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do you think the prose will be intersperse with delightful selections of seething poesy?
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I just wonder if Corgans poetry book sucked because it was written by New Age Corgan
Call me dumb but I feel like Corgan could have written some enjoyable poetry at his peak creativity Nothing that scholars wouldn't scoff at but enjoyable nonetheless |
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Good! then let it die I'd rather tumble from my window To ground wet and hard with rain Knowing you were waiting for me Hearing the gravel scrape under our feet Counting long seconds between cars passing To cross the road giddy with freedom There is something about your face Lit up by the station lights That inspires me to reach out past you and this moment And try to take you with me I know you won't come This town has already killed you and it's my desire in your eyes :( |
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Billy Corgan writing a straight ahead memoir of his life would land on the top sellers list, but the kinda angle he's takings gonna turn everyone off. People want the juice and entertainment reading about his run ins with other known figures- if he takes out all other identities in his story it'll make for a headache of a read. |
That's the brilliance of any musicians memoirs, the dialogues between the musicians they work with and the other public figures that they deal with in life. It's the behind the scenes, straight from the horses mouth detail on "what really happened".
If you don't actually explain what really happened it's not even really a memoir. |
but of course Corgans the kind of guy to wanna tip toe around everything, not actually go and tell it as it is
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Yeah you're right, but from his description it really seems like he's just writing a memoir that is going to ******* a lot of spiritual nonsense and self-indulgent cogitating on what kind of narrative he wants to build around his life events. I would expect it to be more or less a memoir. And it certainly won't be marketed as Billy Corgan's mythological fantasy vision of his own life.
Neil Young's book Waging Heavy Peace was kind of like this in a way. it was like listening to an old man tell a lot of random out of order stories about his life and interests and beliefs. Except Neil Young is a real standup guy and his book was interesting. Corgan's will probably be extremely self-indulgent and hard to get through. |
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I mean us hardcore fans will probably love the memoir cause we'll likely be able to piece things together. I just think on a larger scale it might be a flop. If all the reviews come out bashing it none of the casual music nerds will even bother with it. |
People just want the dirt, and I can't really blame em.
If there was some musician I kind of had an interest in with a new book coming out but all of the stories featured were with made up people... it would no doubt be a deal breaker... I wouldn't even bother with it. |
really? I breezed through that book. I thought it was all pretty interesting except that incessant harping about his electric car and his pono. I thought his narrative voice was really funny and very down to earth, and I also thought it gave really interesting insight into why he is the artist he is. He seems really torn up inside by a lot of things from his past, lost friends, etc. and keeps himself busy 100% of the time because he can't contend with it. I also didn't realize all the hardships he had been through with his family and such either. Pretty good read.
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and the contrary I do not expect to like Billy Corgan's book and I will only buy it if it's in the nook store for like $2
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Weren't people worried this was going to be gibberish like most of the song descriptions in the Gish reissue booklet
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i'm surprised anyone's even considering reading the thing, if it ever comes out. |
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Are you joking?? Bestselling books in Australia last year were 2 books written for kids (72 Story Treehouse and another instalment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series) and in the adults literature category...colouring books were #1, followed by cookbooks. Sales overall were still poor and in decline. Books are dead. |
but billy will change the book industry. revolution. it will be absolutely groundbreaking. shifting the paradigm. integrity.
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Maybe he'll reveal the truth about Carry Hope killing Kevin Cocaine? That'd grab headlines and get him some sales.
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The first draft will be 2000 pages of the drivel he produced for his God isd Everywhere website.
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Although I did start reading it in the summer when I had a lot more going on... Maybe I just didn't sink my teeth into it enough. But still, it seemed all over the place with a kind of stream of consciousness approach which I didn't find all that enduring. I mean one minute he's rambling on about pono, then he's telling some old yarn about touring, then he's rambling on about model trains. He's got a charming way of explaining stuff, but it's a grind |
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