Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062101372 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication date: | 10/25/2011 |
| Sold by: | HARPERCOLLINS |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Sales rank: | 406,940 |
| File size: | 9 MB |
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Drinking with Strangers: Music Lessons from a Teenage Bullet Belt
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It seems every kid has the dream of becoming a rock star but few get or take the chance and make it happen. Walker did it twice. If you don't know Butch Walker, you should.
Well paced, well versed, and extremely candid, his life and contact list read like a who's who musical graph of the past 35 years of American trends, classics, and icons.
He magically transports you, allowing you a thoughtful and personal first hand look at the seedier and tantalizing aspects of music stardom, business and the heartfelt transformation of an innocent and passionate boy to the amazing man he is today.
You may find yourself reliving the musical eras of your life, even emotionally or curiously searching YouTube for the bands and videos he mentions, as he invites you onto the roller-coaster ride of his career. He takes us through the history and evolution of the music industry, his many distinct personalities, and amazing life lessons with poignant honesty, ready wit, and sometimes a self defacing irony that never gets dull.
His honest passion for his work, determination, humble appreciation for his friends and family, and lessons on never giving up as well as taking responsibility for your mistakes also makes it a great gift for any teenaged son or daughter who wants to know what it really takes to succeed, especially in the arts as well as in life.
The Fates filled Butch Walkers life with enough characters, opportunities, and roadblocks to fill a few hundred more pages... or at least a few hundred more songs. I'll happily look forward to both.
I never get tired of this man; Walker is one heck of a story teller, both in lyrics and in print.
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Very well written with just the perfect amount of humor thrown in. If you like Butch you will love this book, but it also has a little bit of something every music lover can appreciate, even if you aren't a big fan of his.
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I gave this book to my husband after reading a review by Tom on MySpace, or he used to be on MySpace, but he was the Tom that was always your first friend on there. He was a Butch Walker fan and met him a few years back and was recommending the book as a good read. We live in Atlanta so the stories he tells about growing up are very visible to us, and the book is written very well in conjunction with a writer from Rolling Stone Magazine. My husband didn't put the book down until he was finished, and loved it. If you like stories about the music business, growing up in the eighties, big hair and the LA scene, you'll love this book.
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His book was as honest and fun as his music
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Honest, gritty and fun! A def must read :)
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