Escape from Bellevue: A Memoir of Rock 'n' Roll, Recovery, and Redemption (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781592405305)

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Indie rock raconteur Chris Campion-one of the few patients ever to escape from Bellevue's locked ward-recalls his band's tumultuous ride, his plummet into addiction, and the strange road back to sobriety

Chronicling more than twenty years in the life of a Long Island kid who became a hardcore fixture of Manhattan's indie rock scene, Escape from Bellevue is a coming-of-age tale like no other. As the lead singer of New York-based indie rock band Knockout Drops, Campion got a taste of fame (but, alas, no fortune) on a wild ride that lasted from the early 1980s through the 1990s.

Escape from Bellevue puts the spotlight on the collective psychosis of twenty years spent in a rolling bacchanal. Just as the Knockout Drops reached the height of their success, Campion began his downward spiral. After finally coming to grips with his addictions, Campion molded his songs and stories into a sold-out off-Broadway musical. Now, presenting these tales in a memoir of madness and redemption, Campion once again proves to possess the creative genius of a die-hard front man.

Author: Christopher John Campion
ISBN-10: 1592405304
ISBN-13: 9781592405305
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 12/29/2009
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.80d