Editing Nick Drake (section)

===Later career (1973-74)===
In February 1973, Drake contacted John Wood, saying he was ready to begin work on a fourth album.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Boyd was in England at the time and agreed to attend the recordings. The initial session was followed by recordings in July 1974. In his 2006 autobiography, Boyd recalled being taken aback at Drake's anger and bitterness: "[He said that] I had told him he was a genius, and others had concurred. Why wasn't he famous and rich? This rage must have festered beneath that inexpressive exterior for years."<ref>Boyd (2006), pp. 259, 261.</ref> Boyd and Wood noticed a deterioration in Drake's performance, requiring him to overdub his voice separately over the guitar. However, the return to the Sound Techniques studio raised Drake's spirits; his mother recalled, "We were so absolutely thrilled to think that Nick was happy because there hadn't been any happiness in Nick's life for years."<ref name="Hunt"/>