Some songs don't just play in the background — they pull you in.
For J.L. Taylor, it started with a Christmas playlist meant as a simple gift for his daughters. But the moment he began writing liner notes, the music dragged him somewhere he hadn't planned to go: back to a welfare hotel in El Paso, a dingy apartment in Michigan, a borrowed record player in his aunt's dirt-yard California house where he first heard Marty Robbins and felt, for four minutes, like his fractured life made sense.
My Life's Playlist is a memoir told in songs — the ones that found him at exactly the right (and wrong) moments. Growing up poor and perpetually uprooted, raised by a mother who crossed the border with almost nothing and a father who was Robert Redford handsome and just as hard to hold onto, Taylor learned early that music could be a door out of wherever you were. Sometimes it was the only one.
With warmth, humor, and hard-won honesty, this is a book about what songs actually do — not just soundtrack our lives, but carry the parts of them we can't say out loud.
For readers who believe the right song, at the right moment, can save you.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Some songs don't just play in the background - they pull you in.For J.L. Taylor, it started with a Christmas playlist meant as a simple gift for his daughters. But the moment he began writing liner notes, the music dragged him somewhere he hadn't planned to go: back to a welfare hotel in El Paso, a dingy apartment in Michigan, a borrowed record player in his aunt's dirt-yard California house where he first heard Marty Robbins and felt, for four minutes, like his fractured life made sense.My Life's Playlist is a memoir told in songs - the ones that found him at exactly the right (and wrong) moments. Growing up poor and perpetually uprooted, raised by a mother who crossed the border with almost nothing and a father who was Robert Redford handsome and just as hard to hold onto, Taylor learned early that music could be a door out of wherever you were. Sometimes it was the only one.With warmth, humor, and hard-won honesty, this is a book about what songs actually do - not just soundtrack our lives, but carry the parts of them we can't say out loud.For readers who believe the right song, at the right moment, can save you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798994227404
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When a father tries to create a simple playlist as a Christmas gift, he finds himself pulled into the past by the very music he hoped to share. Each track unlocks a story: growing up in the 1970s and '80s, learning to navigate constant moves, discovering identity through pop culture, surviving heartbreak, finding love, raising daughters, and holding on through the hard years.With warmth and wit, J.L. Taylor blends nostalgia, humor, and vulnerability to explore how songs become emotional landmarks-how a melody can unlock a room you haven't entered in decades.Perfect for fans of memoirs rooted in pop culture, coming-of-age stories, or the simple magic of a well-timed song, My Life's Playlist is a heartfelt reminder that the music we love often knows us better than we know ourselves. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798994227404
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