Words & Music

Today I heard about a new book and had to drop what I was doing to call the local bookstore to reserve my copy.

They were happy to oblige.

I stopped and picked it up on my way home.

The opening paragraph:

Adelaide, Australia, March 3, 2013
I sit down and look into the mirror, staring for a moment into the eyes peering out at me. The mirror is surounded by high-watt theatre-style bulbs, and on the table in front of the brightly lit mirror is a small black makeup case. We hit the stage in about three hours, which means it’s time for the ritual that has defined my professional life for forty years.

Paul Stanley
Face The Music
A Life Exposed.

One of the founding members of the iconic rock band Kiss, ths will be the third autobiography of band members that I will have read.

Sure, they were over the edge and not exactly moral role models, but they did it…and kept doing it….and did it some more. Those of us that dabble in music cannot help but look at guys like Paul Stanley and wonder what it must be like?

Here is Paul introducing my favorite Kiss song….Black Diamond. This is from their concert with the Melbourne Symphony back in 2003…what a DVD set! The last minute or so of the video is Paul introducing the symphony members…