How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life
John FaheyA collection of fictional but semi-autobiographical stories, this work comes from one of the most influential guitarists in music history. The tales are recalled in a conversational, feverish tone, following the musician in his childhood and young adulthood in post-World War II suburbia, pausing along the way for moments of clarity and introspection. The stories resist categorization—part memoir, part personal essay, part fiction, and part manifesto they simply stand alone, having their own logic, religious dogma, and mythological history.
| status | Copy #1 (2810): in |
|---|---|
| genre | Music » Musician Biography |
| publisher | Drag City |
| publish date | 2000 |
| popularity | checked out 2 time(s) |
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Activism and Human Rights
Adventure
Anarchism
Art
Biography
Children's
Cultural Studies
Drugs
Fantasy
Field Guide
Food
Games
Hard Science
Health
History
Horror
Humor and Satire
Language
Literature and Fiction
Magazine
Magic
Music
Performance Arts
Philosophy
Sci-Fi
Sex & Gender
Social Science
Spirituality
Superhero
Utopian Studies
cv (?!)
the eclectic master of American primitive guitar
“I’m sick and tired of carrying things around. ” – John Fahey
curmudgeon
misanthrope
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In “fish” the author fights to land a monster alligator garfish while having unpleasant flashbacks of being molested by his father (WARNING: Not for the Easily Triggered).
“Communists” revisits Holden Caufield as a juvenile terrorist.
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(mainstream sellout ad campaign): There is a little bit of everything in this funny, dark story collection.(la la la!)
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labor of love by his friends-he actually got to see this before dying-after years of poverty, squalor, bad health (physical & mental) he DID go out on a high note. RIP.
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SPOILER ALERT: Bluegrass music did NOT, in fact, ruin John Fahey’s life. Bluegrass music isn’t even mentioned until late in the book. Much of the book is not even about music.