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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... Drumming as Fast as I Can 25 One Way or Another 26 Use Once and Destroy 27 Soon 28 Taking Care of Business 29 Walks Up on St. Andrews 30 Buying Drugs in L.A. 31 Six Months Gone 32 Bringing It All Back Home 33 The End of the Line 34 Pink ...
... Drumming as Fast as I Can 25 One Way or Another 26 Use Once and Destroy 27 Soon 28 Taking Care of Business 29 Walks Up on St. Andrews 30 Buying Drugs in L.A. 31 Six Months Gone 32 Bringing It All Back Home 33 The End of the Line 34 Pink ...
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... drum kit. WHEN I WAS 13, I'd signed up for the school jazz ensemble. Our band teacher suggested I try the clarinet or the flute, since those were the girl instruments. I did get to play a soft treatment of a Karen Carpenter song for the ...
... drum kit. WHEN I WAS 13, I'd signed up for the school jazz ensemble. Our band teacher suggested I try the clarinet or the flute, since those were the girl instruments. I did get to play a soft treatment of a Karen Carpenter song for the ...
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... drums over to Dan's house where we were able to spread out and record a tape of all our original songs (and our lone cover of a Ventures song). We were pretty confident about our songs and started playing all over town: at house parties ...
... drums over to Dan's house where we were able to spread out and record a tape of all our original songs (and our lone cover of a Ventures song). We were pretty confident about our songs and started playing all over town: at house parties ...
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... drums. The guitarist Danny had a Fender Telecaster and played a lot of Clash and Husker Du songs. Tommy, the bass player, was a great musician but had only ever played jazz. He thought that punk rock was funny and a bit beneath him ...
... drums. The guitarist Danny had a Fender Telecaster and played a lot of Clash and Husker Du songs. Tommy, the bass player, was a great musician but had only ever played jazz. He thought that punk rock was funny and a bit beneath him ...
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... drums in a new band. Playing drums made all the shitty jobs a little bit less shitty. Finally my friend Helen called—she was getting an all-girl thing together, would I be willing to make the commute? She and the guitarist, Cathy, both ...
... drums in a new band. Playing drums made all the shitty jobs a little bit less shitty. Finally my friend Helen called—she was getting an all-girl thing together, would I be willing to make the commute? She and the guitarist, Cathy, both ...
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