A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and
"People who know and love Shannon will enjoy reliving the moments  chronicled. Anyone who didn't know him will certainly know him now. You  managed to capture the personality of Shannon, the good and the bad, I'm  thankful it was mostly good. Thank you for immortalizing my son in  print." --Nel Hoon (Shannon Hoon's mother), letter to author"Probably  as close as anyone outside the group will ever come to knowing our  story, 'A Devil On One Shoulder' is an honest portrait of the Blind  Melon experience as told by those who were there. A great read - thanks  Greg." --Glen Graham (Blind Melon drummer)"Greg,  you did a great job on the book, you captured so many details. Maybe  too many details. Ha! When my daughter is old enough, I will let her  read it. On second thought, maybe I should let her read it after I am  dead..." --Brad Smith (Blind Melon bassist)"I was able to find out things that I never knew before. I really liked the perspective of having all the band's quotes basically in the timeline fashion. And also the perspective of family and friends from what happened. And from such a huge fan of the band, it also brought me back into my fandom. It made me go back to the records and I became an avid listener again of those records. It brought a whole new meaning and level to the records to read the book." -Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria guitarist)"'A Devil on One Shoulder' offers an unparalleled account for the many  fans who were left bewildered by Hoon's untimely death."  --subba-cultcha.com"From its startling jacket image of Shannon Hoon standing on the ledge  of a high balcony apparently about to step off, there's an air of  melancholic inevitability about Greg Prato's excellent history of Blind  Melon." --Classic Rock Magazine, December 2008"I am absorbed by what already goes down as one of my favorite all-time  reads...'A Devil on One Shoulder.' I swear to you, it is a must read. I  strongly recommend this. A killer effort." --Jeff Pearlman (Author, 'The  Bad Guys Won!')"Prato not only manages to gather the specifics, but more importantly paints a picture of a band and frontman possessed of brilliance yet troubled demons." --Under the Radar Magazine, Year End Edition 2008"A  Devil on One Shoulder' shows that Blind Melon was more than a one hit  wonder band on some 'best of the 90's' show. It's gives you a real feel  of what Shannnon really meant to music." --Stone & Double T WXRX,  Rockford, IL