Review: Robbie Robertson's Insomnia

In this mini episode, we dive into Robbie Robertson’s Insomnia — a vivid, late-life reflection from one of rock’s most self-mythologizing figures. Less a memoir and more a cinematic vignette, Insomnia captures the years between 1976 and 1980, when Robertson drifted through post-Band life alongside artists, filmmakers, and excess. The song played during the episode is entitled "At Last" from Scorsese's Raging Bull, produced by Robertson and performed with his former bandmates Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Review: Robbie Robertson's Insomnia is an episode from The Band: A History by Tyrell William Lisson.

This episode is 11:08 long.

This episode was published on Oct 27, 2025.

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