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A Dream about Lightning Bugs : A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons by Ben Folds (2019, Hardcover)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs. "A Dream About Lightning Bugs reads like its author: intelligent, curious, unapologetically punk, and funny as hell."--Sara Bareilles Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as "Brick," "You Don't Know Me," "Rockin' the Suburbs," and "The Luckiest," and is the former frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. But Folds will be the first to tell you he's an unconventional icon, more normcore than hardcore. Now, in his first book, Folds looks back at his life so far in a charming and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller. In the title chapter, "A Dream About Lightning Bugs," Folds recalls his earliest childhood dream--and realizes how much it influenced his understanding of what it means to be an artist. In "Measure Twice, Cut Once" he learns to resist the urge to skip steps during the creative process. In "Hall Pass" he recounts his 1970s North Carolina working-class childhood, and in "Cheap Lessons" he returns to the painful life lessons he learned the hard way--but that luckily didn't kill him. In his inimitable voice, both relatable and thought-provoking, Folds digs deep into the life experiences that shaped him, imparting hard-earned wisdom about both art and life. Collectively, these stories embody the message Folds has been singing about for years: Smile like you've got nothing to prove, because it hurts to grow up, and life flies by in seconds. Praise for A Dream About Lightning Bugs "Besides being super talented, and an incredibly poignant and multifaceted musician, Ben Folds is a fantastic author. I couldn't put this book down--and not just because I taped it to my hand. Ben takes us into his mind and into his process from the very beginnings of his childhood to where he is today--one of the greatest musicians and writers that has ever graced the art." --Bob Saget " A Dream About Lightning Bugs is an insightful, touching and often hilarious look back at Folds's] life and career, told with wit and good old-fashioned Southern warmth--like Truman Capote, but with more F-bombs." -- People

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1984817272
ISBN-13
9781984817273
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038623280

Product Key Features

Book Title
Dream about Lightning Bugs : Alife of Music and Cheap Lessons
Author
Ben Folds
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
21.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ml420.F656a3 2019
Reviews
"A Dream About Lightning Bugs reads like its author: intelligent, curious, unapologetically punk, and funny as hell. This intimate look at his life from his own unique perspective is a rare and unforgettable gift that does what Ben Folds always has done for me as an artist and a friend: encourages me to be more myself, with a lot of swear words."-- Sara Bareilles, "A masterfully written memoir, and so much more. Folds imbues this literary work with keen insight and humor to create an elegant and moving tribute to art and life itself." --Daniel Levitin, author of #1 New York Times bestseller This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind "Besides being super talented, and an incredibly poignant and multifaceted musician, Ben Folds is a fantastic author. I couldn't put this book down--and not just because I taped it to my hand. Ben takes us into his mind and into his process from the very beginnings of his childhood to where he is today--one of the greatest musicians and writers that has ever graced the art." --Bob Saget
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-011730
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092
Dewey Edition
23

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Coloring a gifted musician's world in plain English
A real accounting from a very gifted performer who appears to not have any stake in holding anything back. I had a tough upbringing that makes me wish this is how I would have liked to grow up. There are things that aren't dependent on their materiality in forming lives. I'm jealous that he had the fortitude and dedication to stick to his craft while only a child. I know this has a lot to do with parenting. I'm still just a little ways into the book since I'm reading 5 books at the same time but this one is my relaxation book.
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