Insomnia is the title of a new book by late The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson that goes deep into a four-decade-long collaboration between the songwriter, singer, and guitarist, and the famous director Martin Scorsese. Described as an intimate portrait of a remarkable creative friendship between two titans of American arts, will be published on November 11, 2025, via Crown. It’s available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.
According to the publisher’s announcement, “The rock legend tells the story of his wild ride with Scorsese—as friends, adventure-seekers, and boundary-pushing collaborators.”
Robertson produced music for Scorsese’s films, a relationship that began when Robertson convinced Scorsese to direct The Last Waltz, the film of the Band’s farewell performance at the Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving 1976.
“With a cast of characters featuring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, Sam Fuller, Liza Minelli, Tuesday Weld and many more, Insomnia is an intimate portrait of a remarkable creative friendship between two titans of American arts, one that would explore the outer limits of excess and experience before returning to tell the tale.”
