{"product_id":"0063046385-the_lives_of_brian_a_memoir","title":"The Lives of Brian: A Memoir","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian Johnson's memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC\/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian mother, growing up in New Castle Upon Tyne, England, a working-class town. He was musically inclined and sang with the church choir. By the early '70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. So tough that by 1976, they disbanded and Brian turned to a blue-collar life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen 1980 changed everything. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC\/DC died at 33. The band auditioned singers, among them Johnson, whom Scott himself had seen perform and raved about. Within days, Johnson was in a studio with the band, working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, along with producer Mutt Lange.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the album, Back in Black, was released in July--a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band--it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, and triggering a years-long worldwide tour.  It has been declared \"the biggest selling hard rock album ever made\" and \"the best-selling heavy-metal album in history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe band toured the world for a full year to support the album, changing the face of rock music--and Brian Johnson's life--forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46671302983870,"sku":"0063046385-4","price":13.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81TlbzVaQxL.jpg?v=1776882804","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0063046385-the_lives_of_brian_a_memoir","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}