Opis
Someday I’m Gonna Rent This Town! is a peek behind the musical curtain, written with humor and truth, revealing the struggles and glories of life as a hit songwriter. From Eddie Rabbitt’s, „I Love a Rainy Night,” to Dr. Hook’s, „When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman,” the creative process is laid bare for all to see. Welcome to the odd world of Even Stevens. How does a preacher’s kid from a small farm town arrive in a beat-up mail truck with 40 bucks in his pocket, survive on the cold, lonesome streets of Nashville, and end up a BMI „Songwriter of the Century”? Even Stevens pulls back the curtain for a peek at the music business in his book Someday I’m Gonna Rent This Town!, revisiting the rejection, false promises, inspiring creative characters, and money-grubbing scum suckers he met along the way: the drugged up record label exec, the Tina Turner mistake,” Clint Eastwood, and more. From his Hippy” days in San Francisco to creating hit songs, the world of an aspiring songwriter is laid bare for all to see. Welcome to the odd world of Even Stevens.
