A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons by Ben Folds, 311 pagesWhile he's probably best known for being the titular member of the piano/bass/drums trio Ben Folds Five, Ben Folds has a 30-year history of songwriting and performing some excellent live shows. This book finds Folds looking back on the mistakes he made over those years (his succession of marriages and divorces rivals Elizabeth Taylor's and he's come around to regret some of his onstage antics) as he followed his creative path. This memoir is funny, insightful, inspiring, and, above all, honest. Just like his music. I loved reading it, and I'm now itching to see Folds perform again the next time he's in town.
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