Suck and Blow: And Other Stories I'm Not Supposed to Tell
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00PSSCTLC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 163 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Praise for Suck and BlowNew York Post, 3/27/16An offbeat, hilarious new memoir.”The Talkhouse, 4/5/16Full of music business dishingPopper’s story is truly a catalogue of strange, wild experiences that haven’t been explored to death in other music autobiographies.”
Throughout these pages, Popper calls some musicians out, praises others, and talks about his successes and failures in a self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud voice. At the heart of it all is his love for the harmonica, which transformed him from a failing New Jersey high school student into a Grammy-winning musician. In Suck and Blow, John Popper recounts his early days of musical discovery, shares a forthright assessment of his longstanding battle with obesity, and discusses a range of topics, including life as a gun enthusiast, the vibrant New York music scene of the late '80s and early '90s, his wide- reaching political views, and his romantic travails. This memoir will captivate both steady supporters and newcomers alike, through his signature honesty, humility, and humor.
and Popper's is fantastic. His honesty NashC I read a lot of music autobiographies, and Popper's is fantastic. His honesty, and self-deprecating sense of humor are laugh out loud funny, and he does a nice job imparting bits of wisdom to aspiring musicians which are based on his own life experience. If you grew up in the NJ suburbs during the 80's like Popper did, then you get a bonus because you will easily identify with his own experience going through high school and living just o. B.Rank said The Traveler Has Come. Great read. I've been waiting for this book for 17 years and it didn't disappoint. Popper tells it like it was with all the humor and humility a god can muster for the story of his life on earth, battling the bullies, the horde, and the help."Its loaded. Give me monitor or I'll kill you."While I have no complaints on the book itself, the kindle version did not include pictures which I didn't find out until after I had read the book, which. "When does part 2 come out?" according to Deanna D. Dudley. I am a big Blues Traveler fan, and an even bigger John Popper fan, so this book made me happy! This entire week while I've been reading it, I've had Blues Traveler stuck in my head. In many occasions, I was reading it WHILE listening to Blues Traveler, and there was at least once when I was reading it while listening to Blues Traveler and wearing one of my many Blues Traveler t-shirts. It has been a fun week, fully immersed in Blues Trave