Face the Music: A Life Exposed - Rilegato

Stanley, Paul

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ISBN 10: 0062114042 ISBN 13: 9780062114044

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2014

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NEW YORK TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

In Face the Music, Paul Stanley—the co-founder and famous “Starchild” frontman of KISS—reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story of one of rock’s most enduring icons and the group he helped create, define, and immortalize.

Stanley mixes compelling personal revelations and gripping, gritty war stories that will surprise even the most steadfast member of the KISS Army. He takes us back to his childhood in the 1950s and ’60s, a traumatic time made more painful thanks to a physical deformity. Born with a condition called microtia, he grew up partially deaf, with only one ear. But this instilled in him an inner drive to succeed in the most unlikely of pursuits: music.

With never-before-seen photos and images throughout, Stanley’s memoir is a fully realized and unflinching portrait of a rock star, a chronicle of the stories behind the famous anthems, the many brawls and betrayals, and all the drama and pyrotechnics on and off the stage. Raw and confessional, Stanley offers candid insights into his personal relationships, and the turbulent dynamics with his bandmates over the past four decades. And no one comes out unscathed—including Stanley himself.

“People say I was brave to write such a revealing book, but I wrote it because I needed to personally reflect on my own life. I know everyone will see themselves somewhere in this book, and where my story might take them is why I’m sharing it.” —Paul Stanley

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Paul Stanley proves himself as an artist in music and on canvas and now with a great book. (Jimmy Page)

Both honest and inspirational. Amazing tales from one of rock s great frontmen. (Sir Elton John)

Paul is a great man who has achieved great things. From the Popcorn Club all the way to the Hall of Fame, his story is inspiring and motivating for anyone who dreams big. (Dave Grohl)

An entertaining yet piercingly honest journey from self–conscious child to the world s most visually famous rock band, to, finally—with the makeup wiped away—a place of peace as a father and a man. Paul Stanley s story is both ordinary and extraordinary, which makes it inspiring. (Mitch Albom, author of The First Phone Call From Heaven and Tuesdays With Morrie) --various

L'autore:

Paul Stanley is the frontman and rhythm guitarist for KISS, the band he co-founded in New York City in 1973. He is also the writer of many of KISS s most successful songs, as well as a solo musician, musical stage performer, and painter whose art sales have exceeded two million dollars. KISS has sold more than one hundred million records worldwide and earned more gold-certified albums than any other American band in history. Stanley lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Erin, and four children.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062114042
• ISBN 13: 9780062114044
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 462