Born to Rock: Heavy Drinkers and Thinkers
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 096681858X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Janice R. Walker is an associate professor in the Writing and Linguistics Department at Georgia Southern University and an associate editor of "Readerly/Writerly Texts,"Todd Taylor is associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the coeditor of "Literacy Theory in the Age of the Internet,"
""Although Todd Taylor's words could acerbate, he's way too patient for that. He lets them sit inside you like a pack of batteries on an Arizona desert highway--they boil; then they blisterand then they burn like the Whore of Babylon."
Collection of writings exposing punk's long-standing political and philosophical traditions beyond the violence and fashion of this often-misrepresented subculture. Through a series of well-researched interviews, Born to Rock covers everything from a junky skateboarder's death wish to a hardcore clinical psychologist's vision of a better world. In between, there is censorship, children's rights, art, photography, and a lot of drunken, good times; like the music itself, this book is funny, sad, fast, angry, smart, and redemptive.
Sean D. Stewart said Incredible interviews chronicling punk rock and beyond!. Todd understands the fine art of interviewing, which he expounds upon in an essay in this book. It's the last piece in the book, and it was interesting to read it after being blown away by the quality of the interviews in this book. As I read his descriptions of his techniques, I could think back over the interviews and say, yeah, Todd really gets it; he truly knows his stuff. This book is amazing. It's a testament to the shining star of punk rock, to the beauty of fine journalism, and to the elusive secrets of what makes musicians tick. I hadn't even heard of some of the bands in