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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (47460)	9/13/2003 12:17:07 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

he said the coolest thing life: a nice deal

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (47460)	9/13/2003 12:54:33 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 57110

"I've been working frantically," he said. "But you know, imminent doom lowers the bar a bit." UPDATE 9/13/02 The LA Times talks to Warren, Jackson Browne: His longtime friend Jackson Browne said Thursday that Zevon's music is defined by its bravery and candor. "He is a standard-bearer; he's very adventurous and there's a confidence and power that translates to effectiveness," said Browne, producer of two Zevon albums in the '70s. "There's a literacy, not just of words but also an emotional literacy. The coin of that realm is honesty and vulnerability. But then, you know, there's a berserk quality to the whole thing when it's done." "Berserk" is a word that was often used to describe Zevon in his younger years. Like gonzo writer Thompson, the Chicago-born musician's view of an artist's life was something along the lines of parachuting while drunk and blindfolded. "He is among the wildest people I've ever met," Browne said. "I always remember him just tearing off into the night in Morocco one time, drunk, by himself. For him, it was all about trials by fire." Zevon left that life behind two decades ago, and the singer describes himself now as a better performer, a far superior father and a much-improved driver. In a grim twist that could fit into one of his songs, in the past year Zevon has been a gym rat ("I was working out more than Vin Diesel," he says) and assumed that his shortness of breath and the tightness in his chest were side effects of his regimen. "But then I knew it was bad when the doctor came in with the CAT scan in his hand, closed the door and gave me a glass of water and said, 'I need to tell you something.' " When Zevon turned to a sober life, he made a public announcement that he did not want to die by drink, which he described as a coward's death. That was a time before the celebrity mea culpa was fashionable, but Zevon's proclamation then is similar to his new announcement, via press release on Thursday, about his health. Zevon explained during Wednesday's interview that he took that approach to define as much as possible the terms of his own life and death. And what are the terms of the moment? Family and music, he says, as well as watching lots of Steve McQueen movies and shoveling down eggs and bacon. "That's what I eat. Every meal. It's fantastic." Zevon was married twice but is now single. His adult children, Jordan and Ariel, are in Southern California now, and the singer said he hopes to pack his days with them and maybe even make it out for a fishing trip, one of his beloved pursuits. Next week, though, Zevon plans to be in the recording studio. Long known as a methodical, less-than-prolific artist, Zevon is now in a different gear. I've been working frantically," he said. "But you know, imminent doom lowers the bar a bit." If the trips to the studio are too taxing, Zevon has at his disposal an elaborate nest of recording gear set up within feet of his bed. "That's thanks to Danny Goldberg," he said, a nod to the chief of Zevon's label, Artemis Records. "He is the absolute best." Zevon declined to offer any hints about the new songs, but he said fans should not anticipate material of moist eyes or long, distant stares. "You needn't look for a great deal more of piety. I have a little mischief in mind."