Rock Stars on the Record (eBook)

The Albums That Changed Their Lives

Eric Spitznagel (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
297 Seiten
Diversion Books (Verlag)
9781635767155 (ISBN)

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An all-star lineup of rock-n-rollers relay the uproariously wild, sentimental, and unexpected pre-stardom stories behind their favorite records. Rock Stars on the Record is a collection of first-hand tales by artists of all ages, backgrounds, and musical influences, remembering the meaning behind the records that mattered most to them. From Laura Jane Grace to Ian MacKaye, Don McLean to Cherie Currie, Alice Bag to Mac DeMarco, Perry Farrell to Suzi Quatro and Verdine White, and many more, bestselling author Eric Spitznagel talks to rock stars across the sonic spectrum about the albums that changed them in ways only music can change someone. Everyone's most cherished childhood record-be it a battered piece of vinyl, torn cassette tape, or scratched CD-has a story, and those stories can be more revealing about their owners than you might expect. Read about how "e;Weird Al"e; Yankovic refined his accordion skills by playing along to Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, or how Fishbone's Angelo Moore saved his life with a boombox and a Bad Brains album. Or about how Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman of Prince's longtime band, The Revolution, fell in love while trading mixtapes. Each profile is more emotional, fascinating, and hilarious than the last. So place that needle in the groove, and prepare to hear something revelatory from your favorite rockers past and present. "e;Absolutely fascinating. It's hard to believe that no one has done this before, but now that I've read it, it seems totally obvious-except that most journalists wouldn't be able to get people to talk so openly and compellingly about something that, to an artist, may feel very private. I know these great musicians and their music better now. Thank you, Eric."e; Daniel J. Levitin, bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music, professor of Neuroscience and Music at McGill University in Montreal"e;In asking a slew of rock stars about the record that changed their lives, Eric Spitznagel also ferrets out fascinating backstories and unexpected anecdotes. Who knew that Tommy Roe's granddaughter calls him 'the Justin Bieber of the '60s'? Or that Perry Farrell entertained his older siblings' friends' by dancing the Hully Gully at their parties? Rock Stars on the Record is so much fun, and more illuminating that you'd expect."e; Caroline Sullivan, author of Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.4.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Schlagworte: 50FOOTWAVE • AC/DC • Aerosmith • Against Me! • Alice Bag • Alice Cooper • Alison Mosshart • Amanda Shires • Angelo Moore • Asia • BAGS • Beach Slang • bjork • Blondie • Blöthar the Berserker • Brother Crane • Buggles • Caithlin De Marrais • Cherie Currie • Chris Stein • Chuck Berry • Coriky • Craig Finn • Damon Johnson • Dam Yankees • David Pirner • Devo • Discount • Don McLean • Donny Osmond • Drive-by Truckers • Earth, Wind & Fire • Elton John • Embrace • Eric Clapton • fishbone • Frank Turner • Fugazi • Geoff Downes • GWAR • Highwomen • Ian Mackaye • Iron Maiden • James Alex • James Petralli • Jane’s Addiction • jeff tweedy • Joni Mitchell • Judas Priest • Kneejerk • Kristin Hersh • Laura Ballance • Laura Jane Grace • Leonard Cohen • Lisa Coleman • Mac DeMarco • Mannequin Pussy • Marisa Dabice • Mark Mothersbaugh • MC5 • Mia Berrin • Mike Bishop • Million Dead • Minor Threat • mitski • Mojo Nixon • Oasis • Patterson Hood • Perry Farrell • Pom Pom Squad • Prince • Rainer Maria • Ramones • replacements • Rolling Stones • soul asylum • superchunk • Suzi Quatro • Teen Idles • Texas Playboys • The Beatles • The Dead Weather • The Evens • The Hold Steady • The Kills • The Pleasure Seekers • the revolution • the Runaways • Thin Lizzy • Throwing Muses • Tommy Roe • Verdine White • wayne kramer • Weird Al • Wendy Melvoin • White Denim • Wilco • Woodstock • YES
• ISBN-13: 9781635767155 / 9781635767155