In 2008, Greg Prato issued his first ever book, A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, which, as its title states, retraced the life and career of one of rock’s greatest – yet tragic – singers/performers of all time.

In the ensuing years, Prato crossed paths with several key figures who were not interviewed for Devil/Angel, including the actress who played the Bee Girl in the “No Rain” video, Heather DeLoach; radio personality Matt Pinfield; live guitarist Chad Taylor; former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven; and Coheed and Cambria guitarist and major fan Travis Stever, among others. These interviews now serve as the basis for a follow-up book, Shannon. 

Also included is a roundtable discussion with Blind Melon guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn, who examine various topics that were not included in the earlier book, as well as interviews with the directors of the 2019 film All I Can Say, Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould, and Colleen Hennessy, and an expert of Blind Melon bootleg recordings selecting and analyzing the 15 best.

If there were any questions still remaining after A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other, they are most certainly answered in Shannon.