David Meyer

David Meyer writes about American music and film with a critic's interest in archival detail, performance, mythology, and cultural memory. Twenty Thousand Roads is his extensively researched biography of Gram Parsons, the singer and songwriter who helped bring country and rock into a durable creative dialogue. Meyer drew on hundreds of interviews, including conversations with friends and collaborators, to trace Parsons's work with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, his partnership with Emmylou Harris, and the solo recordings GP and Grievous Angel. Villard published the book in 2007, and later editions appeared through Random House and Bloomsbury. Meyer has also written film reference books and a biography of the Bee Gees. His journalism has appeared in outlets including New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Wired, and he has taught cinema studies at the New School. Twenty Thousand Roads anchors his reputation as a biographer attentive to music, personality, and the stories that gather around influential artists.