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Author:
Chris Frantz
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Date:
July 21, 2020
The drummer of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club looks back on a remarkable career in rock and roll, life in New York City's punk heyday, and his 43-year marriage to the woman who is both his bandmate and soulmate.
What The Reviewers Say
For the most part, Frantz delivers just the right amount of information about rehearsing, writing songs, recording, touring and managing interpersonal relationships within the band and its management team. Musicians will enjoy hearing about the group’s myriad musical and production collaborations and often unusual writing and recording processes, but Frantz explains things clearly and succinctly enough to keep anyone engaged in his tales. He also namechecks an incredible array of people who come into his orbit.
Frantz tells the story of the early days of the New York scene with admirable recall, evoking a cultural moment when anything could happen, and often did.
Frantz...doesn't pull any punches, but he also makes clear that there aren't really any bridges left to Byrne..
... easy-going prose.
