The Real Things: The Intimate Journey of a Working Musician from Bill Graham to Billy Graham to Instagram - Couverture souple

Bourgeois, Brent

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ISBN 13 : 9798218910501

Editeur : Brent Bourgeois Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

This is the warts-and-all musician’s memoir of a cat-with-nine-lives survivor, detailing an improbable, fifty-year odyssey that began with a New Orleans childhood and climaxed writing music for "the biggest tech company in the world". The narrative charts his transformation from a youth whose talent was way ahead of his brain into a touring pro with bands like Uncle Rainbow and Bourgeois Tagg, detailing the challenges of the music business, including tours, record deals, and the influence of technology. It is a raw look at the author's struggle with addiction and subsequent turn to sobriety and Christian music. Chronicling his career's wild pendulum swing— a career revival in Nashville and later a unique role as a music executive—the book details how this shapeshifter regenerated his career over and over again, finally becoming a modern "cowboy" operating in the world of tech royalty at Meta (Facebook). Interspersed along the way are personal life details, family history, and reflections on societal changes and aging.

Step into a lifetime of close encounters, ironic misses, and brutal honesty delivered by the biggest names in the business:

• Witness the self-sabotage of a lifetime: the band’s excited chatter accidentally scares off Paul and Linda McCartney, who tried to sneak into a dive bar show but fled when the crowd swelled to a near-riot.

• Get pulled off the court at Sunset Sound to play H-O-R-S-E with Prince, who ended the game by running up the wall and defying gravity to slam-dunk a basketball.

• Relive the lowest moment: receiving a brutal, soul-crushing command from producer Todd Rundgren to "use more heart, less head", immediately followed by a disastrous DUI arrest—Todd laughing from the passenger seat the whole time..

• Fulfill a sonic destiny by recruiting Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac to sing harmonies on a personal ballad—the very part he composed in his head, for her, years earlier.

• Discover the unexpected moments of celebrity proximity, from living next door to Anita Baker as she perfected her multi-million-selling Rapture album to attending a London charity auction alongside Princess Diana.

landing at a London charity auction alongside Princess Diana.

• Uncover the holy war waged over Jon Anderson; the Yes singer gladly offered his soaring vocals for a Christian album, only to have the CCM establishment deem the "heathen’s" voice too pure for their gospel airwaves, forcing a re-recording of the chorus.

• From the everyday sublime to royal absurdities: live next door to Anita Baker as she perfected her Rapture album, hearing her play the repetitive figure he jokingly called "Slime-y Girl", before

• Navigate the music industry’s chaotic extremes: recording a soaring duet with rock legend Michael McDonald, then heading to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee’s home studio—complete with a demonic nine-foot phallic statue—to cut a contemporary Christian track while Lee bakes warm cinnamon rolls.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brent Bourgeois is the co-founder of the pop group Bourgeois Tagg and the composer of four solo albums. He has recently retired from a fifty-year career in the music business.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brent Bourgeois Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798218910501
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 378
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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