Thursday, June 23, 2005

Everyone Wants To Be A Rock and Roll Star right?

Anyone remember the group Semisonic?  They had one big hit, Closing Time.  They put out three albums (excuse me, cds) and have not been seen much since.  Their drummer, Jacob Slichter wrote a book entitled SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR.  It's about the start of the group, their travels on the road, their path to stardom such as it was, and their way back down on the other side.   It is a great book.  I read it all in pretty much one sitting, once I started I just didn't want to put it down.  He talks a lot about the inside mechanics of the music business, how a record company makes a song a hit, what a group has to go through, all very interesting stuff.  Even during all their trials and troubles you can still feel his love of music throughout the book.  It ends with the group reuniting in their home town for some small club dates, just getting back together to play.

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