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  • 33 Percent Rockstar

  • Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom
  • By: S.C. Sterling
  • Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
  • Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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33 Percent Rockstar

By: S.C. Sterling
Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
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Publisher's summary

Scott has played over 500 concerts at hundreds of venues spanning almost two decades. From performing to the bar staff at strip mall dive bars, to a sold-out show with members of The Misfits and the Ramones, 33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is about the love of music and life as a struggling musician. It is the true story of what happens when you give up everything to follow your dreams - even when they lead to a run-down strip club in a seedy part of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Scott learned how to play the bass guitar and became a musician. He'd eventually become a damn good one. He fell in love and got his heart broken, twice. He played in multiple bands, recorded multiple albums, and toured the country.

In the end, Scott never made it big, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. All for the love of music, he toiled in dead-end jobs, drove across the country in dilapidated tour vans, and dealt with the fragile egos and creative differences of a rotating cast of bands and band members.

33 Percent Rockstar: Music, Heartbreak and the Pursuit of Rock Stardom is the sad tale which lies behind the vast majority of musicians who never achieve rock stardom and offers a glimpse of the everyday lives of those hopeful, possibly deluded, souls pursuing the rock star dream.

©2019 Scott C. Sterling (P)2019 Scott C. Sterling
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Critic reviews

"Starred Review! 33 Percent Rockstar is an entertaining, honest look at the trials and tribulations most musicians endure - and still fail to attain their dreams. Yet it also illustrates why the dream remains alive." (BlueInk Reviews)

"10 out of 10! Scott has a life story that is truly one of a kind. His experiences, successes, and failures while playing with multiple bands and band members are relayed in a manner that is honest, amusing, and often poignant. His personal imperfections and emotional tumult, along with the often gritty backdrop of the music world, allow for this story to be both relatable and compelling." (The Booklife Prize)

"Sterling (Teenage Degenerate, 2016) recounts his misadventures while struggling to attain rock 'n' roll stardom. The book details a blur of concerts and van trips, all soaked in beer, as life on the road brought the young musicians only privation and sleeplessness. Sterling has a natural, easygoing prose style that suits his tale of the difficulties of making it in the music world or when analyzing his own failures, which he reveals with disarming frankness. One message, though, emerges from these recollections - that the author's love of music never wavered. An earnest elegy to the band life." (Kirkus Reviews)

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