The Hard Stuff
Dope, Crime, The MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
Published on 16. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-571-34126-9 (ISBN)
Description
A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and co-founder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5, tells his story in The Hard Stuff.
'As gripping as it is sobering.'
THE TIMES
'Voyerustically dramatic.'
NEW YORK TIMES
'Eye-opening.'
GUARDIAN
'One of rock's most engaging and readable memoirs.'
ROLLING STONE
'Inspiring and redempetive.'
UNCUT
'An endearing read.'
MOJO
Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, out of control - assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived.
Kramer's story is a revolutionary one, but it is also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village, from Key West to Nashville and sunny Los Angeles, in and out of prison and on and off of drugs, his is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he's here to remind us that revolution is always an option.
Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and co-founder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5, tells his story in The Hard Stuff.
'As gripping as it is sobering.'
THE TIMES
'Voyerustically dramatic.'
NEW YORK TIMES
'Eye-opening.'
GUARDIAN
'One of rock's most engaging and readable memoirs.'
ROLLING STONE
'Inspiring and redempetive.'
UNCUT
'An endearing read.'
MOJO
Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, out of control - assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived.
Kramer's story is a revolutionary one, but it is also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village, from Key West to Nashville and sunny Los Angeles, in and out of prison and on and off of drugs, his is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he's here to remind us that revolution is always an option.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
475 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-34126-9 (9780571341269)
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Person
Wayne Kramer is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer. He was co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5, and Rolling Stone named him one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.