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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Lucinda Williams has written a very frank and revealing book about her life - the good, the bad and the (frequently) ugly. The tone is conversational and while the book is mostly chronological, she frequently reflects back on the trauma of her childhood and the odd directions her career has gone. The lyrics of her songs form a running thread throughout the book, linking them to the events and people of her life. She is particularly revealing about the flirtations, flings and relationships she has had with numerous men. She is open about her mental health challenges, and appears to have learned to live quite comfortably with the way her career unfolded and the person she has become. The book does not reveal much about the last couple of decades, except for her talking about her most lasting relationship with her husband, Tom.
Straightforward, funny, soulful and a little dirty. What else would you expect from Lucinda?
I’m a fan of Lucinda Williams, but didn't know much about her life and journey as a musician. I enjoyed her book, although found myself wanting more.
Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams recounts the events and people that shaped her music and her life. From a childhood visit to the home of Eudora Welty when she was five years old to her very hard-won success in her forties, her story spans seventeen Grammy nominations and recognition as one of music's most influential singers and songwriters. A no-holds barred intimate and honest that is both revealing and poignant.
I think there were some great stories in this book, but parts could have been edited to make it less redundant. Overall it was a good read. Love Lucinda! I enjoyed reading about her life.
I was really excited to read this book and it was really cool to learn more about Lucinda and her long journey to being a signed artist. This book was good but not life changing.
reflective
slow-paced
I barely know her music, but will look into it after reading this. Why did I choose to read this book? Lucinda Williams father was a professor at my undergrad school, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. When I started reading this interesting coincidences popped up. We were both born in the same year in Louisiana. Our families had both been Arkansas for generations. She disliked William Faulkner, but thought southern literature was great because of Carson McCullers and Flanery O'Connor, matching my tastes. She moved all over, changing homes and schools because her father was an itinerant professor until he got tenure at Fayetteville. My family moved a lot because my dad was in the Army - many homes and schools until he retired to Arkansas.
Her story is interesting, another musician's biography for me.
Her story is interesting, another musician's biography for me.
Lucinda reads the audio book and her voice is very monotone. It gets kind of draggy, reviewing the same characteristics of events that happened in her childhood. She denies that she did any hard drugs but goes on to talk about how she tried this one and that one. I don’t like hypocracy.
Really loved hearing this in Lucinda’s own voice, with all of the character and quirks of reading style.