Step right up, folks, and dive into the kaleidoscope vortex where music, mischief, and magic collide—Len Dell’Amico’s long-awaited memoir, FRIEND OF THE DEVIL, is set to pull back the curtain on his 11-year odyssey inside the wild, untamed world of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.

This ain’t no ordinary rock biography or dusty history lesson. No, sir. This is a front-row ticket to the circus, seen through the lens of the man who captured the mayhem with his cameras, and lived to tell the tale. Len Dell’Amico—Grateful Dead’s “film and TV guy”—takes us on a rollercoaster of riffs, revelations, and raw humanity, standing shoulder to shoulder with Jerry Garcia as the band climbed to towering peaks of creativity in the 1980s.

Picture it: The Dead are at the height of their powers, their music a lifeline for a community of dreamers and seekers, their concerts a living, breathing organism. Enter Len, armed with multi-camera wizardry and a vision to immortalize the band’s essence. Together, they birthed iconic concert films, music videos, and the first national pay-per-view broadcast. Along the way, Jerry flashed his genius, generosity, and struggles, turning a bandmate’s confidant into a lifelong friend.

This April, take a technicolor tumble down the rabbit hole with exclusive never-before-seen production stills, Jerry Garcia’s original artwork, and Len’s unflinching, intimate storytelling. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL isn’t just a book—it’s an all-access pass to the weird and wonderful universe that swirled around Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.