Party Like a Rockstar: The Crazy, Coincidental, Hard-Luck, and Harmonious Life of a Songwriter by JT Harding.
I'm a Nashville, Country Music, fan. Party Like a Rockstar was a fun, interesting (ok, fabulous!) read.
JT Harding, successful singer/songwriter, tells an interesting tale, starting from his youth to his success, and it was a long, hard, crazy, interesting road.
Now, if you're a songwriter/singer looking for good advice, you'll find it toward the end of the book; all the elements that create a good song, writing with other artists, etc.
HOWEVER, what is useful, is the road journeyed to arrive at his number one hits (and one hit doesn't mean you've made it!). Grinding. Crazy jobs.
Halfway through the book, he finds out who his real father is...what a crazy story! It also makes one wonder...are traits somehow passed on biologically?
He name drops often, this adds to the book, but at times, it's a bit distracting, as if JT is bragging in a way. There are times the writing comes off as a bit egotistical - but he has so much enthusiasm and hands out many compliments to those in his orbit, that it doesn't really take away from the book. One thing that overshadowed the book were the overuse of analogies. Every other sentence seemed to use an analogy. I have a feeling that has to do with songwriting, it comes naturally, but less is more in longform writing.
Fun, engaging, fascinating. Lessons on grinding, winning, losing it all, grinding back. to success.
All in all, I'd give it 4.5 stars.
