The Universal Tone
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4.0 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The intimate and long-awaited autobiography of a legend.
In 1967 in San Francisco, just a few weeks after the Summer of Love, a young Mexican guitarist took the stage at the Fillmore Auditorium and played a blistering solo that announced the arrival of a prodigious musical talent. Two years later -- after he played a historic set at Woodstock -- the world came to know the name Carlos Santana, his sensual and instantly recognizable guitar sound, and the legendary band that blended electric blues, psychedelic rock, Latin rhythms, and modern jazz, and that still bears his name.
Carlos Santana's unforgettable memoir offers a page-turning tale of musical self-determination and inner self-discovery, with personal stories filled with colorful detail and life-affirming lessons. The Universal Tone traces his journey from his earliest days playing the strip bars in Tijuana while barely in his teens and brings to light the establishment of his signature guitar sound; his roles as husband, father, recording legend, and rock guitar star; his indebtedness to musical and spiritual influences -- from John Coltrane and John Lee Hooker to Miles Davis and Harry Belafonte; and his deep, lifelong dedication to a spiritual path that he developed from his Catholic upbringing, Eastern philosophies, and other mystical sources. It includes his recording some of the most popular and influential rock albums of all time, up to and beyond the 1999 sensation Supernatural, which garnered nine Grammy Awards and stands as arguably the most amazing career comeback in popular music history.
It's a profoundly inspiring tale of divine inspiration and musical fearlessness that does not balk at finding the humor in the world of high-flying fame, or at speaking plainly of Santana's personal revelations and the infinite possibility he sees in each person he meets. "Love is the light that is inside of all of us, everyone," he writes. "I salute the light that you are and that is inside your heart."
Customer Reviews
What a book!
This book is not just for Santana fans. I’m a huge fan but sought this book for exactly what I received from it: healing and wisdom. Anyone who knows Santana knows he is connected to the supernatural (sometimes known as “cosmic Carlos” haha) and this book delivers on that in a hugely positive way. Yes, it’s a loving tale about himself and his family etc, but it is written around the theme of “how to be happy and live a good life.” How to achieve the universal tone in other words, at least that’s what I took from it, as well as huge appreciation and better understanding of the Man, the myth, the legend that is Carlos Santana! I entered this book in search of healing and for a different lens on my life. I must say, this book was exactly what I needed. The audiobook was my method, and it’s perfect. Carlos offers the introduction and the man who narrates it is great and enthusiastic. Five stars but it deserves more in the galaxy that is this universal tone!
Universal tone
Read the book too, awesome 👏 looking forward for the Discographies 🎶✌️