{"product_id":"the-lives-of-brian-brian-johnson-9780063046382","title":"The Lives of Brian: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Johnson's memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC\/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic \u003cem\u003eBack in Black\u003c\/em\u003e, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian mother, growing up in New Castle Upon Tyne, England, a working-class town. He was musically inclined and sang with the church choir. By the early '70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. So tough that by 1976, they disbanded and Brian turned to a blue-collar life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen 1980 changed everything. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC\/DC died at 33. The band auditioned singers, among them Johnson, whom Scott himself had seen perform and raved about. Within days, Johnson was in a studio with the band, working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, along with producer Mutt Lange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the album, \u003cem\u003eBack in Black\u003c\/em\u003e, was released in July--a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band--it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, and triggering a years-long worldwide tour. It has been declared \"the biggest selling hard rock album ever made\" and \"the best-selling heavy-metal album in history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band toured the world for a full year to support the album, changing the face of rock music--and Brian Johnson's life--forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063046385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063046382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022","brand":"Brian Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053853602047,"sku":"9780063046382","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0899794d-3187-492b-83fd-fff297c8e979.jpg?v=1685026609","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lives-of-brian-brian-johnson-9780063046382","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}