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Song Stories is an essay collection written by music professionals and independent artists about songs that impacted their lives.
Book Description
Songs become a part of the story of our lives. Their lyrics linger inside of us. We recall those words, but what we remember isn’t what they meant to the person who wrote them. It’s what they mean to us. What you’ll read in Song Stories are personal accounts of how people’s lives have been impacted by specific songs. Reading each story and playing the song will allow you to hear what music sounds like through ears other than your own.
Buying Options
– Buy the hardcover and e-book on Amazon. For a variety of reasons, it takes time for the physical book to be printed and mailed to you. If you’d like to receive the book faster, please buy the hardcover on BookBaby.
– Buy the hardcover and e-book on Barnes & Noble. At the time of this writing, they don’t currently have copies of the physical book in stock.
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Advanced Praise
“This book focuses on what makes music actually matter in our lives: the intimate, personal memories that we often associate with our favorite songs and albums. Written authentically and often touchingly by a range of professional writers and executives, this book will strike any reader with a love of music as simultaneously strange and familiar.”
—ARAM SINNREICH, author of Mashed Up and The Piracy Crusade
“Music makes meaning for people in ways nothing else can touch. The specifics of memory — the emotional grit of lives lived and hearts broken. Song Stories are human stories — and this collection will not only resonate, but bring up dozens of your own you might have thought you’d forgotten.”
— ANDREW DUBBER, Music Tech Fest and New Music Strategies
“At a time when some are debating how the internet has devalued music, Song Stories reminds us of the power of song. For music is the great connector — not just to our own memories, dreams, and emotions — but to each other regardless of gender, race, or creed.”
—BRUCE HOUGHTON, Skyline Music and Hypebot.com
“Reading this book reminded me of the many songs that were instrumental to my becoming who I am today — the songs that made me cry and the songs that saved my life, to paraphrase one of those actual songs. A good read for music lovers!”
—PORTIA SABIN, Kill Rock Stars and The Future of What
About the Editor
KYLE BYLIN is the author of Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution, a essay collection that chronicles how disruptive startups and digital youth reshaped the music industry. He has conducted user research SoundHound Inc. and Live Nation Labs. He has also served as a chart manager at Billboard and as blog editor at Hypebot. He has been featured as a source in news stories by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, Marketplace Money, and MTV. He currently lives in Fargo, ND.
Contact Info
Please send all questions and comments to kyle.bylin@gmail.com.
