From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village, from Key West to Nashville and sunny L.A., in and out of prison and on and off of drugs, Kramer’s is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he’s here to remind us that revolution is always an option. Kramer’s story is (literally) a revolutionary one, but it’s also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist, a rebel with a great tale to tell. The band recorded three major label albums but, by 1972-it was all over. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock ‘n’ roll group was capable of, and though there was power in reaching for that, it was also a recipe for personal and professional disaster. While it made sense that a label inspired by the punk ethic the MC5 helped found put out Wayne Kramers first full-on solo album, in. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, the MC5 toured the country, played alongside music legends, and had a rabid following, their music acting as the soundtrack to the blossoming blue collar youth movement. Wayne Kramer The Hard Stuff Strand Book Store 30K subscribers 9.9K views 4 years ago Wayne Kramer of the MC5 shares his new memoir The Hard Stuff, the story of his groundbreaking but. He grew up in and around Detroit, one of the United States’ least desirable cities. Not to insult Kramer, but he embodies Hoffer’s definition of undesirable.

Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, the band was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and even out of control. A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and co-founder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5, tells his story in The. This brings us to Wayne Kramer, who gives us a tour of his life in his memoir, THE HARD STUFF, Dope, Crime, the MC5 & My Life of Impossibilities. In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, the MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. “Voyeuristically dramatic.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

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