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LES GOCK: SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK STAR: MAKING THE FANTASY A REALITY
So you want to be a rock star, huh?
PERHAPS you're looking for advice on how to wield a microphone stand to gain star status on stage, how to wow a crowd with no more than a skimpy outfit and a well-timed hair flick, or maybe how to get that head bang going with one foot on the fold back while ripping into a blistering guitar solo? Keep looking. This book is not it. So You Wanna Be a Rock Star gives much more functional advice.
Les Gock draws on his experience as a guitarist/songwriter with successful 1970s glam-pop band hush and, more recently, as a judge on the second Popstars series. he seems to know not only what a wannabe would want to know but also what they need to know to make it in the industry. This book arrived through a series of interviews with the people who could give the right advice - those who've already made a successful career: Jet's Nic Cester, australian Idol voice coach erana Clarke and singer-songwriter Missy higgins, to name a few. What you get is the relevant aspects of each person's success coupled with the advice they offer, in a handy format. artist interviews are cleverly woven throughout the entire book. Therefore, you won't just hear from one person on a subject, but several.
The lack of an index doesn't hinder (unless you're looking for interview sections with a particular artist), as the chapters are well organized and aptly titled. an adequate table of contents makes it...