by Corey Taylor
First published 2020
Lou Brutus calls himself a Professional Music Fan, and he has lived that dream for over forty years. He travels the world attending concerts and interviewing rock stars, blasting music on radio stations and gaining access to thousands of music events. No one in media has witnessed more shows or conducted more on-site interviews. This collection gathers his wildest true stories from four decades covering the music industry. His journey starts at Black Sabbath's 1976 Madison Square Garden show, where he vomited Boone's Farm wine on his sister's boyfriend. Adventures continue through Live Aid in Philadelphia, the Arctic where he moshed with Inuit villagers during Metallica's performance, and countless backstage encounters. Brutus recounts having his life energy drained by Keith Richards, witnessing drug use in Pantera's dressing room, and smoking with Snoop Dogg. His fly-on-the-wall perspective as the guy just there to interview bands provides an unvarnished look at music industry realities.
Genres: autobiography, biography-memoir, music, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: memoir, personal-journey
Setting: Arctic, Madison Square Garden, Philadelphia
Period: 1976, Live Aid
275 pages · Kindle Edition · Rare Bird Books
Content warnings: alcohol-abuse, drug-use