I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound: A Memoir by Mike Doughty (English) Paperback B

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A precise yet disorienting look at the exhilaration of music, the process of memory, and the moments when the world becomes new, by the acclaimed songwriter and author of The Book of Drugs

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In I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound, musician Mike Doughty presents stories about life on the road as an indie rock musician, taking readers deep inside the dislocated life of an itinerant performer, the exhilaration and terror involved in getting up in front of strangers night after night, and as far behind the curtain as they've ever dared to venture. Doughty's writing is deeply provocative, eliciting visceral responses from his readers, and this extraordinary book will blow the minds of people who have never considered what life is like for those on the other side of the stage.I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound is composed of strange, surreal tales from on the road that draw from dream-like conflations of memories of times and places, especially New York City in the '90s. It looks at why diminished circumstances are sometimes, bafflingly, more profitable than chart success, how the nostalgia of fans is both a boon and a burden for an artist struggling to stay vital, and what it means--and how it works--to grow into middle age while still playing hundreds of shows and releasing albums prolifically.Both a fascinating and dislocated narrative and a highly review-worthy examination of what it is to be an artist at this cultural juncture, I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound is funny, unsparing, vulnerable, and incisive.

Author Biography

Mike Doughty is a musician, journalist, and prolific blogger. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

Review

"Together, the book accrues an entertainingly bemused, why-is-this-happening-to-me vibe, and Doughty's terseness evokes the simple quirkiness of a Lydia Davis short story."--Kirkus, Starred Review

Long Description

In I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound , musician Mike Doughty presents stories about life on the road as an indie rock musician, taking readers deep inside the dislocated life of an itinerant performer, the exhilaration and terror involved in getting up in front of strangers night after night, and as far behind the curtain as they've ever dared to venture. Doughty's writing is deeply provocative, eliciting visceral responses from his readers, and this extraordinary book will blow the minds of people who have never considered what life is like for those on the other side of the stage. I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound is composed of strange, surreal tales from on the road that draw from dream-like conflations of memories of times and places, especially New York City in the '90s. It looks at why diminished circumstances are sometimes, bafflingly, more profitable than chart success, how the nostalgia of fans is both a boon and a burden for an artist struggling to stay vital, and what it means--and how it works--to grow into middle age while still playing hundreds of shows and releasing albums prolifically.Both a fascinating and dislocated narrative and a highly review-worthy examination of what it is to be an artist at this cultural juncture, I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound is funny, unsparing, vulnerable, and incisive.

Review Quote

"Together,the book accrues an entertainingly bemused, why-is-this-happening-to-me vibe,and Doughty's terseness evokes the simple quirkiness of a Lydia Davis shortstory."-- Kirkus, Starred Review

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A precise yet disorienting look at the exhilaration of music, the process of memory, and the moments when the world becomes new, by the acclaimed songwriter and author of The Book of Drugs

Details ISBN0306825317 Author Mike Doughty Year 2020 ISBN-10 0306825317 ISBN-13 9780306825316 Format Paperback Imprint Da Capo Press Inc Country of Publication United States DEWEY 782.42166092 Subtitle A Memoir Short Title I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound Language English Pages 320 Publisher Hachette Books Illustrations 16 pages black-&-white photos Publication Date 2020-11-19 US Release Date 2020-11-19 UK Release Date 2020-11-19 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-01-26 AU Release Date 2021-01-26 We've got this

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