{"product_id":"escape-from-bellevue-christopher-john-campion-9781592405305","title":"Escape from Bellevue: A Memoir of Rock 'n' Roll, Recovery, and Redemption","description":"Read Christopher John Campion's posts on the Penguin Blog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chronicling more than twenty years in the life of a Long Island kid who became a hardcore fixture of Manhattan's indie rock scene, \u003ci\u003eEscape from Bellevue\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eEscape from Bellevue\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher John Campion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592405304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592405305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Christopher John Campion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938486780159,"sku":"9781592405305","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bd137ed1-1f7e-4df6-9be1-4c82b5012c86.jpg?v=1681435967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/escape-from-bellevue-christopher-john-campion-9781592405305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}