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Your song changed my life : from Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, thirty-five beloved artists on their journey and the music that inspired it / Bob Boilen.

Boilen, Bob, (author.).

Summary:

Is there a song that changed your life? NPR's music authority Bob Boilen posed that question to some of today's best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In their answers, the artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062344441
  • ISBN: 0062344447
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Jimmy Page 1 -- Carrie Brownstein 9 -- Smokey Robinson 17 -- David Byrne 23 -- St. Vincent 31 -- Jeff Tweedy 37 -- James Blake 43 -- Colin Meloy 51 -- Trey Anastasio 57 -- Jenny Lewis 65 -- Dave Grohl 71 -- Cat Stevens 79 -- Sturgill Simpson 87 -- Justin Vernon 95 -- Cat Power 103 -- Jackson Browne 109 -- Michael Stipe 117 -- Philip Glass 125 -- Jónsi 133 -- Ásgeir 141 -- Hozier 149 -- Regina Carter 157 -- Asaf Avidan 163 -- Valerie June 171 -- Conor Oberst 177 -- Courtney Barnett 187 -- Pokey Lafarge 195 -- Kate Tempest 201 -- Ian Mack Aye 209 -- Lucinda Williams 219 -- Josh Ritter 227 -- Chris Thile 235 -- Leon Bridges 241 -- Sharon Van Etten 247 -- Fantastic Negrito 253.
Subject:
Boilen, Bob.
Musicians > United States > Biography.
Radio broadcasters > United States > Biography.
Popular music > History and criticism.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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