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Book SynopsisFrom the depths of the seventies rock 'n' roll excesses through unimaginable personal losses to an inspiring late-life transformation, Cidny Bullens’s story is an utterly compelling journey about living and singing with your authentic voice. An androgynous gender-bending musician from the get-go, Bullens toured extensively with Sir Elton John and performed with Bob Dylan, undergoing a complete immersion in the drug-fueled excesses of 1970s rock 'n' roll. Despite getting sober, climbing the charts with the Grammy-nominated
Survivor, as well as a Grammy nomination for his lead vocals in the soundtrack for the movie
Grease, Bullens was unable to break out as a solo star in a world that allowed its artists to cross the gender line, but had much more narrow expectations about how women could behave and perform.
Retreating into the conventional lifestyle of a suburban mom, Bullens felt like she was living in an alternate universe. Then whatever world she had was shattered by the tragic death of her younger daughter from cancer. Out of the ashes of despair, Bullens brought forth an award-winning album,
Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth, that relaunched the musician’s career.
Finally, nine years ago, Cidny claimed his own healing and transitioned from female to male—finding unexpected love, becoming a new step-father, and a grandfather.
What he found, too, was his true voice and true power as a performer. Table of ContentsForeword by Sir Elton John
Prologue
Part I
1. Walkin’ Through This World
2. Hollywood Hot
3. Finally Rockin’
4. Powerless
5. Survivor
6. Mockingbird Hill
7. Rock ’n’ Roll Girl
Part II
8. Send Me an Angel
9. Boxing with God
10. Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth
11. I Gotta Believe in Something
Part III
12. Unbound
13. The Gender Line
14. Little Pieces
15. Purgatory Road
16. Call Me by My Name
Epilogue: Lucky for Me (In Spite of Myself)
