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The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life ofImpossibilities by Wayne Kramer(OUT OF PRINT NEW)
Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder ofDetroit proto-punk band The MC5, shares the chaos, triumphs, and struggles of arevolutionary life in this "engaging" tell-all memoir (RollingStone).
In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was onthe cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz andpunk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutelyunstoppable.
Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times:exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring theirtime in the spotlight would be short-lived. They toured the country, playedwith music legends, and had a rabid following, their music acting as thesoundtrack to the blue collar youth movement springing up across the nation.Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of, and therewas power in reaching for that, but it was also a recipe for disaster, bothpersonally and professionally. The band recorded three major label albums but,by 1972, it was all over.
Kramer's story is (literally) a revolutionary one, but it's also the deeplypersonal struggle of an addict and an artist, a rebel with a great tale totell. The '60s were not all peace and love, but Kramer showsthat peace and love can be born out of turbulence and unrest.From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village,from Key West to Nashville and sunny L.A., in and out of prison and on and offof drugs, his is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he's hereto remind us that revolution is always an option.
