A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap

A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â‚¬ From the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs.

â‚¬Å“A Dream About Lightning BugsÂ reads like its author:Â intelligent, curious, unapologetically punk, and funny as hell.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Sara Bareilles

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND PASTE

Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as â‚¬Å“Brick,â‚¬Â â‚¬Å“You Donâ‚¬t Know Me,â‚¬Â â‚¬Å“Rockinâ‚¬ the Suburbs,â‚¬Â and â‚¬Å“The Luckiest,â‚¬Â and is the former frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. But Folds will be the first to tell you heâ‚¬s an unconventional icon, more normcore than hardcore. Now, in his first book, Folds looks back at his life so far in a charming and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller.Â

In the title chapter, â‚¬Å“A Dream About Lightning Bugs,â‚¬Â Folds recalls his earliest childhood dreamâ‚¬"and realizes how much it influenced his understanding of what it means to be an artist. In â‚¬Å“Measure Twice, Cut Onceâ‚¬Â he learns to resist the urge to skip steps during the creative process. In â‚¬Å“Hall Passâ‚¬Â he recounts his 1970s North Carolina working-class childhood, and in â‚¬Å“Cheap Lessonsâ‚¬Â he returns to the painful life lessons he learned the hard wayâ‚¬"but that luckily didnâ‚¬t kill him.Â

In his inimitable voice, both relatable and thought-provoking, Folds digs deep into the life experiences that shaped him, imparting hard-earned wisdom about both art and life. Collectively, these stories embody the message Folds has been singing about for years: Smile like youâ‚¬ve got nothing to prove, because it hurts to grow up, and life flies by in seconds.

Praise for A Dream About Lightning Bugs
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â‚¬Å“Besides being super talented, and an incredibly poignant and multifaceted musician, Ben Folds is a fantastic author. I couldnâ‚¬t put this book downâ‚¬"and not just because I taped it to my hand. Ben takes us into his mind and into his process from the very beginnings of his childhood to where he is todayâ‚¬"one of the greatest musicians and writers that has ever graced the art.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Bob Saget
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, unspecified
ReleaseDate 2019-07-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781984817273

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, unspecified
ReleaseDate	2019-07-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781984817273

A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

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