What Makes the Monkey Dance: The Life And Music Of Chuck Prophet And Green On Red

"How do you define success? If you let somebody else define what success is, you’re a sucker. I’m no sucker."

Chuck Prophet started out as a post-punk California kid who helped kick-start the alt-country genre when he joined Dan Stuart’s Green On Red, then making a name for themselves as part of the so-called Paisley Underground alongside bands like The Dream Syndicate and The Bangles. While Green On Red established a reputation for self-destruction illuminated by flashes of brilliance in t...