Description
Book SynopsisIn the last few years, the podcast industry has really boomed. Every journalist and celebrity worth their salt now has their own. But what makes Life In The Stocks special? Well, for one thing it’s the eclectic pool of speakers from a wide range of creative disciplines. It’s also the rawness, honesty, and vulnerability of the conversations that Matt Stocks shares with his guests: the interviews are completely candid, unchecked, and authentic.
For the purpose of this book, Life In The Stocks: Veracious Conversations with Musicians & Creatives Volume Two, Matt collected highlights from the first eighteen months of the podcast, and presented the anecdotes, musings, and observations in a new format, to tell new stories and tie them together in a way that takes the reader on an emotional journey—from early childhood memories to the dizzying heights of fame, via creative enterprises, experimentation with mind-altering substances, battles with mental health, spiritual contemplations, the meaning of life, death, and a whole lot more.
Full of inspirational, entertaining, shocking, tragic, heart-warming, and hilarious tales, Life In The Stocks: Volume Two is much more than just a collection of interview transcripts: it is an insight into the minds of some of America’s most enduring underground artists and an exploration of the history of alternative culture in the US, filtered via the perspective of someone from the UK. In short, it’s a unique and special cultural commentary, and one you will not want to put down.
Trade Review“Matt Stocks is a one of a kind character whose genuine good nature and playful curiosity shines through every conversation I’ve been fortunate enough to have had with him—and will undoubtedly shine through these pages onto all readers alike.”
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Laura Jane Grace, musician and author of
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout“Matt Stocks extracts stories out of me that I had no intention of telling. But I don’t mind giving them up to him because he’s such a charmer. Reading this book, it seems like I’m not the only one who couldn’t resist.”
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Danko Jones, musician and author of
I've Got Something to Say: 10 Years of Rock and Roll Ramblings“I’ve known Matt for many years now, so I can safely say he is a friend. I must admit, though, I’m first and foremost a fan of his work. I’ve done hundreds of interviews all over the world and there are very few people who can hold a candle to this man. He has a natural way about him.”
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Jesse Leach, Killswitch Engage
