Rock and roll is as American as baseball, apple pie, and greed. What red-blooded child doesn't dream of being a big rock star? The life looks so glamorous. I'm sure there are a lot of wonderful things about being a famous musician, but with very large highs come very low lows.
Staci Layne Wilson, a one-woman industry of publishing and filmmaking, takes readers on a tour of the dark side of the music business in Rock & Roll Nightmares: True Stories Volume 1. Wilson regales readers with tragic tales of suicide, drug addiction and death, traffic fatalities, loss of parents and children, and other real-life nightmares from the world of music.
The cool thing about book is how Staci Layne Wilson handles these dark tales in a light, breezy tone. The writing is smooth and it goes down as easy as an infectious pop ballad. There is a generous amount of gallows humor to offset the horrors so many rock musicians went through.
I'd heard a lot of the stories before, but Wilson goes into greater detail than most of the accounts I've seen. Her extensive research sifts the facts from the hearsay. I don't care how much you know about rock gossip. You'll be surprised and shocked by some of the anecdotes in True Stories: Rock & Roll Nightmares Volume 1.
It makes me kind of glad I never realized those childish dreams of being a music celebrity. This book may be a little depressing, but I had a great time reading it. Bring on the encore.
Written by Mark Sieber
Staci Layne Wilson, a one-woman industry of publishing and filmmaking, takes readers on a tour of the dark side of the music business in Rock & Roll Nightmares: True Stories Volume 1. Wilson regales readers with tragic tales of suicide, drug addiction and death, traffic fatalities, loss of parents and children, and other real-life nightmares from the world of music.The cool thing about book is how Staci Layne Wilson handles these dark tales in a light, breezy tone. The writing is smooth and it goes down as easy as an infectious pop ballad. There is a generous amount of gallows humor to offset the horrors so many rock musicians went through.
I'd heard a lot of the stories before, but Wilson goes into greater detail than most of the accounts I've seen. Her extensive research sifts the facts from the hearsay. I don't care how much you know about rock gossip. You'll be surprised and shocked by some of the anecdotes in True Stories: Rock & Roll Nightmares Volume 1.
It makes me kind of glad I never realized those childish dreams of being a music celebrity. This book may be a little depressing, but I had a great time reading it. Bring on the encore.
Written by Mark Sieber
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