Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It Audiobook (Free)

Through the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an important oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming music artists, including Dave Grohl, Jimmy Web page, Michael Stipe, Carrie Brownstein, Smokey Robinson, and Jeff Tweedy, among others-published in association with NPR Music.

Will there be a unforgettable tune that changed your daily life?

NPR’s renowned music power Bob Boilen posed this question for some of about Your Music Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Dearest Artists on Their Journey as well as the Music That Influenced It today’s best-loved musical legends and increasing stars. WITHIN YOUR Song Changed My Life, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), St. Vincent, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Kitty Power, David Byrne (Talking Heads), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Jenny Lewis, Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney), Yusuf Islam (Kitty Stevens), Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jackson Browne, Valerie June, Philip Cup, Adam Blake, and additional artists reflect on pivotal occasions that influenced their work.

For Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, it was discovering his sister’s 45 of The Byrds’ “Change, Turn, Change.” A young St. Vincent’s life changed your day a package of CDs actually fell off a delivery truck before her house. Cat Stevens was changed when he noticed John Lennon cover “Twist and Shout.” These are the momentous however unmarked events which have formed these and many other musical talents, and ultimately the audio of contemporary music.

A diverse assortment of personal experiences, both ordinary and extraordinary, Your Song Changed MY ENTIRE LIFE illustrates the ways in which music is revived, restored, and revolutionized. Additionally it is a testament to the energy of music in our lives, and an motivation for future artists and music fans.

Amazing contributors consist of: Jimmy Web page (Led Zeppelin), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia, Crazy Flag), Smokey Robinson, David Byrne (Speaking Minds), St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), James Blake, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Sturgill Simpson, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Kitty Power, Jackson Browne, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Philip Cup, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Hozier, Regina Carter, Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, as well as others), Courtney Barnett, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers), Leon Bridges, Sharon Van Etten, and many more.