Among the tales in Bobby Keys' tumultuous memoir: how he got Mick Jagger to sing on Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," what it was like to play in Elvis Presley's band and his role in John Lennon's "Lost Weekend."
The former L.A. Times/New York Times critic attacks the Pulitzer Prize committee for never giving the criticism award to a popular music writer. She says Jennifer Egan's honor for "A Visit From the Good Squad" sneaks music writing in the back door.
