Nick Thomas epub Rock Star Nation: Chasing Fame, Success, Glory, Money and Fans in the Music Industry

Everyone wants to be a rock star. But the music business has always been a risky and precarious career choice. Recognizing both the perks and pitfalls of fame, aspiring musicians all over the world still attempt to achieve rock star status. Despite their efforts, only a small percentage of musical acts ever hear their songs on the radio, get to perform for 25,000 cheering fans in a large arena or are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock stardom usually comes at a huge cost - whether living as a wandering nomad, losing all your privacy, abusing your body on the concert road or spending months away from your loved ones. As singer Charlie Daniels lamented, "You work while everybody else plays. You travel while everyone else sleeps. You miss your family birthdays and anniversaries, and your kids grow and change while you're gone. Yes, there's a price to be paid. I've seen strong grown men come apart on the road." All along the entire route, the rock and roll highway is littered with speed bumps, detours and spectacular crashes. But as long as there's the demand and the machinery to manufacture stardom, there's never a shortage of rock stars or the fans who adore them This book is packed with hundreds of personal accounts of hit musicians who reveal how they dealt with fame, success, newfound wealth, fan worship, their own egos, relationships with friends and family, mental health struggles and the many temptations of the road and roll road.