Description: The greatest songwriters of the rock era tell how they created their biggest hits.
Brief description: Bruce Pollock has been writing about rock music since the 1970s when he began his career as a music journalist. The author of over twenty-five books, he is a well-known authority on popular song.
Review Quotes:
"Songwriting is a mysterious gift. It's a blessing. A calling. For an illuminating inside glimpse at some of this magic, read this book." - Julie Gold, Grammy Award-winning songwriter
"Bruce Pollock has been writing about songs and songwriters from the inside out, and the history from the outside with great perspective for decades. He knows, he cares, and he delivers. It's why his books have such resonance, and his insight is so trusted." - Holly Gleason, editor of Woman Walk the Line: How The Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives and Prine on Prine: Interviews and Encounters with John Prine
"Pollock is perhaps the most important scholar of American pop music." - Greg Shaw, founder, Bomp! Records