Face The Music: A Life Exposed (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Music was Paul Stanley's escape from a dysfunctional childhood. Hard work, vision, and determination were his keys to success. Even as a teen, he was determined not to succumb to his family's neglect and mental issues - he started seeing a psychiatrist without telling anyone. He had vision and plans for making KISS a success and it worked.I learned it can take years to break even financially in the music business, and that success is a lot of hard work, but also depends on some good fortune in running across people who have your best interests at heart to teach you and lead you to better albums and gigs. I just wanted to give Paul a great big hug when I finished reading this book. I have long loved KISS, and never knew about Paul's struggles and pain hidden deep behind the makeup (and the hair).My only problem was reading the book without thinking of him yelling everything in his HOWYADOINPEEPLE?!?! ringmaster/carnival barker voice, bouncing constantly, and pointing to his right.I have to listen to the audiobook version to hear him tell his story in his words.So many of the songs have new meaning for me now, so many old stories have new context now...I'm gonna buy this one. I'm getting teary just thinking about what Paul has endured, from his rough childhood in the Bronx, to believing in his dreams even when he was at "Rock Bottom," to his wonderful current marriage and beachfront estate...I'm so, SO happy for him.He's now my fave member of KISS...by miles and miles and miles.
What do You think about Face The Music: A Life Exposed (2014)?
Great. Rates up among the best of the rock musician biographies that I've read.
—alexxx13
Loved this book! But I'm biased, been a KISS fan my whole life.
—Jambana
Easily the best, and most honest, of the KISS autobios
—Cbrower22
