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SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK & ROLL STAR; How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer's Life
by Slichter, Jacob
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good -/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0767914708
- ISBN 13
- 9780767914703
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Broadway Books, 2004. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Very good -/Very good. Red paper covered boards, quarter bound in black cloth, metallic green stamped titles at spine, light to moderate shelf wear to covers, corners, edges and head and tail of spine, corners straight. Previous owner's gift inscription at front flyleaf, else book body clean and tight. Flat signed by the author at title page. Red and green photo illustrated dust jacket shows light shelf wear to covers, corners and edges, white titles at front and black spine, price intact, archival Brodart protected.
Synopsis
A hilarious inside look at the real business of popular music by the drummer of Semisonic that does for rock and roll what Jim Bouton's Ball Four did for baseball.After years of working day jobs and making music in his basement, Jacob Slichter wondered if his dreams of rock stardom were a vain illusion. Then he was recruited by two of his successful musician friends to form a band that became Semisonic. Who could forget the smash single "Closing Time," a runaway hit in 1998 that thrust Jake and his bandmates into the international spotlight and helped them sell over two million albums worldwide? But along the road to fame and success came bewilderment and personal chaos: How will we ever get a record deal? Which record company is the best? The worst? Do I really have to wear these ridiculous boots? Why isn't radio playing our song? What if I have a panic attack right here on stage? What should I write on this fan's CD? Am I famous? Why isn't the video director getting more shots of me? Did I say the wrong thing during that interview? Help!So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star is a telling and witty look at what happens just before and during one's time in the spotlight. Jake takes readers on a step-by-step journey of his evolution from fledgling drummer to globetrotting performer and proves to be the perfect guide--feisty and humbled--to the inner workings of the music industry and instant celebrity. So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star speaks to all of us who dream again and again of rock superstardom and shows how one kid can go from picking up a pair of drumsticks to picking up a platinum record.
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- Bookseller
- Counterpoint Records & Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49588
- Title
- SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK & ROLL STAR; How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer's Life
- Author
- Slichter, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good -
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0767914708
- ISBN 13
- 9780767914703
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Signed, Memoirs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books;
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About the Seller
Counterpoint Records & Books
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About Counterpoint Records & Books
Started in 1979, Counterpoint Records & Books is a genuine mom and pop-owned store just below the Hollywood Sign, nestled in the thriving Franklin Village area. It is located between the Los Feliz and Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
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If you are looking to consolidate your own collection or liquidate an estate, we will be happy to look through your books, records or other items, and offer you cash or store credit for whatever we purchase. Please contact us via email at orders@counterpointla.com to set up an appointment to sell.
We buy and sell second-hand and rare records, books, CDs, DVDs, ephemera, and various other popular and out of print cultural items. Whether you're looking for inexpensive copies of classic literature, signed first editions, contemporary art books, obscure occult volumes, vintage paperbacks, or any other reading materials, we have something for you. And whether your vinyl tastes lean towards old soul 45s, mono jazz 33s, 20th century classical recordings or punk 7" singles; you're sure to find something of interest.
Situated in the west corner of the rear of the store is our Harmony fine books and ephemera nook. Here we showcase our higher end, rare, signed, first edition, collectible, and antiquarian books and ephemera for serious collectors and curious browsers alike.
If you are looking to consolidate your own collection or liquidate an estate, we will be happy to look through your books, records or other items, and offer you cash or store credit for whatever we purchase. Please contact us via email at orders@counterpointla.com to set up an appointment to sell.
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