The Inside Stories…..
…… According to the Rock stars who wrote them….. Â A number of “My Generation” musicians are bringing out their autobiographies and/or memoirs…. Â Dylan’s been out for a while, but, Keith Richards, Pete Townsend, Neil Young, and Rod Stewart have jumped on the band wagon….. Â I’ve already read Keith’s “Life” and most of Neil’s, “Waging Heavy Peace”….. Â I’ve bought Pete’s book (Who I Am), but haven’t read it yet – It just came out on October 8th, and Rod’s is due out on the 23rd of October….. Â Both Keith’s and Neil’s are very interesting reads….. Â Lots of inside stuff and really cool reading, of course, you have to be aware that this is from THEIR viewpoint and memories….. Â I was amazed of the intricate detail that Keith remembers, even his early childhood and names of schoolmates and such from his long distant past….. Â I tried reliving my childhood in my mind and I had lots of trouble remembering specific people, their names, and any sort of accurate timeline for way back then….. Â Maybe all the drugs he did kept his memory alive and well – Maybe…. Â He’s now on the wagon (he says) 100% – Neil Young claims the same, but states that he is now having trouble writing new material!….. Â I highly recommend any and all of the above books if you’re into music….. Â Oh, Yeah, another book worth mentioning, although it came out in 1999, is Bill Wyman’s, “Rolling with The Stones”….. Â It’s a coffee table size book with tons and tons of pictures and memorabilia….. Â I think it’s the most accurate record of the Stones during, what I consider, their peak years, and Bill was well known as the historian for the Stones…. Â I checked it out at my local library….. Â Take a break and do some reading – You might learn something new!……
October 15th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Remind me about the Hendrix book when you get up this way.
October 16th, 2012 at 10:15 am
All right, Anon, What’s happened to the Hendrix Book?….. I will be seeing you in the next few days as I will be heading that way very soon….. I will try to remember to mention – What book was that you were referring to? (Ha!)…. See ya S-o-o-o-n…….
October 16th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Nothing happened to it. Time to return it to your Hendrix collection.