None of This Rocks is a memoir by Joe Trohman - lead guitarist andcofounder of Fall Out Boy - that reads like a double album full ofrevealing stories from his youth and his experiences of modern rock androll stardom. With wit and wisdom,and maybe a little bit of whining,Trohman grapples with depression,his mother's brain cancer,antisemitism,pills,petty larceny,side hustles,and pop punk at theturn of the century. None of This Rocks chronicles a turbulentlife that has informed Trohman's music and his worldview. His mothersuffered from mental illness and multiple brain tumors that eventuallykilled her. His father struggled with that tragedy,but was ultimately asupportive force in Trohman's life who fostered his thirst forknowledge. Trohman faced antisemitism in small-town Ohio,and hewitnessed all levels of misogyny,racism,and violence amid the straightedge hardcore punk scene in Chicago. Then came Fall Out Boy. From theguitarist's very first glimpses of their popular ascension,to workingwith his heroes like Anthrax's Scott Ian,to writing for television withcomedian Brian Posehn,Trohman takes readers backstage,into thestudio,and onto his couch. He shares his struggles with depression andsubstance abuse in a brutally honest and personal tone that readers willappreciate. Not much of this rocks,perhaps,but it all adds up to afascinating music memoir unlike any you've ever read.
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9781472299031Number of pages: 240Weight: 200 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
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