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Conversations with Tom Petty, Expanded Edition

by Paul Zollo ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

16 hours 59 min

Tom Petty has long been considered one of the great songwriters of American rock ‘n’ roll, as well as one of the key standard bearers of integrity in the music business. Conversations with Tom Petty is the first authorized book to focus solely on the life and work of the man responsible for some of the most memorable rock anthems of our generation, including: *“*American Girl,” *“*Breakdown,” *“ ... Read more

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Tom Petty has long been considered one of the great songwriters of American rock ‘n’ roll, as well as one of the key standard bearers of integrity in the music business. Conversations with Tom Petty is the first authorized book to focus solely on the life and work of the man responsible for some of the most memorable rock anthems of our generation, including: *“*American Girl,” *“*Breakdown,” *“
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Anger Is an Energy

My Life Uncensored

by John Lydon ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

18 hours 29 min

John Lydon is an icon—one of the most recognizable and influential cultural figures of the last forty years. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, the world's most notorious band. The Pistols shot to fame in the mid-1970s with songs such as "Anarchy in the U.K." and "God Save the Queen." So incendiary was their impact at the time that in their native England, the Houses of ... Read more

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John Lydon is an icon—one of the most recognizable and influential cultural figures of the last forty years. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, the world's most notorious band. The Pistols shot to fame in the mid-1970s with songs such as "Anarchy in the U.K." and "God Save the Queen." So incendiary was their impact at the time that in their native England, the Houses of
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A Few Words in Defense of Our Country

The Biography of Randy Newman

by Robert Hilburn ...

Narrated by Rob Hilburn Jr. ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic, Robert HilburnRandy Newman is widely hailed as one of America’s all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics of the Gershwin-Porter era and the cultural commentary of his own generation, with Bob Dylan ... Read more

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The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and longtime Los Angeles Times music critic, Robert HilburnRandy Newman is widely hailed as one of America’s all-time greatest songwriters, equally skilled in the sophisticated melodies and lyrics of the Gershwin-Porter era and the cultural commentary of his own generation, with Bob Dylan
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Visions, Dreams, and Rumours

A Portrait of Stevie Nicks

by Zoë Howe ...

Narrated by Zoë Howe ...

Unabridged

14 hours 51 min

Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, a poet, and an enduring style icon with a truly phenomenal life story. The Omnibus enhanced Dreams, Visions & Rumours is a celebratory examination of this tale, tracing Stevie's life from her Arizona childhood, the magic moment when she joined Fleetwood Mac, and the hedonistic turbulence that followed.Crowned 'The Reigning Queen Of Rock And Roll ... Read more

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Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, a poet, and an enduring style icon with a truly phenomenal life story. The Omnibus enhanced Dreams, Visions & Rumours is a celebratory examination of this tale, tracing Stevie's life from her Arizona childhood, the magic moment when she joined Fleetwood Mac, and the hedonistic turbulence that followed.Crowned 'The Reigning Queen Of Rock And Roll
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Room Full of Mirrors

A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

by Charles R. Cross ...

Narrated by Lloyd James ...

Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

For many, the name Jimi Hendrix conjures up a larger-than-life image of the man who set fire to guitars, women’s hearts, and the status quo. In this groundbreaking account, music journalist Charles R. Cross takes a far deeper look. Beyond Hendrix’s legendary onstage and offstage magnetism and his excessive lifestyle was a man who struggled to accept his role as an idol and privately craved the ... Read more

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For many, the name Jimi Hendrix conjures up a larger-than-life image of the man who set fire to guitars, women’s hearts, and the status quo. In this groundbreaking account, music journalist Charles R. Cross takes a far deeper look. Beyond Hendrix’s legendary onstage and offstage magnetism and his excessive lifestyle was a man who struggled to accept his role as an idol and privately craved the
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Face the Music

A Life Exposed

by Paul Stanley ...

Narrated by Paul Stanley ...

Unabridged

12 hours 16 min

NEW YORK TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERIn Face the Music, Paul Stanley—the co-founder and famous “Starchild” frontman of KISS—reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story of one of rock’s most enduring icons and the group he helped create, define, and ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERIn Face the Music, Paul Stanley—the co-founder and famous “Starchild” frontman of KISS—reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story of one of rock’s most enduring icons and the group he helped create, define, and
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My Effin' Life

by Geddy Lee ...

Narrated by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Cliff Burnstein ...

Unabridged

17 hours 10 min

The long-awaited memoir from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass.Includes two new songs by Geddy Lee, available exclusively in the My Effin’ Life audiobook.Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an ... Read more

$39.99 USD

The long-awaited memoir from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass.Includes two new songs by Geddy Lee, available exclusively in the My Effin’ Life audiobook.Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an
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Total F*cking Godhead

The Biography of Chris Cornell

by Corbin Reiff ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

The first comprehensive biography of iconic singer-songwriter Chris Cornell.Total F*cking Godhead is the complete story of the complex and enigmatic artist, Chris Cornell. It's the riveting account of a blue collar, high-school dropout emerging from Seattle, Washington, to become one of the greatest singer-songwriters and voices of his generation. With input from people who knew and worked with ... Read more

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The first comprehensive biography of iconic singer-songwriter Chris Cornell.Total F*cking Godhead is the complete story of the complex and enigmatic artist, Chris Cornell. It's the riveting account of a blue collar, high-school dropout emerging from Seattle, Washington, to become one of the greatest singer-songwriters and voices of his generation. With input from people who knew and worked with
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Brothers

by Alex van Halen ...

Narrated by Alex van Halen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

Featuring an exclusive, never-before-heard piece of music, the last written together by the legendary Van Halen brothers!In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Featuring an exclusive, never-before-heard piece of music, the last written together by the legendary Van Halen brothers!In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer
... Read more
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Backstage Pass

by Paul Stanley ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

4 hours 38 min

The New York Times bestselling author and front man and rhythm guitarist of KISS grants fans an all-access backstage pass to his personal life and shows them how to pursue a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of their own, offering hard-won advice from a music legend.In this follow-up to his popular bestseller Face the Music, the Starchild takes us behind the scenes, revealing what he’s learned from a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The New York Times bestselling author and front man and rhythm guitarist of KISS grants fans an all-access backstage pass to his personal life and shows them how to pursue a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of their own, offering hard-won advice from a music legend.In this follow-up to his popular bestseller Face the Music, the Starchild takes us behind the scenes, revealing what he’s learned from a
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Nöthin' But a Good Time

The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion

by Tom Beaujour, Richard Bienstock ...

Narrated by Tom Beaujour, Richard Bienstock, Amy McFadden, Gary Furlong ...

Unabridged

16 hours 8 min

This program includes introductions read by the authors."A backstage pass to the wildest and loudest party in rock history—you'll feel like you were right there with us!" —Bret Michaels of PoisonNöthin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it.Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic ... Read more

$32.99 USD

This program includes introductions read by the authors."A backstage pass to the wildest and loudest party in rock history—you'll feel like you were right there with us!" —Bret Michaels of PoisonNöthin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it.Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic
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Where I Belong

by Alan Doyle ...

Narrated by Alan Doyle ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

From the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea comes a lyrical and captivating musical memoir about growing up in the tiny fishing village of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and then taking to the world stage.Singer-songwriter and front man of the great Canadian band Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle is also a lyrical storyteller and a creative force. In Where I Belong, Alan paints a vivid, raucous and ... Read more

$15.99 USD

From the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea comes a lyrical and captivating musical memoir about growing up in the tiny fishing village of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and then taking to the world stage.Singer-songwriter and front man of the great Canadian band Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle is also a lyrical storyteller and a creative force. In Where I Belong, Alan paints a vivid, raucous and
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Wings

The Story of a Band on the Run

by Paul McCartney ...

Narrated by Paul McCartney, Amy Noble, Barry Sloane, John Sackville, Mary McCartney, Stella McCartney ...

Unabridged

13 hours 12 min

“We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true.” ―Paul McCartneyAn engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of interviews with McCartney ... Read more

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“We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true.” ―Paul McCartneyAn engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of interviews with McCartney
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Comfortably Numb

The Inside Story of Pink Floyd

by Mark Blake ...

Narrated by Graeme Malcolm ...

Unabridged

17 hours 4 min

Mark Blake draws on his own interviews with band members as well as the group's friends, road crew, musical contemporaries, former housemates, and university colleagues to produce a riveting history of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. We follow Pink Floyd from the early psychedelic nights at UFO, to the stadium-rock and concept-album zenith of the seventies, to the acrimonious schisms of ... Read more

$38.99 USD

Mark Blake draws on his own interviews with band members as well as the group's friends, road crew, musical contemporaries, former housemates, and university colleagues to produce a riveting history of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. We follow Pink Floyd from the early psychedelic nights at UFO, to the stadium-rock and concept-album zenith of the seventies, to the acrimonious schisms of
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Goodbye, Guns N' Roses

The Crime, Beauty, and Amplified Chaos of America's Most Polarizing Band

by Art Tavana ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A valentine and a breakup letter to one of rock's most controversial bands.Goodbye, Guns N' Roses is a genre-rattling attempt to explain the appeal of America's most divisive rock band. While it includes uncharted history and the self-lacerating connoisseurship of a Guns N' Roses fetishist, it is not a recycled chronicle—this book is a deconstruction of myth, one that blends high and low art ... Read more

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A valentine and a breakup letter to one of rock's most controversial bands.Goodbye, Guns N' Roses is a genre-rattling attempt to explain the appeal of America's most divisive rock band. While it includes uncharted history and the self-lacerating connoisseurship of a Guns N' Roses fetishist, it is not a recycled chronicle—this book is a deconstruction of myth, one that blends high and low art
... Read more
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Such Great Heights

The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion

by Chris DeVille ...

Narrated by Chris DeVille ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

The definitive history of twenty-first-century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a generation. This program is read by the author.Maybe you caught a few exhilarating seconds of “Teen Age Riot” on a nearby college radio station while scanning the FM dial in your parents’ car. Maybe your ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The definitive history of twenty-first-century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a generation. This program is read by the author.Maybe you caught a few exhilarating seconds of “Teen Age Riot” on a nearby college radio station while scanning the FM dial in your parents’ car. Maybe your
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Burning Down the House

Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock

by Jonathan Gould ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

17 hours 44 min

Rolling Stone Best Music Books of the Year"Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans—it’s a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face of rock music.”—Town & Country*"*Riveting"—New York Post"A masterful achievement." —Booklist (starred review)On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biograph... ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Rolling Stone Best Music Books of the Year"Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans—it’s a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face of rock music.”—Town & Country*"*Riveting"—New York Post"A masterful achievement." —Booklist (starred review)On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biograph...
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In My Darkest Hour

A Memoir

by Dave Mustaine ...

Narrated by Dave Mustaine, Dirk Verbeuren, Chris Rakestraw, Pam Mustaine, Justis Mustaine, Electra Mustaine, Reggie Almeida, Dr. Anthony Cmelak, Matt Godfrey0, Neil Hellegers1 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

From King of Metal Dave Mustaine, a powerful reflection on the harsh truths and raw realizations that can only come from confronting death.Dave Mustaine is no stranger to pain and suffering. He battled demons all his life—including an alcoholic father, addiction, and black magic—and turned fifty-eight believing he’d survived the worst. But in 2019, Mustaine was forced to face the loss of his ... Read more

$24.99 USD

From King of Metal Dave Mustaine, a powerful reflection on the harsh truths and raw realizations that can only come from confronting death.Dave Mustaine is no stranger to pain and suffering. He battled demons all his life—including an alcoholic father, addiction, and black magic—and turned fifty-eight believing he’d survived the worst. But in 2019, Mustaine was forced to face the loss of his
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Even the Good Girls Will Cry

A '90s Rock Memoir

by Melissa Auf der Maur ...

Narrated by Melissa Auf der Maur ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

A remarkably open-hearted, clear-eyed memoir of the '90s Alternative era by the bassist of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.Even the Good Girls Will Cry begins with Melissa Auf der Maur’s bohemian upbringing in Montreal, where her early, deep connection to art and music gave her entry to the colorful and thriving local creative scene. Working as a cassette DJ and ticket girl, she would see (and ... Read more

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A remarkably open-hearted, clear-eyed memoir of the '90s Alternative era by the bassist of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.Even the Good Girls Will Cry begins with Melissa Auf der Maur’s bohemian upbringing in Montreal, where her early, deep connection to art and music gave her entry to the colorful and thriving local creative scene. Working as a cassette DJ and ticket girl, she would see (and
... Read more
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NIGHT PEOPLE

A Memoir of Love and Music in the 60s with STARK NAKED and the CAR THIEVES

by Larry J. Dunlap ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Things We Lost in the Night
Unabridged

15 hours 2 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.NIGHT PEOPLE IS A FAST-MOVING ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE-FILLED SAGA based on real events that reads like a novel.A young Midwestern singer and his friends experience the transformative power of love, loss, and music in a chaotic 1960s West Coast adventure. If you liked Daisy Jones and the Six, books from Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Robertson, Carly Simon, ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.NIGHT PEOPLE IS A FAST-MOVING ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE-FILLED SAGA based on real events that reads like a novel.A young Midwestern singer and his friends experience the transformative power of love, loss, and music in a chaotic 1960s West Coast adventure. If you liked Daisy Jones and the Six, books from Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Robertson, Carly Simon,
... Read more
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C.A.L.M.

Crimes Against Love Memories

by Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile ...

Narrated by Jehnny Beth ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

'Because a life lived in fear is equal to no life at all'This is the uncompromising vision of Jehnny Beth and Johnny Hostile. Fearless and highly erotic, these stories delight in ideas of sexual transgression and liberation, offering a window onto a world where anything is permitted, and everything is safe. As each of Jehnny Beth and Johnny Hostile's characters break from the bonds of ... Read more

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'Because a life lived in fear is equal to no life at all'This is the uncompromising vision of Jehnny Beth and Johnny Hostile. Fearless and highly erotic, these stories delight in ideas of sexual transgression and liberation, offering a window onto a world where anything is permitted, and everything is safe. As each of Jehnny Beth and Johnny Hostile's characters break from the bonds of
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Виталий Дубинин. Это серьезно и несерьезно. Авторизованная биография бас-гитариста группы «Ария»

by Виталий Дубинин, Татьяна Винокурова ...

Narrated by Иван Букчин ...

Series series Легенды русского рока
Unabridged

17 hours 38 min

«Это серьезно и несерьезно…» - особенная музыкальная биография. Это увлекательный и личный рассказ о творческом пути, жизни и упорной работе человека, навсегда вписавшего свое имя в историю отечественного хеви-метала. Множество историй и в самом прямом смысле слова приключений на страницах книги точно не дадут заскучать ни знатокам легендарного коллектива, ни тем, кто только начинает погружаться в ... Read more

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«Это серьезно и несерьезно…» - особенная музыкальная биография. Это увлекательный и личный рассказ о творческом пути, жизни и упорной работе человека, навсегда вписавшего свое имя в историю отечественного хеви-метала. Множество историй и в самом прямом смысле слова приключений на страницах книги точно не дадут заскучать ни знатокам легендарного коллектива, ни тем, кто только начинает погружаться в
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The History of Rock & Roll

Volume 1: 1920-1963

by Ed Ward ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

15 hours 33 min

Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative—from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post–World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an ... Read more

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Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative—from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post–World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an
... Read more
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Stranded In The Future

by Robyn Hitchcock ...

Narrated by Robyn Hitchcock ...

Unabridged

4 hours 12 min

Hitchcock's second memoir explores the formation of his seminal 1970s band the Soft Boys, and the obsessions that fuelled his early creative output'British singer-songwriter Hitchcock wistfully reflects on boarding school and the music that shaped him in this captivating chronicle of the year he credits with sculpting his artistic sensibility . . . Readers need not be fans of Hitchcock's music to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Hitchcock's second memoir explores the formation of his seminal 1970s band the Soft Boys, and the obsessions that fuelled his early creative output'British singer-songwriter Hitchcock wistfully reflects on boarding school and the music that shaped him in this captivating chronicle of the year he credits with sculpting his artistic sensibility . . . Readers need not be fans of Hitchcock's music to
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