It's All Downhill From Here: On The Road With Project 86

by SCHWAB ANDREW

• ISBN13: 9780974694290
• ISBN10: 0974694290
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Strang Communications Co

Summary

His merch guy is trying to get them all arrested. His guitarist is trying to get them all killed. Fans are stealing his things. Mechanics are rebuking his lifestyle. Even his own fragile, uptight psyche is antagonizing him. But despite having every odd stacked against him, Project 86's frontman is living the dream and loving it. In It's All Downhill From Here, Andrew Schwab chronicles the highs and lows, the struggles and triumphs of this underground, independent rock band's rocky road to stardom. From a hostage situation on their first day on the road, to a drummer's crushed hand, a haunting female fan and an '80s rocker's halitosis problem, Schwab tells it like it is, with biting wit and rock star charm. This insider's look at the real life of a rock band not only reaffirms that everyone's human, but makes you hungry for a dream of your own to chase after. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Andrew Schwab is the lead vocalist for Project 86, and an independent author who tours nationwide performing spoken word poetry

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 A Really, Really Bad Dream	1	(22)
CHAPTER 2 A Laser Pointer and a Hostage Situation	23	(28)
CHAPTER 3 The Worst Day in the History of Project 86	51	(24)
CHAPTER 4 All Guitar Centers Should Be Destroyed by a Meteor Shower	75	(6)
CHAPTER 5 Halitosis	81	(12)
CHAPTER 6 Band Crew Gone Bad, Part I	93	(14)
CHAPTER 6.5 My Favorite Questions	107	(4)
CHAPTER 7 Did You Forget to Lock the Door Again, Schwab?	111	(18)
CHAPTER 8 Band Crew Gone Bad, Part II	129	(14)
CHAPTER 9 And Now It's Time for a Schwab Lib	143	(4)
CHAPTER 10 It's All Downhill From Here	147	(24)
CHAPTER 11 Why I Do What I Do	171