Evan Dando, the frontman of alt-rock veterans The Lemonheads, has introduced the discharge his long-awaited memoir, Rumors of My Demise.
The ebook was initially introduced again in late 2020, with Dando reported as co-writing the amount with music author Jim Ruland on the time. “My life is a muddy river. I assumed I ought to add extra filth,” Dando stated upon its preliminary announcement.
Named for the rumor and innuendo that surrounded Dando’s life on the peak of his fame as a ’90s rock heartthrob, the ebook goals to share “the true story of his band’s tumultuous historical past and what it was wish to be well-known within the pre-internet days.”
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Set for launch via publishers Gallery Books on Oct. 7, Rumors of My Demise presents as a candid account of Dando’s storied life, starting from his adolescence within the ’80s hardcore scene, his brush with mainstream success, as much as his present standing, which sees him sober and residing in South America whereas not touring.
“Reclaiming the purity and enthusiasm of his early days and encapsulating the spirit of the period, this candid autobiography presents a portrait of an artist who lives wholly for his music, and one which makes no apologies for doing so,” an outline of the ebook reads.
Information of Dando’s upcoming memoir follows on from the discharge of “Deep Finish,” the lead single from The Lemonheads’ first album of authentic music since 2006. The monitor will characteristic on Love Chant, which is scheduled for a fall launch, although specifics haven’t been shared.
The Lemonheads first shaped in Boston in 1986, with a sequence of impartial albums arriving through Taang! earlier than the group signed to Atlantic for 1990’s Lovey.
Writing with Smudge frontman Tom Morgan whereas in Australia, The Lemonheads discovered their business breakthrough with 1992’s It’s a Disgrace About Ray, which reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200. Its success was bolstered by a canopy of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson,” and helped the group obtain their business peak with 1993’s Come on Really feel the Lemonheads, which peaked at No. 56.
The Lemonheads initially dissolved in 1997, although Dando reactivated the group in 2005, with a self-titled file arriving the next yr. Since then, two cowl albums have been launched, with Varshons and Varshons 2 being issued in 2009 and 2019, respectively.
