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Warren Zevon's Final Album: 'The Wind'

NPR

By Scott Simon

Published August 30, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Warren Zevon, from the cover of his album, <i>The Wind</i>. — Warren Zevon, from the cover of his album, The Wind.

Copyright 2003 NPR

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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