{"product_id":"bang-bang-crash-9781640094406","title":"Bang Bang Crash","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rock and roll drummer abandons his successful music career to pursue his true passion and discovers a deeper understanding of artistic fulfillment in this episodic memoir of swapping one dream for another\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the mid-1990s, fresh out of high school, Nic Brown was living his childhood dream as a rock and roll drummer. Signing a major label record deal, playing big shows, hitting the charts, giving interviews in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, appearing on \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e--what could be better for a young artist? But contrary to expectations, getting a shot at his artistic dream early in life was a destabilizing shock. The more he achieved, the more accolades that came his way, the less sure Brown became about his path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly a few years into a promising musical career, he discovered the crux of his discontent: he was never meant to remain behind the drums. In fact, his true artistic path lay in a radically different direction entirely: he decided to become a writer, embarking on a journey leading him to attend the Iowa Writers' Workshop, publish novels and short stories, and teach literature to college students across the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBang Bang Crash\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Nic Brown's unusual journey to gain new strength, presence of mind, and sense of perspective, enabling him to discover an even greater life of artistic fulfillment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640094406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nic Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42573289062581,"sku":"9781640094406","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_87ca2fb4-dfa7-4340-9a44-f19fd0a81fd8.jpg?v=1672155917","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bang-bang-crash-9781640094406","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}