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I normally feel weird about reading music books like I should find inspiration from within myself or something. Or if Iā€˜m going to read have it be something more heady. Then I realized you can read two (or more) books at once and also it doesnt really matter that much. This book is helping me recognize the ā€œwork sucks i want to rockā€ mentality that has been burgeoning within me the past year or so.
Mar 8, 2024

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My friend Bob Mehr's book! One of the best books about music/popular culture (or, "not so popular," ha) I've ever read. You really get a sense of just how chaotic and hard their lives were for such an extended period. You also really feel for Bob Stinson at a variety of points along the way. I was in the audience for the "Sorry Portland" show and it was every bit as hilarious and bad as described here. Can't recommend this book enough.
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coreydubrowa for sure I really appreciate how much time is spent on everyones backgrounds going back like generations. So cool to see music writing with this much empathy.
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