by Jeff Tweedy
First published 2021
Jeff Tweedy opens his notebook to readers in this collection of lyrics from his decades-long career. The Wilco frontman presents the words that became songs, stripped of their musical arrangements and standing alone on the page. Tweedy draws from his work with Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and his solo projects, offering the raw material of his songwriting process. The lyrics span themes of love, loss, addiction, and recovery that have defined his artistic journey. Readers encounter the poet behind the performer, seeing how Tweedy transforms personal experience into verse. The collection reveals the craft behind songs that have soundtracked American alternative rock for over thirty years.
Genres: biography-memoir, 21st-century, americana
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: memoir, raw-material
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
119 pages · Hardcover · Decibles Per Minute, Inc.