{"product_id":"lay-it-on-the-line-a-backstage-pass-to-rock-star-adventure-conflict-and-triumph-paperback","title":"Lay It on the Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and Triumph - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRik Emmett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile describing the impulse driving his life and work, Rik Emmett explains, \"I was never in it for the sex and drugs -- ah, but the rock and roll. Creativity was, and still is, my \u003ci\u003eit\u003c\/i\u003e -- the truth I bet my life on. \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e was also, always, about play. \u003ci\u003eThe play's the thing ...\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerging memoir, anecdotes, and masterclasses on guitar, songwriting, and the artist's mindset\u003ci\u003e, Lay It On The Line\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight and perspective into the many roles Rik Emmett took on. \"It\" was always a parboiling, psychological gumbo: and this book attempts to finally share the recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also includes photos from Emmett's own archives, plus the definitive, detailed reasons behind why he walked from Triumph -- and came back two decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock star, it seems, was a character for Rik Emmett to inhabit ... a great gig, a catalytic door-opener ... it was a role that led to other adventures -- and these are the stories he's chosen to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRik Emmett\u003c\/b\u003e currently resides in Burlington, ON. The 32 albums of his recording career range from rock and blues to jazz, folk, and classical and got him into a few Canadian Halls and Walks of Fame. He was a guitar magazine columnist for over a dozen years, as well as a college music educator for a few decades. An avowed family man, he's been married for 46 years. This memoir follows his 2021 book of poetry\u003ci\u003e, Reinvention\u003c\/i\u003e. Retired from touring, he keeps busy in his studio, writing, recording, and blogging regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.94 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764592673056,"sku":"9781770416284","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4fd788697f574a2f384c7edef8674f77.webp?v=1780252972","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lay-it-on-the-line-a-backstage-pass-to-rock-star-adventure-conflict-and-triumph-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}