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Jeff Tweedy announces his third book, WORLD WITHIN A SONG: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music, publishing November 7 via Dutton, and available for pre-order now.
In addition to his countless musical accomplishments, the Wilco frontman and New York Times bestselling author is regarded as an astute and thoughtful writer who has also made an impact in the literary world. Tweedy’s previous bestsellers Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) and How to Write One Song were both critically acclaimed and beloved by readers, expanding his legacy as one of America’s most admired performers and songwriters.
WORLD WITHIN A SONG is a disarming and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration built around the 50-plus songs that changed Tweedy’s life. He opens up about the real-life memories behind each song and what he’s learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other. In Tweedy’s own words, “I want to talk about songs that gave me permission to be creative…to be myself. To say something that was hard to say. I’ll be telling stories from my life, focusing on a true-to-memory style of how it really felt to me, how I experienced things emotionally. And then I want to talk about music in the same way. I want to talk about music in a way that it rarely gets talked about. I want to talk about the world within the song.”
Tweedy’s song choices cross genre and decade, including songs by The Replacements, Mavis Staples, The Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, and Billie Eilish. He also shares his thoughts on his own songs and his “Rememories” — short, often dream-like stories from his childhood and early years as a musician — which have been such a hit on Tweedy’s popular Substack, Starship Casual.
Fans, music lovers, and creatives of all types will find inspiration in Tweedy’s insightful blend of music and emotion in WORLD WITHIN A SONG.
Pre-order WORLD WITHIN A SONG: Music That Changed My Life and Life that Changed My Music
