Kenny Loggins
Autore di Footloose [Picture Book]
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Kenny & Julia Loggins ~ Photo courtesy of Hay House
Opere di Kenny Loggins
Nightwatch [Sound Recording] 8 copie
I'm Al Right 3 copie
It's About Time 2 copie
Vox Humana 2 copie
Danger Zone 2 copie
Kenny Loggins In High Adventure 1 copia
The Unimaginable Life 1 copia
Opere correlate
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Loggins, Kenny
- Nome legale
- Loggins, Kenneth Clark
- Data di nascita
- 1948-01-07
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Everett, Washington, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Alhambra, California, USA
Santa Barbara, California, USA - Istruzione
- San Gabriel Mission High School
- Attività lavorative
- singer-songwriter
guitarist - Organizzazioni
- Loggins and Messina
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 53
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 482
- Popolarità
- #51,208
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 6
- ISBN
- 45
- Lingue
- 2
People often describe the music they listened to in their youth, as the ‘soundtrack of their lives’. With Kenny Loggins that could be taken even more literally, if one is of a certain age. Loggins once dubbed the ‘King of Movie Soundtracks’ had a string of hits- all of which were featured prominently in movies like Top Gun and Footloose.
But Loggins had a long and storied career well before then…
As usual, when I pick musical memoirs, it is usually because I have very little knowledge about the subject other than liking their music- and that is the case here, too.
Loggins’ music has been in the background of my life since I was quite small. I remember loving ‘Danny’s song’ when I was a very young because the Anne Murray version got lots of airplay on both pop and country radio. It was such a sweet and catchy song. Naturally, I love the Loggins & Messina song- ‘Your Mama Don’t Dance’, too. Such a fun song.
My point is, this guy has been here my whole life practically, but somehow, I kind of took him for granted, I think. Reading through this book I realized how many hits he’s had, how many great songs he has written, and incredible collaborations with other superstar artists. A very impressive career, for sure.
While I enjoyed hearing about the musical process and recognized some of the people he spoke of, some studio musicians, who are not exactly household names, got shout outs here. That was fine if that was Kenny's way of giving them some long overdue credit- but it did slow down the flow of the book in some places.
It wasn’t all a bed of roses. Loggins explains the relationships he’s had with other artists, the various mistakes made, hurt feelings, and breakups- in other words a behind the scenes look at some of the dramas that took place on the road to success.
But what about Kenny’s private life? Well, he’s had an interesting life outside of music, but he’s also fallen into many of the same traps as other star musicians, namely with the abuse of substances.
That said, his life wasn’t as colorful as some musical stars, and while he did some things I rolled my eyes at, and was, and maybe still is, into other things I think are farcical, it seems that he’s settled down finally, placing value on the truly important things in life and allowing his true self to emerge after years of dormancy.
Overall, I found this memoir enjoyable, enlightening, and entertaining. Kenny is often funny, witty, keeping the mood as light as possible, even when he’s addressing delicate subjects or talking through some of his life’s hardest challenges. The tone is mellow,and the execution and presentation are well-done and professionally executed.
Kenny tells his story in a sincere way, sometimes self-deprecating, but without attempting a false modesty, mostly just honest.
I think Kenny is an excellent storyteller, and I thought he did a fabulous job of telling his.
4 stars… (altro)