Yep. It’s primarily a bunch of unconnected vignettes just factually recounted with a one-line commentary. Jan lived an extraordinary life, meeting extraordinary people creating extraordinary experiences and yet the book feels like the disappointing and fragmented memories of a distant passenger in his own life story. Olivier Chastain ____________________________________ I wish I had read your […]

“Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir”: https://amzn.to/3DMvofw This is a terrible book. At the end, Wenner thanks all his insider readers, you know, the friends that helped him write the book. Didn’t a single one raise their hand or blow the whistle and say…THIS BOOK SUCKS! Sycophancy on parade. Which makes one question the endless […]

David Paich is the primary songwriter, keyboardist and a vocalist in Toto. He also co-wrote Boz Scaggs’s “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle,” and worked on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and too many other records to count. David talks about what it was like growing up the son of legendary Hollywood arranger Marty Paich, what it’s like working […]

You’re right Bob. The dream dies hard. I offer The Call and Tommy Ferrier. My sister-in-law is Tommy’s sibling. Every penny Tommy (and the band) made always went back into producing the next album. He’d make 200k on one album and plow it ALL back into his music. Tommy, now in his seventies (outlived Been), […]