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Saved by a Song
Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting | Mary Gauthier
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"A handbook for compassion... a Must-Read Music Book. Rolling Stone Country "Generous and big-hearted, Gauthier has stories to tell and worthwhile advice to share." Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True "Gauthier has an uncanny ability to combine songwriting craft with a seekers vulnerability and a sages wisdom. Amy Ray, Indigo Girls From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of song Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jennys old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. Then, for a decade, while struggling with addiction, Gauthier put her dream away and her call to songwriting faded. It wasnt until she got sober and went to an open mic with a friend did she realize that she not only still wanted to write songs, she needed to. Today, Gauthier is a decorated musical artist, with numerous awards and recognition for her songwriting, including a Grammy nomination. In Saved by a Song, Mary Gauthier pulls the curtain back on the artistry of songwriting. Part memoir, part philosophy of art, part nuts and bolts of songwriting, her book celebrates the redemptive power of song to inspire and bring seemingly different kinds of people together.
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kelli7990
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Mehso-so

Here‘s my review for this book that I won from a Goodreads giveaway in 2021. I chose this for my mood read prompt for #bookspinbingo. Either way, it‘s off of my physical TBR now.

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kelli7990
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kelli7990
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I listened to the second chapter of this book at the dog park today with my dog. I‘m slowly making progress in this book. The chapters are kind of long so I feel like I can‘t listen to more than 1 chapter at a time. I think that this would be a good book for people who are fans of hers. It‘s an interesting book but it‘s not about songwriting. It‘s more of a memoir. I‘m not a fan of hers so I don‘t feel invested in the story yet.

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kelli7990
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I‘m reading the tagged book right now and it has her music in it. I found out that each chapter is named after one of her songs and she sings the song at the end of each chapter. I only listened to the first chapter. I don‘t know if I‘m going to like her music or not. I like discovering new music. Am I going to finish this book? I don‘t know yet but after only hearing 1 chapter, I thought it was interesting.

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TieDyeDude That is a cool concept. Thanks for sharing! 8mo
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kelli7990
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I started the tagged book. This author mentioned that she‘s southern but she didn‘t mention what state she‘s from and she mentioned that a lot of artists covered her songs so I was thinking,”Ok. If you‘re so well known like you say you are then where are you from and which artists have covered your songs?” So I did a Google search. She‘s from Louisiana and her website says all the artists that have covered her songs. I don‘t know who she is.

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kelli7990
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I started this book on my walk today at the dog park with my dog. I only read the first chapter. This is a memoir about a Grammy nominated singer/songwriter. I‘ve been watching the Grammy‘s my whole life and I‘ve never heard of her. I‘ve never heard her music. She sang a song of hers in the first chapter. I don‘t know what to think about her music but I‘m going to keep reading this book. This is an interesting book. It‘s just different.