"In the history of rock & roll, there are only a handful of musicians who completely left the earthly path and set off into their own universe. Texas rock guru Roky Erickson, first with psychedelic pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators and then on his own extraterrestrial trajectory, blazed a trail of celestial musical wonder which will always be beyond equal. Brian T. Atkinson has captured it all, right in front of our own mortal eyes. True amazement starts right here."--Bill Bentley, Producer of Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye (1990) and May The Circle Remain Unbroken (2021).--Bill Bentley

"It's impossible to imagine psychedelic rock without Roky Erickson and the Thirteenth Floor Elevators, but Roky's music also encompassed hair-raising hard rock, country soul, and cosmic Americana of unmatched ethereality and yearning. Roky was a seer, a sweetheart, a tortured soul, a good-time guy and a mystery man, and this book brings you so close at times that you feel you can almost touch him."-- Will Sheff (Okkervil River)--Will Sheff

"This collection of memories powerfully illustrates the sharpness of Roky's wit, the beautiful complexity of his intellect, and the depth of his talent"--Stu Cook, Creedence Clearwater Revival--Stu Cook

BRIAN T. ATKINSON is the author of I’ll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt, The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wiley Hubbard, and Looks Like Rain: The Songwriting Legacy of Mickey Newbury and coauthor of Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse. He lives in Austin.