Darius Rucker

Life's Too Short (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the three-time Grammy Awardwinning, Diamond-selling lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish and Country music sensationtold through the remarkable stories of the music that coursed through his life.

If I look back at my life and try to see into my past, everything seems blurry. But then I lean in and start to hear something. Melodies. Chords. Harmonies. Lyrics. This book is the story of my life as told through twenty-three songs that took me away, soaring, starting at ground level, living in a poor but happy home, never wanting for much more, enjoying what I had, even when times got tough, because I had my escape, my refuge, my music.From the Introduction

Raised by a single mother in Charleston, South Carolina, Darius Rucker founded Hootie & the Blowfish with three classmates at the University of South Carolina in 1986. What began as a party band playing frat houses and dive bars quickly became a global rock pop phenomenon through their Diamond-certified debut album Cracked Rear View, featuring the era-defining hit songs Only Wanna Be With You, Let Her Cry and Hold My Hand. Later, Darius would also chart a pioneering path as a solo Country music artist, with Diamond-certified hit Wagon Wheel, plus timeless anthems such as Alright and Don't Think I Don't Think About It, while sharing the stage and a mic with the likes of David Crosby, Al Green, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Adele, Taylor Swift and more.

Nearly 40 years into his illustrious career, Darius tells the story of his life through the music that made him, including songs by everyone from Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder to R.E.M., KISS, Prince and, of course, his own music with Hootie and as a solo artist. He recounts the unlikely ascent of his band and wild tales of his road-hardened lifeone filled with stumbles, missteps and battles with demons, but ultimately resulting in triumph. Life's Too Short is the story of a man, his music and his life; a page-turning memoir that is raw, real, hilarious and deeply emotional.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063238763
• Artikelnr.: 68994432

Autorenporträt

Darius Rucker is a three-time GRAMMY award-winning American singer, guitarist and songwriter. He first achieved multi-platinum status as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Hootie & the Blowfish, selling more than 25 million albums worldwide, including their Double-Diamond-certified debut cracked rear view, which remains among the top 10 best selling studio albums of all time. Since the release of his first Country album in 2008 via Capitol Records Nashville, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on Billboard's Country chart plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio including Diamond-certified hit Wagon Wheel, one of the top 10 Country songs of all time. Annually, Rucker lends his time and voice to St. Jude Children's Hospital, MUSC, the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation and others to raise money for charitable causes close to his heart.