The Hard Stuff - Dope, Crime, The MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities

In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone . The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and unstoppable. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, and all but assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of achieving - and there was power in reaching for that - but it was also a recipe for disaster, both personally and professionally. The band recorded three major label albums: but by 1972, it was all over. Kramer's story is a revolutionary one, but it is also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village - in and out of prison and on and off drugs - this is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: Kramer is here to remind us that revolution is always an option.

Product details

• Authors: Wayne Kramer
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780571341269
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34126-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Rock and Roll, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Memoirs, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups