Hit So Hard: A MemoirHachette Books, 31. okt. 2017 - 304 síður A stunningly candid portrait of the Seattle grunge scene of the '90s and a memoir of an addict during the last great era of rock 'n' roll excess, by Hole drummer Patty Schemel Patty Schemel's story begins with a childhood surrounded by the AA meetings her parents hosted in the family living room. Their divorce triggered her first forays into drinking at age twelve and dovetailed with her passion for punk rock and playing the drums. Patty's struggles with her sexuality further drove her notoriously hard playing, and by the late '80s she had focused that anger, confusion, and drive into regular gigs with well-regarded bands in Tacoma, Seattle, and Olympia, Washington. She met a pre-Nirvana Kurt Cobain at a Melvins show, and less than five years later, was living with him and his wife, Hole front-woman Courtney Love, at the height of his fame and on the cusp of hers. As the platinum-selling band's new drummer, Schemel contributed memorable, driving beats to hits like "Beautiful Son," "Violet," "Doll Parts," and "Miss World." But the band was plagued by tragedy and heroin addiction, and by the time Hole went on tour in support of their ironically titled and critically-acclaimed album Live Through This in 1994, both Cobain and Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff had died at the age of 27 With surprising candor and wit, Schemel intimately documents the events surrounding her dramatic exit from the band in 1998 that led to a dark descent into a life of homelessness and crime on the streets of Los Angeles, and the difficult but rewarding path to lasting sobriety after more than twenty serious attempts to get clean. Hit So Hard is a testament not only to the enduring power of the music Schemel helped create but an important document of the drug culture that threatened to destroy it. |
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... but I wanted our band to be heavier, like Mudhoney. If it couldn't be heavy, I preferred something bigger, or more atmospheric, like Galaxie 500. Our sound was lighter, more pop, but it was better for me to be making music.
... but I wanted our band to be heavier, like Mudhoney. If it couldn't be heavy, I preferred something bigger, or more atmospheric, like Galaxie 500. Our sound was lighter, more pop, but it was better for me to be making music.
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... Mudhoney record was amazing. Kurt was great, but he was no Mark Lanegan. I should clarify that Kurt was just like anyone else until he picked up his guitar. There was definitely a buzz around his abilities. Back then the way insiders ...
... Mudhoney record was amazing. Kurt was great, but he was no Mark Lanegan. I should clarify that Kurt was just like anyone else until he picked up his guitar. There was definitely a buzz around his abilities. Back then the way insiders ...
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... , offices, and elevators. (In the late 1980s in Seattle, Muzak was the place to work if you were in a band. Mark Arm from Mudhoney worked there, Ron from Love Battery, Tad Doyle). Now he could focus full-time on promoting the bands.
... , offices, and elevators. (In the late 1980s in Seattle, Muzak was the place to work if you were in a band. Mark Arm from Mudhoney worked there, Ron from Love Battery, Tad Doyle). Now he could focus full-time on promoting the bands.
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... Mudhoney. He showed me the cover art for their upcoming first single “Touch Me I'm Sick,” which was destined to be a hit. “See, it will be on brown vinyl, and the cover art is a toilet.” Indeed. After talking about the sonic virtues of ...
... Mudhoney. He showed me the cover art for their upcoming first single “Touch Me I'm Sick,” which was destined to be a hit. “See, it will be on brown vinyl, and the cover art is a toilet.” Indeed. After talking about the sonic virtues of ...
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