Uncommon People
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"An elegy to the age of the rock star, featuring Chuck Berry, Elvis, Madonna, Bowie, Prince, and more, uncommon people whose lives were transformed by rock and who, in turn, shaped our culture. [The author] zeroes in on defining moments and turning points in the lives of forty rock stars from 1955 to 1995, taking us on a journey to burst a hundred myths and create a hundred more"--Amazon.com.
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The only new year's resolution I made this year was to introduce nonfiction to my reading list for the year. It seems my preferred type of nonfiction is music related, but I can live with that.
This was an interesting book, chronicling as it did, the birth of rock music as we know it, and it's death. Of course, as long as there are mediums through which to play that good old rock and roll music, then I would argue that it will never die. But I digress.
Hepworth takes us through 50 years of rock, with the spotlight on one act from each year. Whilst I liked most of his choices, I confess to skipping two as I'm not a fan. (No, I'm not telling you who.)
Fun, factual and well worth a read.
