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Book

The uncool : a memoir

Call Number

  • 921 C9533 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.

Publication Information

New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025.

Physical Description

322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

"The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe--one of America's most iconic journalists and filmmakers--revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith's Just Kids with a dash of Moss Hart's Act One. The Uncool is a ... dispatch from a lost world, the real-life events that became Almost Famous, and a coming-of-age journey filled with characters you won't soon forget"--

The Uncool is Cameron Crowe's memoir about his early years as a young music journalist in the 1970s. Raised in a household that discouraged rock music, Crowe began writing professionally as a teenager and eventually contributed to Rolling Stone, interviewing artists such as Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Eagles, and Joni Mitchell. The book recounts his reporting experiences during a formative period in rock history, his development as a writer, and the relationships that influenced his later work as a filmmaker. It also reflects on his family background, including the impact of his parents and his upbringing in Palm Springs. The memoir combines personal history with observations on music, culture, and creative life.

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