A book from The Band’s Robbie Robertson could be released later this year.
Robertson’s memoir, Insomnia, has been bumped from its proposed release date several times, and it is yet to be seen whether the November 2025 date is firm. The book was slated for release in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and now 2025, with the newest date suggesting November will be the month of release. But updates to both the Amazon page for the book and Penguin Random House’s page on the unreleased autobiography have provided some slim hopes of release this year. An updated page on Penguin Random House suggests the book will be released on November 13, 2025. A description for Insomnia can be found below.
It reads: “Out of the cocaine-fuelled, rock’n’roll debauchery of the 1970s came an iconic collaboration between an influential rocker and a visionary filmmaker.
“From The Last Waltz to The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman, the creative legacy of Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorcese has spanned decades. Filled with high octane exploits, bacchanalian parties and untold amounts of debauchery, this is the intimate and unvarnished behind-the-scenes story of a partnership that has shaped American culture like no other.”
A separate description on the Google Books page for Insomnia reads: “Having taken what would turn out to be a permanent break from the Band, guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson’s marriage disintegrated.
“Seeking solace and a safe haven, Robbie moved into Martin Scorsese’s home on Mulholland Drive – Scorsese had recently directed the film of the Band’s legendary final concert, The Last Waltz, and the two were fast and firm friends.
“The two years Robbie and Marty lived together entered Hollywood legend, though nobody knows the details of what actually occurred during that time, other than hearing rumours of cocaine, bacchanalian parties, and untold amounts of debauchery (with Robbie & Marty becoming Hollywood’s odd couple, barely leaving the house or each other’s company, and ordering in MGM reels they would watch in Marty’s home cinema).
“When they finally emerged, it was having forged a new creative partnership – Scorsese going on to direct Raging Bull with Robbie writing the soundtrack. Insomnia provides an integral glimpse into both Robertson and Scorsese’s lives during an untamed period in American culture.
“Building upon the vast and arching scale of Robbie’s first autobiography, Testimony, Insomnia takes a sharply personal turn, exploring the fascinating friendship between an influential rocker and a visionary filmmaker, and the high octane exploits that resulted during the late 1970s when both decided to ‘cut loose’.”
Penguin Random House has been contacted for comment.
