Liner Notes: On Parents, Children, Exes, Excess, Decay & A Few More Of My Favourite Things - Hardcover
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In the late 1960s, Loudon Wainwright III established himself as a determinedly independent talent. Then, at the age of 25, in 1972 he wrote a song about a dead skunk and leapt from critic s darling to popular success, since then he has recorded twenty-seven albums, won a Grammy Award and sold-out the London Palladium.
As plain-speaking on the page as in his songs, Wainwright lays everything bare in this hilarious and heartfelt memoir of music and family. His lyrics adorn and inform the text, along with extracts from the brilliant work of his father esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr.
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About the Author
Loudon Wainwright III is a singer songwriter and actor. He has recorded twenty-seven albums, including his 2010 Grammy Award winning <i>High, Wide, & Handsome</i>. His songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Rufus Wainwright, Bonnie Raitt, and Earl Scruggs among others. As an actor he has appeared on TV (<i>M*A*S*H</i>, <i>Ally McBeal</i>, <i>Undeclared</i>), in movies (<i>Big Fish</i>, <i>The Aviator</i>, <i>Knocked Up</i>), on Broadway (<i>Pump Boys</i> and <i>Dinettes</i>) and off (<i>Hot Lunch Apostles</i>, <i>Surviving Twin</i>).
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In the late 1960s, Loudon Wainwright III established himself as a determinedly independent talent. Then, at the age of 25, in 1972 he wrote a song about a dead skunk and leapt from critic s darling to popular success, since then he s recorded twenty-seven albums, won a Grammy Award and sold-out the London Palladium.
As plain-speaking on the page as in his songs, Wainwright lays everything bare in this hilarious and heartfelt memoir of music and family. His lyrics adorn and inform the text, along with extracts from the brilliant work of his father esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In the late 1960s, Loudon Wainwright III established himself as a determinedly independent talent. Then, at the age of 25, in 1972 he wrote a song about a dead skunk and leapt from critics darling to popular success, since then hes recorded twenty-seven albums, won a Grammy Award and sold-out the London Palladium.As plain-speaking on the page as in his songs, Wainwright lays everything bare in this hilarious and heartfelt memoir of music and family. His lyrics adorn and inform the text, along with extracts from the brilliant work of his father esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr. A funny and insightful meditation on family, inspiration, and art, Liner Notes will thrill fans, readers, and anyone who appreciates the intersection of music and life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781785588464
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Hardback. Condition: New. With a career spanning more than four decades, Loudon Wainwright III has established himself as one of the most enduring singer-songwriters who emerged from the late sixties. There is probably no singer songwriter who has so blatantly inserted himself into his songs, about parents, grandparents, children, siblings, and wives. As he puts it in "So Many Songs": It's taken so long to finally see / My songs about you are all about me. The songs can be laugh out loud funny, but they also can cut to the bone.In his memoir, Wainwright continues to emphasize the personal: he details the family history his lyrics have referenced and the fractured relationships in the Wainwright family throughout generations: the alcoholism, the infidelities, the competitiveness -- as well as the closeness, the successes, and the joy.Wainwright reflects on the experiences that have influenced his songwriting, including boarding school, the music business, swimming, macrobiotics, sex, incarceration, and something he calls Sir Walter Raleigh Syndrome.Liner Notes is very much about being a son - a status that dominates many of Wainwright's songs. But it is also about being a parent, a brother, and a grandfather. Wainwright's song lyrics are represented throughout the book, amplifying his prose and showing the connections between the songs and real life. He also includes excerpts and selections from his father's brilliant Life magazine columns - and, in so doing, re-establishes him as a major essayist of his era. A funny and insightful meditation on family, inspiration, and art, Liner Notes will thrill fans, readers, and anyone who appreciates the intersection of music and life. Seller Inventory # LU-9781785588464
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