Janet MaslinAlthough Ms. Collins has written other books about aspects of her life…this one is the omnibus, with the big story and the boldface names. It is written graciously and poignantly, with a big blue eye toward posterity…Ms. Collins is a contemporary of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Dave Van Ronk and other folk luminaries. That means her book can take its place among others about the early 1960s in New York, from David Hajdu's Positively Fourth Street to Mr. Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One.
—The New York Times
James GavinIn this moving new volume, she takes her richest journey yet through her musical past…Collins is a real writer, whose clear and vivid prose is matched by the eye of a keen observer. Time has given her the gift of irony, especially when she looks in the mirror.
