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Jan 07, 2017normf3 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I just happened upon this book while browsing at a bookstore. I am a big CCR fan from when I was a kid and didn't know John Fogerty was still as active as he is. The story of CCR's breakup and John's legal struggles is reasonably well-known, but this is the story straight from his mouth. The book is conversational and easy to read. It starts off a little slow, with John telling of his childhood and musical influences. Many of us are probably too young to know of the artists that influenced him. The book then progresses into where CCR's songs came from and what they mean. That's probably the most fascinating part and what most people are curious about. [How does a SF Bay Area boy come up with songs about the bayou?] The book then moves onto Creedence's difficulties and then John's legal problems. This is the saddest part - the other band members becoming jealous and betraying him. Another on the list of artists screwed by their record company. Not owning the songs you wrote yourself is just crazy. The book does have a happy ending, but who knows what legal issues could arise?