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A review by danadalloway
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. by Jeff Tweedy
4.0
I really enjoyed this big-hearted book. Jeff Tweedy is quirky and generous, and he is a huge part of the Chicago music scene. He is humble about his problems with prescription pain-killers, and his exploration of suffering, when he initially wants to discount his own problems after listening to other people's, is very wise. A much abused fellow addict tells him to honor his own struggles, not compare them to anyone else's: "Yours ain't about mine, and mine ain't about yours." That validation that pain is pain, regardless of its origin or severity, is part of the wisdom Tweedy shares as he narrates his life.
He leavens his chapters with interviews with family members talking about how they see his writing process. It's pretty funny, and he shows us how wonderful his kids, Spencer and Sammy, are. In fact, even people with whom he had infamous feuds come off well. He is forthright about the work involved in any so-called creative endeavor, noting that inspiration favors those who already have their tools out. About being a musician, he writes, "As long as it's something that makes you feel better and you wake up every morning wanting to get back to the studio to make something else, then there's not much anyone can do to fucking ruin it. You can find an audience. You can take your time. You can find your voice. You can find new ways to express yourself. You can explore it. You can get better at it. If you keep it close, no one can take that fro you. It exists. The beautiful part has existed and it will continue to exist."
He leavens his chapters with interviews with family members talking about how they see his writing process. It's pretty funny, and he shows us how wonderful his kids, Spencer and Sammy, are. In fact, even people with whom he had infamous feuds come off well. He is forthright about the work involved in any so-called creative endeavor, noting that inspiration favors those who already have their tools out. About being a musician, he writes, "As long as it's something that makes you feel better and you wake up every morning wanting to get back to the studio to make something else, then there's not much anyone can do to fucking ruin it. You can find an audience. You can take your time. You can find your voice. You can find new ways to express yourself. You can explore it. You can get better at it. If you keep it close, no one can take that fro you. It exists. The beautiful part has existed and it will continue to exist."