RainDogToo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Jeff Tweedy Writing “Funny, Disarming” MemoirChris DeVille @chrisdevillJeff Tweedy is one of the most winsome personalities in music today, and his decades as a professional musician have generated enough drama to fill several books — intra-band power struggles in both Wilco and Uncle Tupelo, substance abuse spurred on by debilitating migraines, his wife’s successful battle against cancer, the fight to get Yankee Hotel Foxtrot released, the list goes on — so I’m excited to learn that Tweedy is writing a memoir for the Penguin Random House imprint Dutton. According to information Dutton shared with the Associated Press, Tweedy’s book will be “funny, disarming, and honest.” Tweedy also offered this statement of intent:I have stories to tell, and I’d like for this book to be a combination of those stories about my experiences, and maybe a window into one person’s creative process, as well as some of what I’ve seen working with other artists in my current and former bands, in the studio, on the road, in my basement with my sons and more.The memoir is untitled as of now, and a release date has not been set. http://www.stereogum.com/1845146/jeff-tweedy-writing-funny-disarming-memoir/news/?utm_source=sc-fb&utm_medium=ref&utm_campaign Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Two Guys Named Jay: The Jeff Tweedy StoryHow I Crawled Out Of The Ashes of Uncle Tupelo: Jeff Tweedy's Life and TimesI Will Never Let Jeff Lynne Ruin My Band: My Life In Music Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I mean..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I love listening to spoken radio/radio plays. An audio book version would be nice, if perhaps inevitably condensed. Elvis Costello's is currently being serialised on BBC Radio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I hope he drops some BOMB shells about Billy Bragg. I want an audiobook version read by Jay Farrar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThisIsNowhere Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Hell yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Two Guys Named Jay: The Jeff Tweedy Story How I Crawled Out Of The Ashes of Uncle Tupelo: Jeff Tweedy's Life and Times I Will Never Let Jeff Lynne Ruin My Band: My Life In Music 9.9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonnyfeeling Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Two Guys Named Jay: The Jeff Tweedy StoryHow I Crawled Out Of The Ashes of Uncle Tupelo: Jeff Tweedy's Life and TimesI Will Never Let Jeff Lynne Ruin My Band: My Life In Music Impossible St. Louis, Unlikely Chicago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 No bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rwrkb Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 super excited about this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I want an audiobook version read by Jay Farrar. insomniacs celebrate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Two Guys Named Jay: The Jeff Tweedy StoryHow I Crawled Out Of The Ashes of Uncle Tupelo: Jeff Tweedy's Life and TimesI Will Never Let Jeff Lynne Ruin My Band: My Life In Music Post of the year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It was sort of a throwback to the old days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I want an audiobook version read by Jay Farrar.You're confusing it with "Sour Grapes-My Life in Flannel" by Jay Farrar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 He could always use "I'm The Man Who ..." As an aside, Tall, Dark and Gruesome by Christopher Lee was a nice title. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 What do y'all suppose are the odds that Tweedy will use the phrase "from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo" in his book? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) By Jeff Tweedy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541712/lets-go-so-we-can-get-back-by-jeff-tweedy/9781101985267 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brownie Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Excellent! Can’t wait to read it. Btw, none of those preorder links lead to anything, but there is a working link on amazon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Exciting, I had forgotten this was a thing. Usually I advocate for reading a book (you know, with your eyes), but if there's an audio book read by Jeff, I think that might be the best way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 if there's an audio book read by Jeff, I think that might be the best way to go. Or both read and listen? I just listened to the Springsteen bio and it was great to hear it from his voice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) By Jeff Tweedy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541712/lets-go-so-we-can-get-back-by-jeff-tweedy/9781101985267 A treat for us during this time off from the full band touring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hope he does a book tour with a Q & A?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hope he does a book tour with a Q & A?! Yes! Or...Bruce Springsteen style Broadway adaptation... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Yes! Or...Bruce Springsteen style Broadway adaptation...Ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hope he does a book tour with a Q & A?! ^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^ Especially since I've never met him and would love the opportunity to do so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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