Short Story

As William waits, the members of the band Stillwater arrive late to the show. Recognizing them, he introduces himself as a journalist and asks for an interview. They refuse, yelling, “The enemy! A rock writer.” It’s no accident that this nickname sticks. The band members—particularly Russell Hammond, the guitarist—are the ENEMIES of William’s adventure. Far from traditional, out-and-out villains, these antagonists take more “curiously fluid, ambiguous forms.” (Campbell 97) They are the SHAPESHIFTERS that Lester Bangs has warned him against, the “fake friends” that will “ruin rock and roll.” It’s not until William flatters them with his detailed knowledge of their music that they offer up a fickle form of friendship, bringing

First, the author tells “It is hard enough keeping yourself alive. And this wild boy, loving nothing but music.” He is only six-year-old who does not know anything about how to survive but with the love of music he is able to live . The author also reveal the second time music give him the strength through “ And the hurricane,now brewing near Barbados...will still be singing,

In the excerpt from “Rock & Roll JIhad” by Salman Ahmad, a boy’s life is revised by his first rock band experience. Salman had shown up to a Zed Zeppelin concert completely unaware of any songs he sang. When the first song had played Salman’s spirit had been taken away with the music. The guitar player, jimmy page had put a spell on salman, the technical fingering Jimmy on the guitar had blown salams mind completely. What had felt like a split second to him had realistically been almost three hours. His soul had stayed attached to the music, that moment had drastically transformed Salman’s look on life. From that moment on He knew that he had found his passion and his purpose in life.

As a result, the narrator 's lack of understanding creates a barrier in his relationship with his brother, because even though the narrator has witnessed music within his community and has seen how it can be used as a form of expression, he does not yet realize the connections that he has with music and other artists within the community.

In James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues,” a passionate but drug-addicted musician named Sonny reconnects with his strict older brother after serving time in prison. Set in Harlem in the 1950s, the short story explores the frustration and resentment that black youth feel as a result of the lack of opportunities presented to them. Although Sonny is desperate to leave Harlem, the hopelessness provided by poverty causes him to succumb to heroin. However, he’s able to cope through his passion for music. The protagonist’s internal struggle in “Sonny’s Blues” shows that music can provide a healthy escape from bleak situations.

The role of music is important in the short story “Sonny’s Blue”, by James Baldwin. Sonny is the narrator younger brother and he has a dream of become Musician. When their parents passed away, the narrator felt like he is responsible for his younger brother and taking care of him. The narrator was a teacher and living a stable life. When the narrator was going home, he noticed that one of Sonny’s old friend, who is always dirty and high, was waiting for him in the school. But the narrator pretended like he hates Sonny’s friend who despite his problem. Also, he told the narrator how Sonny’s life was drug addicted and will be continuing like this. Sonny was arrested for selling and using heroin and the narrator was really angry about it. As

It became a way of self-expression; his own movement within himself. He related to the way he felt the music move him, was the way the heroin flowed through his veins and set him free. Free of the confinements of the city that trapped his youth, and free of the bars that held him hostage to break his habit of addiction. Even though he had hurt his family, he was able to relate his pain and struggles through music. With his own emotional struggles after the death of his child, the narrator reunites with his brother years later.

His three children, John, Ryan, and Keersten, began to hold the same core beliefs on music and the spirituality that comes with music, going as far as engaging themselves in choral activities and keeping music an essential part of their daily life. As his children grew up, he would share stories about his R&B influencers. He spoke of the good and the bad. The times that truly impacted him. There are crucial moments that shape us into who we are today. For some it may be a heart wrenching accident, for others it may be a terrifying attack. For John it was the death of his favorite artist, performer, and childhood

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""Sorry,” he [Grohl] beams. “I’ve just got to check my e-mail. I want to see if my daughter got into private school.""(Page 622, Paragraph 5) This excerpt shows the reader that despite Grohl being a multimillionaire, and a rock legend, he is still a human who is worried about his daughter getting into a school. Just like every other parent, who is worried and hopeful for their child. Grohl also shows his compassion and continued love for his previous band, Nirvana, "Despite his shiny, well-equipped studio, he decided to record Wasting Light in his garage at home, and in a nod to his lo-fi, DIY roots, recorded to tape rather than digitally on a computer." (Page 624, Paragraph 24) In an attempt to give a 'nod' to Kurt Cobain and the DIY Era of grunge sounding music of the early

Despite enjoying music, Mr. House did not join the band when he first came to campus. He and his girlfriend felt that the Georgia Tech band program was not up to their standards, and Mr. House’s high school band teacher had attended Jacksonville State University (JSU) with Georgia Tech band director, Bucky Johnson, before he transferred or “quit” to the University of Georgia (UGA). In the time that Bucky was in charge he brought the band a very long way. The first year they went to all the football games and realized that they missed being a part of the band. The fall of his sophomore year Mr. House joined the band.

Josh’s high school was a refuge for him. When he was there nothing matter, because there he was able to express his love for music. Josh loved music and he met someone who shared the same interest. Howie was a little younger than Josh and he could play almost every instrument. When they were playing music together, the sound was exquisite. The music took away all of their sorrows and pains and anything that was negative. At their high school they actually got to enjoy themselves.

He quit being in his band, quit hanging with bad influences and pursued a life of teaching to raise a family. For example in the text it states that the mom didn't want him taking long days off in the band, leaving her with the kids, “Dad announced he was leaving the band. Mom didn't want him to do it for her sake. She said it was okay to keep playing as long as he didn't leave her alone with the kids. Dad said not to worry that he wasn't doing it for her. Coming after this, Mia explains how this was hard for her dad to quit the band for the kids, and taking on teaching. He had to change his wardrobe, had to give away the signature leather jacket, etc. This changed her father's life for the better; he was there to experience all the things life has to offer as you grow old. He got to experience the joys of being a father to a beautiful cello playing daughter and a goofball little boy. If he were to choose the rock life he would not have seen any of this, not gotten to experience this, but he did because he considered the possibility that his life might completely change for the good out of this

This profile is informative, it has provided information on David Grohl, the lead singer of the Foo Fighters. This essay is very effective, it gets its points across. Wilkinson provides a rich verbal portrait of rock musician Dave Grohl by describing his career from beginning to when he formed the Foo Fighters and provides other details about his life. Wilkinson portrays Grohl as an ordinary person trying to balance work and his creative genius. Wilkinson's conclusion, which talks about the Foo Fighters embarking on another world tour and the fortune cookie fortunes on the fridge (pg. 626), sums this essay

Sebastian woke with a great startle to his blaring alarm clock. he’d been up until four this morning and it was now 6:30, he had been working on some new songs and was not prepared for school this morning. He saw no point in going to school most days, he only enjoyed his arts classes. He enjoyed things like sculpting, painting and playing the upright bass in his high school band, he loved music and it was his biggest passion. Some would say he might even sell his soul to be the best musician there was. He played many different instruments and music came naturally to him, he truly loved percussion most of all. He was a member of a band, they commonly did rock music for most of their performances but had a wide array of jazz music and much else as well. He made his way through the school day just as he normally did, only getting through his academic classes by knowing that after lunch all of his classes were something he would enjoy. he was also looking forward to his band’s show tonight.