Here is a list of short phrases authors have used to describe Harry Nilsson:
Rock music's answer to Mad Magazine
-- Tony Palermo (1973) [1]
The guy who did that "Coconut" song
-- Mike Redmond (1994) [2]
American Beatle, filthy drunk, and the great lost music genius of the 1970s
-- Sean Fennessey (2013) [3]
An idiosyncratic, savvy composer with a unique flair for Cloud Cuckooland-ishness
- [1] The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tony Palermo "Mad Harry Turning Romantic" 1973-05-17:
- [2] The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana, Mike Redmond (1994-01-20) "Rockers grow old and die too"
- [3] Sean Fennessey (2013-08-06) "Deconstructing Harry" (https:/
/ )grantland. com/ features/ the- legacy- harry- nilsson/ - [4] "Music / Harry Nilsson" (https:/
/ )tvtropes. org/ pmwiki/ pmwiki. php/ Music/ HarryNilsson
