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Drinking with Strangers (Enhanced Edition)
Drinking with Strangers (Enhanced Edition): Music Lessons from a Teenage Bullet Belt | Matt Diehl, Butch Walker
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This memoir is enhanced with classic photos not found in the book, seven of Butch Walker's greatest hits, plus a brand new song, "Are You Getting All the Love You Need?", only available here. Larger file size may cause longer download than expected. From his days with one-hit-wonder band the Marvelous 3 to his current work producing some of today's hottest talent from Weezer and Katy Perry to Pink, Avril Lavigne, and Panic! at the Disco, Butch Walker has proven himself a major influence in contemporary pop music. Drinking with Strangers takes you into the studio and onto the stage, offering a rare glimpse into a life defined by raw talent, determination, a drive for perfection, and some ridiculous haircuts along the way. But the road to success wasn't easy. Walker's adventures taught him a number of life lessons he shares here with insight and candor, revealing the blessings of failure and what it's really like to spend your life going from gig to gig, drinking with strangers. A must-read for anyone who wants to make it in the music world, Drinking With Strangers reveals an insider's perspective on the impact of the digital revolution, the art of creative collaboration, and how to survive amongst cutthroat competitors who might steal your soul (and your song). Unflinchingly told, Walker's twenty-year journey of failing upwards becomes an unforgettable rite of passage.
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sprainedbrain
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This is such a great idea, @Chelleo 😃 I‘m loving everyone‘s posts about their #LitsyHandle

I took mine from a 2004 song called ‘Promise‘ by Butch Walker, who is one of my favorite musicians and humans ever.

‘well I fumbled for a pencil and my I'm so sorry pad
and I wrote until I sprained my stupid brain‘

I don‘t often write, but I do read until I sprain my brain.🤪

When Litsy began, sprainedbrain was already my Insta and GR handle, so...

SilversReviews Love the story. 7y
batsy Haha, love it! 7y
dariazeoli I always wondered how you sprained your brain! Love it 😊 7y
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JoScho I love Butch Walker and of course Marvelous 3! 7y
sprainedbrain @JoScho You are my people! 😃😃 7y
JoScho Maybe we can “catch a late night movie on a late night flight” 😉 7y
sprainedbrain @JoScho my god I love Marv 3. I heard ‘Freak of the Week‘ on the radio the other day and nearly died... it was just a snip though, for a dumb contest the station was having. 😂 7y
JoScho Freak of the Week is one of those songs I will sing at the top of my lungs when I am alone in my car. 7y
Quasifesto Yay! Butch Walker fans! I was listening to Marvelous 3 yesterday. 7y
sprainedbrain @Quasifesto @JoScho another one of our people! 😃 7y
tstan You got my husband and me hooked on him. I bought Stay Gold the other day- loving it! 7y
Chelleo Butch and Marv3 are new to me...will check them out. Great name story! 7y
sprainedbrain @tstan yay!! That‘s awesome. ❤️ 7y
JoScho @Quasifesto that‘s awesome. After talking about it this morning Freak if the Week is now stuck in my head 7y
Izai.Amorim Oh, thanks for sharing. I‘ve always wanted to know. 7y
TNbookworm I am also glad to know how you sprained your brain, been wondering about that😏 7y
MemoirsForMe Mystery solved! Now I must listen to the song. 😁 7y
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The best part my afternoons at my new job.....listening to the thump thump music start up at 3pm everyday in the bar that just opened up downstairs😳🙄🙄

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sprainedbrain
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#JuneBookBugs #Cheers

I do believe Butch Walker's book will work for today!

I have loved Butch since an impressionable age...every time he's on the road, my BFF and I travel wherever we must to see his incredible live shows. He's an extremely talented man, and his music speaks to my heart. ❤️

Cheers!

mklong Oooh, I didn't know he had a book! I have loved Butch since his Marvelous Three days back in the 90's. God, I'm old. 8y
sprainedbrain @mklong me too! Only I will confess to being a Southgang fan, too, in my hair band phase in junior high. 😂 8y
mklong 😂😂 And now I'm listening to Hey! Album 8y
sprainedbrain @mklong Freak of the Week!! ❤️😂 8y
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sprainedbrain
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So I wasn't reading there, but tonight was another religious experience in the guise of a Butch Walker concert. 😍

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Day 21 of #augustphotochallenge is book + music...Two things I don't think I could do without. 😍 Butch is one of my favorite humans, and his music does things to me. At the same time, he's a very humble, funny, real guy. The enhanced version of this book came with music including 'Are you getting all the love you need?' which gives me the feels like so many other Butch songs. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

MrBook I love making up soundtracks for books 😁! Music with books is my cup of tea 😊👍🏻. 8y
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