Will I love The Uncool?

Although I'm a fan of music journalism and memoir, there was a lot I didn't know about the journey of Cameron Crowe. His memoir is filled with great stories and characters from his decades as a music journalist, beginning when he was a young teenager. (His encounters with Gregg Allman and David Bowie stand out as particularly wonderful). I appreciated Crowe's ability to both convey his youthful sense of wonder and his adult reflection on his life as a journalist and filmmaker into this powerful memoir. A particular joy is the description throughout of his mother, including quotes of her… show more.