World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music -- Jeff Tweedy, Hardcover

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Tweedy, sharing fifty songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he's learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other,

What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs?

After two New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America's best-loved performers and songwriters, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) and How to Write One Song, Jeff Tweedy is back with another disarming, beautiful, and inspirational book about why we listen to music, why we love songs, and how music can connect us to each other and to ourselves. Featuring fifty songs that have both changed Jeff's life and influenced his music--including songs by the Replacements, Mavis Staples, the Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, and Billie Eilish--as well as Jeff's "Rememories," dream-like short pieces that related key moments from Jeff's life, this book is a mix of the musical, the emotional, and the inspirational in the best possible way.

Author: Jeff Tweedy
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.29w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780593472521

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/04/2023
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2023
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 20
BookPage 11/01/2023
Library Journal 10/23/2023 pg. 1

About the Author
As the founding member and leader of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Wilco, and before that the cofounder of the alt‐country band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy is one of contemporary music's most accomplished songwriters, musicians, and performers. Jeff has released two solo albums, written original songs for twelve Wilco albums, and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. and How to Write One Song. He lives in Chicago with his family.