Bob Wiseman believes most things in life are universal or, as Lauryn Hill says, everything is everything. Bearing in mind that advice, Wiseman writes about finding the link between music and daily life, like what is common between Mary Margaret O'Hara, hiding around the corner with the lights turned off in order to record herself and his 5-year-old insisting he stop hurrying to her dance lesson and marvel at the fluff ball she is blowing toward the ceiling. Each entry is unique and compellingly written, but the themes throughout — on improvisational music, life lessons, and conflict — are ubiquitous.
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Release date
July 6, 2020 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781773054940
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781773054940
- File size: 927 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 1030
- Text Difficulty: 6-8
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Reviews
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Starred review from June 1, 2020
Wiseman was a cofounder of the band Blue Rodeo, he played accordion on the Barenaked Ladies' hit "If I Had a Million Dollars," and he has pursued an active performance career balanced with scoring for films, teaching, and raising a precocious child. Like his music, this book is a no-holds-barred collection of his thoughts, worries, concerns, advice, history, and life lessons. Constructed of anecdotes and observations that, for the most part, take up less than a page each, this volume offers much to savor and much that's provocative; if novelist Richard Brautigan and musician Mason Williams had collaborated on a teacher's manual, they might have created something like this, although this work is firmly placed in our time. Wiseman is to be admired for his relentless pursuit of truth, the expression of which has led to some fairly abrasive moments, included here. Readers may not always agree with his opinions, but they may well be goaded into forming and analyzing their own conclusions, with the author's entertaining encouragement. VERDICT Stimulating, thought provoking, and sometimes just provoking, Wiseman's ruminations on all things musical (and beyond) are a trip worth taking.--Bill Baars, formerly with Lake Oswego P.L., OR
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