The Worst Gig

I loved the variety of musicians whose recollections are told here- anywhere from Wilco to John Mayer to Semisonic to the Sex Pistols...All in all, a quick read, a funny read. Tawdry tales of concert catastrophes! - Buzzfeed Musicians' ' Worst Gig ' makes for best read ever. - Salon ' Worst Gig ' is Music Appreciation 225, taught by that cool professor everyone wanted to have beers with after class. One fun nugget after another. It was harder to close than my Twitter app. - Matthew James, McSweeney's I loved the variety of musicians whose recollections are told here- anywhere from Wilco to John Mayer to Semisonic to the Sex Pistols...All in all, a quick read, a funny read. - Generation G Books The best and funniest book I've ever read about the thing that ultimately unites us all: failure. - Wendy Molyneux, Bob's Burgers The book is like a documentary without the cameras as you can picture the situations in your mind as the musicians describe some of their outrageous stories to you. The Worst Gig is an easy and enjoyable read that you will fly through in just a few days. It is tough to put down, especially if you are a starving artist yourself who has your own horror stories of shows gone wrong. It is kind of inspiring to see some of the world's most famous and talented at their weakest because it adds the human element to their legacy. In a clever new book called The Worst Gig (Sourcebooks) dozens of famous performers tell author Jon Niccum about the concerts they'd rather forget. Niccum manages to wrangle anecdotes from a bunch of folks I admire, including Alice Cooper, Gwar, Wilco, Rufus Wainwright, Aimee Mann, Henry Rollins and INXS. Tawdry tales of concert catastrophes! - BuzzFeed The book is like a documentary without the cameras as you can picture the situations in your mind as the musicians describe some of their outrageous stories to you. - JP's Music Blog The Worst Gig is an easy and enjoyable read that you will fly through in just a few days. It is tough to put down, especially if you are a starving artist yourself who has your own horror stories of shows gone wrong. It is kind of inspiring to see some of the world's most famous and talented at their weakest because it adds the human element to their legacy. - Broken Records Magazine In a clever new book called The Worst Gig (Sourcebooks) dozens of famous performers tell author Jon Niccum about the concerts they'd rather forget. Niccum manages to wrangle anecdotes from a bunch of folks I admire, including Alice Cooper, Gwar, Wilco, Rufus Wainwright, Aimee Mann, Henry Rollins and INXS. - USA Today Pop Candy Covering artists of all genres and statures, The Worst Gig is delicious fare for the music fan. The stories are short and sweet enough to be enjoyed on the fly in a busy world or devoured in a riveting afternoon. A must-read for concert addicts. - Open 'Til Midnight In this book, rock & roll has never looked more soul-crushing... or more fun.