, fax message to the author, Valentine's Day 1999.

Lee, Myself and I is an intimate portrait of the final years of Lee Hazlewood, the legendary singer and songwriter best known for 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'', the chart-topping hit he wrote and produced for Nancy Sinatra. It begins in 1999, when Hazlewood embarked on his comeback after many years out of the limelight, and concludes with his passing in 2007. In the intervening years, the author, Wyndham Wallace, became Hazlewood's friend, confidante, de-facto manager, and more, even providing the lyrics for Lee's very last recording, 'Hilli (At The Top Of The World)'.

In light of reissues of Hazlewood's work by the esteemed Light In The Attic label—including There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971, an acclaimed boxed set of his output with the label he founded, LHI, as well as further releases featuring liner notes by Wallace—interest in Hazlewood has never been greater. Lee, Myself and I is the first book to comprehensively address his life and work. Through recollections of their lengthy conversations and adventures together, Wallace captures the complex personality—charming yet cantankerous, blunt yet poetic—of a reclusive icon whose work helped shape the American pop cultural landscape and who continues to influence countless artists today. He also sheds light on often overlooked or more obscure aspects of Hazlewood's career, including his pioneering work with Duane Eddy and Phil Spector, and the outstanding recordings he made during his self-imposed exile to Sweden in the 1970s.

Lee, Myself and I is a tale of validation: both the author's and Hazlewood's. It's the story of what it's like to meet your hero, befriend him, and then witness his passing.