The Amazing Adventures of a Marginally Successful Musician

De: Bill Cinque

Narrado por: Bill Cinque

5000 gigs.

400+ film and TV placements.

45 years in music.

These are some of the bullet points in the resume of author/musician Bill Cinque. The Amazing Adventures of a Marginally Successful Musician is an educational and entertaining look at the world of music.

Honest, insightful, and often humorously brutal, Cinque speaks to the beginner, the seasoned pro and the non-musician “civilian” in a unique and refreshing voice about the rehearsals, recordings and rejections in the life of a self-described “blue collar, working class musician.”

"I live on a strict diet of pizza and Rockford Files reruns. For the sake of time and energy, I’ll answer all the other pertinent questions that anyone might have in short order. Briefs, not boxers. Mary Ann, not Ginger. Yankees, not Mets. Giants, not Jets. Tea, not coffee."

©2008 Bill Cinque (P)2023 Bill Cinque

Must Read For Musicians

This book (I’m not typing the whole damn title!) should be required reading for anyone thinking of starting a music career. It should also be required reading for all existing professional musicians, music directors, conductors and bandleaders. Adventures lays it all out for us… the good, the bad and the stupid. Cinque’s tongue is not only IN his cheek, but poking through it for much of the ride. Some stories are presented as verbatim memories. Others are fictionalized for comedic effect. Indeed, the book is often amusing and occasionally hilarious. The listener can tell it would be fun to work with Cinque. He’s funny. But beyond the Bronx Bluster and jokes, Cinque provides a long time bandleaders perspective on many aspects of the music, from opening for a superstar to being a sideman for another. The book is a primer for lessons any budding musician will learn, eventually. It’s like that old Faces song, Ooh La La:. “I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger.” But the book not just a primer for newbie performers. It’s also a reminder to those of us who’ve been performing for decades to be grateful for our gifts and thankful for our opportunities.

Funny and useful for anyone trying to make it in music!

Great information for musicians and a fun to listen to even if you just enjoy music!