{"product_id":"9780385338653","title":"Broken Music: A Memoir","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDial Press Trade Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/25\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sting’s gift for prose and reverence for language, nearly the equal of his musical gifts, shine on every page. Even when \u003ci\u003eBroken Music\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the quixotic life of an aspiring rock \u0026amp; roller, it reads like literature from a more rarified time when adults didn’t condescend to the vulgarities of pop culture.” —\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving been a songwriter most of my life, condensing my ideas and emotions into short  rhyming couplets and setting them to music, I had never really considered writing  a book. But upon arriving at the reflective age of fifty, I found myself drawn, for  the first time, to write long passages that were as stimulating and intriguing to  me as any songwriting I had ever done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And so \u003ci\u003eBroken Music\u003c\/i\u003e began to take shape.  It is a book about the early part of my life, from childhood through adolescence,  right up to the eve of my success with the Police. It is a story very few people  know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I had no interest in writing a traditional autobiographical recitation of  everything that’s ever happened to me. Instead I found myself drawn to exploring  specific moments, certain people and relationships, and particular events which still  resonate powerfully for me as I try to understand the child I was, and the man I  became.","brand":"Dial Press Trade Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214539878655,"sku":"9780385338653","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780385338653_s600x595.jpg?v=1775587271","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780385338653","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}