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Paperback Details
  • 04/2019
  • 9780997017588
  • 202 pages
  • $12.99
Ebook Details
  • 04/2019
  • B07NCDPNZP
  • 202 pages
  • $1.99
S. C. Sterling
Author
33 Percent Rockstar

Scott has played over 500 concerts at hundreds of venues spanning almost two decades. From performing to the bar staff at strip mall dive bars, to a sold-out show with members of The Misfits and the Ramones, 33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is about the love of music and life as a struggling musician. It is the true story of what happens when you give up everything to follow your dreams—even when they lead to a run-down strip club in a seedy part of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Scott wasn’t born a musician, but he forged ahead until he could play the bass guitar. He became a musician, and eventually, he’d become a damn good one. He fell in love and got his heart broken. Twice. He played in multiple bands, recorded multiple albums, and toured the country.

In the end, Scott never made it big, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. All for the love of music, he toiled in dead-end jobs, drove across the country in dilapidated tour vans, and dealt with the fragile egos and creative differences of a rotating cast of bands and band members. Most painfully of all, Scott lurched from one failed relationship to the next, with his insecure existence making a stable love life all but impossible.

33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is a Behind the Music for the vast majority of musicians who never get played on MTV and offers a glimpse of the everyday lives of those brave, possibly deluded souls pursuing the rockstar dream.

Quarter Finalist

Plot/Idea: 10 out of 10
Originality: 10 out of 10
Prose: 10 out of 10
Character/Execution: 10 out of 10
Overall: 10.00 out of 10

Assessment:

Idea: By using a linear narrative, the reader sees Sterling’s progression from budding guitarist to recognizable musician. Circumstances wrap up wonderfully with an ending that is both spot-on and satisfying.

Prose: Sterling’s voice is straightforward, clear, and offers the perfect balance of humor and candor. His writing is captivating and intimate; readers will readily become lost in the author's story of struggle, growth, and the music that sustained him.

Originality: Sterling has a life story that is truly one of a kind. His experiences, successes, and failures while playing with multiple bands and band members are relayed in a manner that is honest, amusing, and often poignant.

Execution: As the central figure in his story, Sterling displays refreshing self-awareness. His personal imperfections and emotional tumult, along with the often gritty backdrop of the music world, allow for this story to be both relatable and compelling.

Date Submitted: October 11, 2019

Formats
Paperback Details
  • 04/2019
  • 9780997017588
  • 202 pages
  • $12.99
Ebook Details
  • 04/2019
  • B07NCDPNZP
  • 202 pages
  • $1.99
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