{"product_id":"dream-about-lightning-bugs-book-ben-folds-9781984817273","title":"A Dream about Lightning Bugs","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dream About Lightning Bugs\u003c\/i\u003e reads like its author: intelligent, curious, unapologetically punk, and funny as hell.--Sara Bareilles\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter, beloved for songs such as Brick, You Don't Know Me, Rockin' the Suburbs, and The Luckiest, and is the former frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. But Folds will be the first to tell you he's an unconventional icon, more normcore than hardcore. Now, in his first book, Folds looks back at his life so far in a charming and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the title chapter, A Dream About Lightning Bugs, Folds recalls his earliest childhood dream--and realizes how much it influenced his understanding of what it means to be an artist. In Measure Twice, Cut Once he learns to resist the urge to skip steps during the creative process. In Hall Pass he recounts his 1970s North Carolina working-class childhood, and in Cheap Lessons he returns to the painful life lessons he learned the hard way--but that luckily didn't kill him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his inimitable voice, both relatable and thought-provoking, Folds digs deep into the life experiences that shaped him, imparting hard-earned wisdom about both art and life. Collectively, these stories embody the message Folds has been singing about for years: Smile like you've got nothing to prove, because it hurts to grow up, and life flies by in seconds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Dream About Lightning Bugs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides being super talented, and an incredibly poignant and multifaceted musician, Ben Folds is a fantastic author. I couldn't put this book down--and not just because I taped it to my hand. Ben takes us into his mind and into his process from the very beginnings of his childhood to where he is today--one of the greatest musicians and writers that has ever graced the art.\u003cb\u003e--Bob Saget\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dream About Lightning Bugs\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful, touching and often hilarious look back at  Folds's] life and career, told with wit and good old-fashioned Southern warmth--like Truman Capote, but with more F-bombs.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49565657825553,"sku":"GOR013599037","price":9.39,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49926375440657,"sku":"CIN1984817272G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50403227369745,"sku":"CIN1984817272A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50590682972433,"sku":"CIN1984817272VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50889915760913,"sku":"GOR010534130","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1984817272.jpg?v=1751029857","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-de\/products\/dream-about-lightning-bugs-buch-ben-folds-9781984817273","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}