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by Chris Smith (Author)
Examples of hard rock musicians who've appealed to multiple generations are pleasantly frequent. Examples of such musicians who simultaneously straddle the black and white worlds, the gay and straight worlds, and the Christian and secular worlds are much less so. Doug (dUg) Pinnick-bassist, vocalist, songwriter, frontman, and focal point of King's X-is that rare musician. His story is equal parts rock n' roll survival and personal evolution. Sometimes these paths support one another, more often they clash. Their ultimate resolution is not just Doug's story, or a musician's story, it is a universally human story. Telling Doug's tale requires also telling that of King's X, and "What You Make It" goes further into the details of this beloved band's evolution than any work so far. Doug, of course, is a musician. And 'What You Make It' is a music biography. But Doug is also black, gay, Christian and a child of the 1950s and '60s. The book fully explores each of these aspects of his life as well as how this combination had the unlikely outcome of creating a globally famous hard rock musician.
Author Biography
Author Chris Smith is a writer. At least as important for "What You Make It," however, is his life-long immersion in the various facets of the music industry. A fan of heavy music since the early 1980s, Smith turned his love professional via a 1986 stint as stagehand at London's famed Marquee Club. Years as an aspiring bass player or front man in local metal combos gave way in 1992 to his first paid music journalism gig, starting off at the top of the hard rock mountain as a US-based scribe for Kerrang! Smith paid his dues for the first year or two writing live reviews and short news items. Feature assignments eventually started coming, however, and the very first full-length article he did for K! was based on an interview he conducted with Doug Pinnick before King's X began work on its 'Dogman' album. The two have remained in touch ever since. Freelance assignments from Raw, B-Side, and the Houston Press became regular parts of Smith's schedule as did programming and co-hosting Houston's last commercially broadcast heavy metal specialty radio program: Rock 101 KLOL's "Stagedive." Booking local festivals as well as managing local bands and producing their records also became part of his repertoire. Smith remains in touch with many of the managers, musicians, agents, and record and radio people he met over the years and still enjoys playing matchmaker between them when the opportunity presents itself.
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