{"product_id":"lay-it-on-the-line-a-backstage-pass-to-rock-star-adventure-conflict-and-triumph-9781770416284","title":"Lay It on the Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and Triumph","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile describing the impulse driving his life and work, Rik Emmett explains, \"I was never in it for the sex and drugs -- ah, but the rock and roll. Creativity was, and still is, my \u003ci\u003eit\u003c\/i\u003e -- the truth I bet my life on. \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e was also, always, about play. \u003ci\u003eThe play's the thing ...\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerging memoir, anecdotes, and masterclasses on guitar, songwriting, and the artist's mindset\u003ci\u003e, Lay It On The Line\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight and perspective into the many roles Rik Emmett took on. \"It\" was always a parboiling, psychological gumbo: and this book attempts to finally share the recipe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt also includes photos from Emmett's own archives, plus the definitive, detailed reasons behind why he walked from Triumph -- and came back two decades later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRock star, it seems, was a character for Rik Emmett to inhabit ... a great gig, a catalytic door-opener ... it was a role that led to other adventures -- and these are the stories he's chosen to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRik Emmett\u003c\/b\u003e currently resides in Burlington, ON. The 32 albums of his recording career range from rock and blues to jazz, folk, and classical and got him into a few Canadian Halls and Walks of Fame. He was a guitar magazine columnist for over a dozen years, as well as a college music educator for a few decades. An avowed family man, he's been married for 46 years. This memoir follows his 2021 book of poetry\u003ci\u003e, Reinvention\u003c\/i\u003e. Retired from touring, he keeps busy in his studio, writing, recording, and blogging regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613375598866,"sku":"9781770416284","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8eb86cd-c006-4eac-894a-2b40f933e2f1.jpg?v=1732398488","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lay-it-on-the-line-a-backstage-pass-to-rock-star-adventure-conflict-and-triumph-9781770416284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}