Day 12 - Your Favorite Musical Artist's Life Story

I'm modifying this topic a bit. Although I've always loved music (& even studied music ed in college) & have some favorite musicians, I don't really have a life story of one to share. If you follow my blog, you'll know that I was on an autobiography kick recently. I read numerous great ones, but the one I found most intriguing was The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. So, instead of a musical artist's life story, I'm going to share the review I did a couple months ago about this book.

I didn't know who Jeannette Walls was, but her story sounded intriguing...a child of nomadic parents who had some strange ideals on life & raising children. Her father considered himself an inventor of sorts & was always looking for that big gold strike. Her mother was an artist, who preferred painting over cooking meals & was an "excitement addict." Despite the drunken episodes w/ her father, the lack of parenting skills causing the children to fend for themselves, & the constant moving to avoid the law, tax collectors, etc. (usually in the middle of the night), she & her siblings found ways to make it on their own. Her father was a smart man, & even when the children were not in school, they learned a lot just by living & exploring the world around them.

She has gone on to become a journalist & contributor to MSNBC.com. Many people would consider her childhood years full of abuse & neglect. She didn't see it that way, though. Through her vivid descriptions of life w/ her parents, you can tell that she felt loved by them & loved them greatly in return.

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