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In Double Talkin' Jive legendary drummer Matt Sorum takes music
lovers behind the scenes of a remarkable life in rock. Sorum, whose
albums have sold tens of millions of copies around the world,
provides an honest, engaging account of the highs and lows of
superstardom. Sorum recounts his childhood years idolizing Ringo
Starr and surviving an abusive stepfather. After leaving high
school, Sorum sold pot to get by. Over time, his drug dealing
escalated to smuggling large quantities of cocaine, a career that
came to a halt following a dramatic shoot-out. Sorum fled his old
life and settled in Hollywood, where he'd enjoy a rapid ascension
to rock 'n' roll immortality. He caught his big break drumming for
The Cult, and only a year later was invited to join Guns N' Roses,
with whom he'd record two of rock's most iconic albums: Use Your
Illusion I and II. The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame inductee &
Grammy Award winning Sorum opens up with forthright honesty,
sharing anecdotes from his time touring the globe, battling drug
and alcohol addiction, as well as working with Axl Rose, one of the
greatest frontmen in rock, Slash and the rest of the GN'R team. His
career with The Cult, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Motoerhead,
the Hollywood Vampires, and Kings of Chaos costars an ensemble of
rock royalty, from Billy Idol to Steven Tyler, Billy F Gibbons, and
Alice Cooper. Double Talkin' Jive goes beyond the cliches of sex,
drugs, and rock 'n' roll, telling the very human story of what it
takes to make it in music, and the toll stardom exacts from those
who achieve success. Sorum invites fans to revel in the debauchery
of the good times, but also paints a stark portrait of life after
the party. Music fans of any generation will find value in the
pages of this evocative, thoughtful, and candid autobiography.
The Texas hot rod scene encompasses the exhaust, speed, rust, and
chrome beloved not just by greasers and gearheads but also by
families and pinup girls, bikers and rockabilly dolls, rockers and
regular Joes. The Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up, one of
America's premier car shows, attracts hot rod and custom car fans
from around the world, bringing them to Austin every spring. George
Brainard began photographing the Round Up in 2003 on behalf of the
show hosts, The Kontinentals Car Club. Finding himself interested
as much in the crowd and the culture as in the cars, he began
taking pictures of people at the show. All Tore Up presents
portraits of these people, who are as distinctive as the cars they
love. As Brainard observes, "Hot rods and customized cars are works
of art. You take an old car, cut it into pieces, and put it back
together following your own vision. You bring something to life
that previously existed only in your imagination." The people who
do this "are drawn to aesthetic expression, and they materialize it
in their own selves, their clothes, and their bodies." Allowing his
subjects to pose themselves against a plain white background and
write their own captions for their photographs, Brainard cuts
through the visual spectacle of the car show and finds the essence
of the people who are a part of it, capturing a fascinating pop
subculture of American life.
(Book). Now in paperback revised and expanded, with a new afterword
by the author this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman, one
of the most revered guitarists of his generation. Skydog reveals
the complete story of the legendary guitarist: his childhood and
musical awakening; his struggling first bands; his hard-won mastery
of the slide guitar; his emergence as a successful session
musician; his creation of the Allman Brothers Band; his tragic
death at age 24; and his thriving musical legacy.
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