Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando has formally introduced his memoir, Rumors of My Demise, which shall be launched on October seventh of this 12 months through Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books.
Preliminary reviews first had the autobiography popping out in 2022, after which once more in Could of this 12 months, however now a agency date has been locked in for the 304-page ebook (pre-order right here). The tome particulars the trials and tribulations of the alt-rock singer, who has battled his share of vices over the previous few a long time.
An official description of the ebook paints an image of a musician who has cheated loss of life, and is presently sober and having fun with life:
“After Kurt Cobain’s passing in 1994, everybody anticipated Evan Dando to be subsequent. The Lemonheads entrance man, songwriter and actor began within the ’80s hardcore scene and went on to develop into a ’90s icon. Consider Evan Dando, and also you consider heroin stylish, grunge, and celeb burnout. Maybe often called a lot for his partying and boyish attractiveness, after two gold information and the type of fame that you just simply can’t take pleasure in anymore, the Lemonheads cooled off and life went on.
Dando grew up in Boston, the son of a lawyer and a mannequin, and attended the celebrated Commonwealth College. Fame was by no means what motivated him however the lure of the wild life proved trickier to refuse. From sneaking into live shows as a toddler, to sleeping on flooring within the punk rock days, to crashing at Johnny Depp’s place in Hollywood, he was proper there within the thick of it. A lot so, that social media as soon as reported his loss of life.
Now, very a lot alive, sober, and having fun with a life in South America when he’s not on the street, Evan Dando goes to inform his personal story. His memoir will remind readers what was so nice in regards to the pre-internet ’90s: the innocence, the entry, and the anonymity. Reclaiming the purity and enthusiasm of his early days and encapsulating the spirit of the period, this candid autobiography presents a portrait of an artist who lives wholly for his music, and one which makes no apologies for doing so.”
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Dando hit it huge with The Lemonheads within the early ’90s with their albums It’s a Disgrace About Ray and Come on Really feel the Lemonheads. The band broke up in 1997, however re-formed in 2005. In between, Dando launched a solo profession, releasing a stay album and studio LP.
Earlier this 12 months, The Lemonheads introduced their first album of unique materials in 19 years. The LP, titled Love Chant, can also be set to reach in October, and options the lately launched singles “Deep Finish” and “Unhappy Cinderella.”
The Lemonheads are presently within the midst of an Australia/New Zealand tour, and can hit the UK and Europe starting in August. Choose up tickets right here.
See the quilt artwork for Evan Dando’s memoir Rumors of My Demise under, and pre-order the ebook through Amazon.