Rock Stars on the Record

Rock Stars on the Record
Author :
Publisher : Diversion Books
Total Pages : 325
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781635767155
ISBN-13 : 1635767156
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Rock Stars on the Record by : Eric Spitznagel

Download or read book Rock Stars on the Record written by Eric Spitznagel and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 “Weird Al” 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. “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.” —Daniel J. Levitin, bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music, professor of Neuroscience and Music at McGill University in Montreal “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.” —Caroline Sullivan, author of Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers


Rock Stars on the Record Related Books

Rock Stars on the Record
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Eric Spitznagel
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-02-23 - Publisher: Diversion Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 t
Rock Star
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: David R. Shumway
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-15 - Publisher: JHU Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Filled with memorable photographs, Rock Star will appeal to anyone interested in modern American popular culture or music history.
What was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record?
Language: en
Pages: 201
Authors: Jim Dawson
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Using the essentially rhetorical (some might say theological) question: "What was the first rock 'n' roll record?" as its starting point, this unique book nomin
Uncommon People
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: David Hepworth
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-21 - Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Named one of the best music books of 2017 by The Wall Street Journal An elegy to the age of the Rock Star, featuring Chuck Berry, Elvis, Madonna, Bowie, Prince,
Old Records Never Die
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Eric Spitznagel
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-12 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Hudson Booksellers Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year, with foreword by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy High Fidelity meets Killing Yourself to Live when one man searches