Stewart Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

A Life In Music
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-698-41104-3
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

Eurythmics co-founder and acclaimed songwriter, producer, and musician Dave Stewart talks about Annie Lennox, collaborating with stars from Mick Jagger to Katy Perry, life, love, and thirty years in the music industry.Nothing can transport you back to the 1980s as vividly as a Eurythmics songbut unlike so many recordings of that era, the work of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox still holds up today, with its stunning musicianship and the seductive hooks that made hits like ';Who's That Girl,' ';Missionary Man,' and ';Would I Lie to You' so infectious. Perhaps most of all, the massively popular ';Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),' launched Stewart and his longtime collaborator and former flame into iconic status.But Stewart didn't stop after Eurythmics splitin addition to releasing nine solo albums, he's worked behind the scenes writing and producing songs with everyone from Bono to Bon Jovi and Mick Jagger to Stevie Nicks and Katy Perry.For the first time in this entertaining and compelling memoir, Stewart writes candidly about his personal and professional relationship with Lennox, and reveals never-before-told stories from three extraordinary decades in the music businessthe drugs and the parties, the A-list collaborations and relationships, and the creative process that brought us blockbusters like Tom Petty's ';Don't Come Around Here No More,' Celine Dion's ';Taking Chances,' and many more.Sweet Dreams Are Made of Thisis a rollicking and revealing account of a life in music, brimming with stories of the triumphs, disappointments, and dreams fulfilled, and shedding new light on how great music gets made.From the Hardcover edition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stewart, Dave