Rock Star Self-help: Wisdom from the Golden Age - Brossura

Appel, Greg

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798317079109

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2025

Riassunto

Rock Star Self Help: Wisdom from the Golden Age, isn’t a traditional self-help book—it’s a darkly funny and unexpectedly wise look at fame, failure, and what chasing the spotlight does to a person.

From backstage bacchanalia to existential reflection, this book charts the emotional chaos that often follows the climb. For anyone who ever picked up a guitar and thought, maybe...

Once upon a time Rock stars were allowed to do whatever they wanted to make themselves happy. In the second half of the 20th century, they ruled the stadiums and stereos of the Western world. They sang about freedom and love, and they lived like there was no tomorrow. A party to end all parties. What did they learn?

Sex and drugs... One of the features of rock and roll that keeps it vital is that it entertains possibilities of transgression.
—Paul McCartney

In Rock Star Self-help Greg Appel takes readers on a heady trip through the highs and lows of rock stardom. Drawing on cultural history, personal memories, and a lifetime of rock ‘n’ roll immersion, Appel reveals how the larger-than-life experiences of musicians like Elvis, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain can illuminate truths about creativity, purpose, mortality, and the search for meaning.

To be free of financial worry is the gift our audience gave to our band. To be free. To do what we love, to love what we do. Hardly anyone has lived like that. History has been a hard climb for our ancestors, and getting up on two legs in black plastic pants doesn’t really compare.
—Bono

Perfect for fans of classic rock, pop culture, creative living, and reflective writing with a twist.

Part social history, part musicians manual, part memoir – this book is inspired by those who lived loudly, fell hard, and sometimes, found something close to enlightenment in the process. Tales from the Yellow Brick Road that Elton John, Jimmy Page, Alice Cooper, Keith RIchards, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Nicks, Syd Barrett, Prince, Madonna, Sting, and Bono all walked down.

Whether you’re a lifelong music lover, a seeker of truth, or simply curious about what lies beyond the spotlight, this book dares to ask: What can we learn from those who had it all – and still had to face themselves?

IIf you want to find somebody and you want to be married and you want to have children, don't make it a rock star.
—Stevie Nicks

There are 14 Steps to Rock Star Nirvana

1. Fame
2. Drugs
3. Sex
4. Love
5. Homemaker
6. Jesus complex
7. Faith
8. Film
9. Rehab
10. Back to basics
11. Paranoia
12. Animals
13. Staring at a wall
14. Stars in the sky

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798317079109
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 226
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