Broken Music
A Memoir
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
“Sting’s gift for prose and reverence for language, nearly the equal of his musical gifts, shine on every page. Even when Broken Music addresses the quixotic life of an aspiring rock & roller, it reads like literature from a more rarified time when adults didn’t condescend to the vulgarities of pop culture.” —Rolling Stone
Having been a songwriter most of my life, condensing my ideas and emotions into short rhyming couplets and setting them to music, I had never really considered writing a book. But upon arriving at the reflective age of fifty, I found myself drawn, for the first time, to write long passages that were as stimulating and intriguing to me as any songwriting I had ever done.
And so Broken Music began to take shape. It is a book about the early part of my life, from childhood through adolescence, right up to the eve of my success with the Police. It is a story very few people know.
I had no interest in writing a traditional autobiographical recitation of everything that’s ever happened to me. Instead I found myself drawn to exploring specific moments, certain people and relationships, and particular events which still resonate powerfully for me as I try to understand the child I was, and the man I became.
Customer Reviews
Sting - Broken Music
I liked the book and thank Sting for what appears to be a very genuine and detailed account of his early life. I can feel his personality in his stories particularly all the years of slaving away for his dream when almost on the poverty line - that is truly inspirational ! What a star for this reason alone! And well worth the read. However I felt it did not do justice to the full story. Everything tapers off in the story and becomes superficial when his true success started. I think this is unfortunate as I wanted to feel more colour about how the hard work paid off in the end. Anyway, a great read, thank you.