Robbie Robertson’s <i>Testimony</i> is a book of memories and wonders, a personal testament of a magical time in American music from someone who was there, at the centre of it all, playing and casting spells and writing songs that helped define those great lost years. There’s history here, and anecdote, regret and reminiscence, a long fond look back at the trials and triumphs of finding your voice then holding your ground. <b>The tone is easy, conversational, like reminiscing with a friend about things you never realized you were part of too. </b>Robbie brings you along with him, keeps you right by his side first to last, just the way his songs do, drawing you close, spellbound by his easy sorcery. <b>You can feel the music in every word.</b>

- Martin Scorsese,

<b>[An] elegant, evocative memoir</b> … Robertson was particularly suited to a supporting role, happiest pulling the strings in the background. <b>It’s the perfect vantage point for a memoirist, and he makes the most of it</b> … The first half of the book is <b>a hugely atmospheric song of the road</b> … <b>Midway, Dylan hits the narrative like a firework tossed through a window</b> … Robertson <b>brings the chaos vividly to life</b> … He <b>tells it with style and affection, showing a keen eye for detail</b>.

Mail on Sunday

An <b>entertaining and valuable</b> description of a rock’n’roll apprenticeship punctuated by encounters with such historic figures as Sonny Boy Williamson, Bo Diddley and Muddy Waters. He casts light on a vital phase of Dylan’s career and, of course, on the history of the Band.

Guardian