Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
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- Author：Stevie Van Zandt
- ISBN：1549194364
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Reviews
Georgette
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Very good。 Interesting to see this side of The E Street Band from his viewpoint。 Also interesting on his take on the music industry now vs then。 His forays into acting and side music projects were also interesting， and his sarcasm was refreshing as well。
Karen R
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A revelatory memoir from a multi-faceted， incredibly talented artist who’s led a full life。 Van Zandt packs his book with stories of music and activism， offering up fascinating anecdotes that involve many recognizable names。I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。
Michael Burke
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Stevie Van Zandt has always been more than just Bruce Springsteen's sidekick。 This man has been a comet of creative energy ever since he arrived on the scene。 His memoir， "Unrequited Infatuations" takes us on a non-stop ride from the first page to the last。 We soar up the ladder of rock stardom， the carefully considered solo statements， the film projects， the creation of his radio world， the musical productions for his idols， and his very significant political， educational and humanitarian work。 Stevie Van Zandt has always been more than just Bruce Springsteen's sidekick。 This man has been a comet of creative energy ever since he arrived on the scene。 His memoir， "Unrequited Infatuations" takes us on a non-stop ride from the first page to the last。 We soar up the ladder of rock stardom， the carefully considered solo statements， the film projects， the creation of his radio world， the musical productions for his idols， and his very significant political， educational and humanitarian work。 Just summarizing has me wondering how this page turner was not multi-volumes long。 Stevie has no lack of self confidence and is blunt when naming names of the people he has been disappointed in， but this book is not a tell-all project and （thankfully） does not fall into the self-congratulatory exercise a lot of music bios do。 We do get insights into his relationship with Springsteen， including the arguments and disagreements， but this is just part of a very rich artistic landscape covered。 There is Sun City and The Sopranos， too！ A very enlightening and enjoyable read。 I rate this 5 bandanas， 5 stars。I am grateful to Stevie Van Zandt， Hachette Books， and NetGalley for providing the Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review。 #UnrequitedInfatuations #NetGalley"Unrequited Infatuations" is to be published on September 28， 2021 and this review will be posted on Amazon， Barnes & Noble， BookBub， Facebook and Twitter on that day。 。。。more
John Anderson
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Received free via NetGalley。 Who knew Little Steven was so diverse？ Great read， a little in-depth with the music/music business lingo but very entertaining with a wonderful self-deprecating sense of humor。 Highly recommend this read to all E Street Band， Soprano， Lillehammer， or just music， humanitarian， social justice fans。 Little Steven covers all basis。 👍🏼👍🏼
Steve Essick
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Music memoirs are a dime a dozen but Stevie Van Zandt’s new entry， #Unrequited Infatuations， is worth a million bucks。 for， if nothing else， a glimpse of his raw enthusiasm。 Van Zandt， first known as Bruce Springsteen’s Underboss Guitarist in The E Street Band， tells his tales of life in the music business， life as an actor， and life as a renowned activist with refreshing candor and honesty。 But more than anything his true love of the music from the 50’s and 60’s shines through as we are given a Music memoirs are a dime a dozen but Stevie Van Zandt’s new entry， #Unrequited Infatuations， is worth a million bucks。 for， if nothing else， a glimpse of his raw enthusiasm。 Van Zandt， first known as Bruce Springsteen’s Underboss Guitarist in The E Street Band， tells his tales of life in the music business， life as an actor， and life as a renowned activist with refreshing candor and honesty。 But more than anything his true love of the music from the 50’s and 60’s shines through as we are given an insider’s view of this music， yesterday， today and tomorrow。 The book had particular relevance for me because Van Zandt and I are roughly the same age and new music was tantamount to both our lives， but where he pursued it by being in a band， I couldn’t hold a beat if my life depended on it and therefore was co-owner of Toledo’s only independent record store from 1973 until 2004。 Also ， I was fortunate enough to attend TheE Street Band show in Akron 8/8/75 which I believe was the final show before their 5 night New York Bottom Line run， which is discussed in the book。 And if his music stories weren’t enough， we’re treated to anecdotes about Stevie’s acting career （ The Sopranos， Lilyhammer ） and inside peaks of the many causes he gives his time and money to。 And， the book is told with a charming swagger and bravado， which fits perfectly with the narrative of the tale。 All in all， #Unrequited Infatuations is a splendid book and as a bonus， after reading it you’ll feel 20 years younger ！ 。。。more
Ruth
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SVZ writes in a conversational and very educational tone about this life， most of it in music with a short diversion to acting （Sopranos）。 Clearly a master musicologist， he introduced many obscure artists and music personnel who have never received their due respect。 This is a must-read for those who follow music of ALL genres， as it’s written concisely and is also entertaining。
Sherry Thomas
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