Adam Norsworthy – Stage By Stage: A Life in Twelve Gigs
Adam Norsworthy, the highly respected musician and stalwart of the UK’s blues rock scene through his role as frontman of The Mustangs, his singer-songwriter solo work and guitarist of highly acclaimed RnB band The Milk Men (one of the must see, must hear bands on the circuit) has added Published Author to his talents with Stage By Stage: A Life in Twelve Gigs.
Cleverly presented through twelve highly significant gigs he either performed at, or attended as a fan, Stage By Stage is an entertaining trip, and read, through Adam’s life from his youngest days and earliest memories (where music, unsurprisingly, plays a vital role) to the present day.
As importantly, each gig covered made such an indelible musical mark on Adam that they helped shape and influence the consummate singer, guitarist and songwriter he has become.
Adam’s passion for music well outside the boundaries of those gigs also shines through, interwoven with anecdotal tales of his life, from school days to gig days, from the humorous to the genuinely moving, from the pertinent to the poignant, and life values learned (many such values were passed down from his late parents, who stand tall and proud as part of Adam’s story, and the book).
Stage By Stage is not so much an autobiography however as a memoir that highlights the importance of both music and friendship.
The latter is a repeating theme of the book, not least through Adam’s best and oldest friend, Jamie Smy, who is also part of The Milk Men (their closest trials and distanced tribulations as younger friends and musicians play a vital part in Adam’s story and, indeed, both their lives).
As can also be read between the lines, this is a musician with the refreshing trait of valuing his own body of work highly.
And rightly so, given the quality of output from top-notch modern RnB practitioners The Milk Men, the multi-faceted melodic blues rock of The Mustangs, and his lower-key, lights dimmed with a glass of the good stuff, singer-songwriter solo work.
In summary, with no Spoiler Alerts as to the specific live shows detailed within (other than to say they range from the first efforts of musical youth to the impacting and highly significant), Stage By Stage: A Life in Twelve Gigs is a highly recommended, well-written read, one that will have many a music fan recalling their own favourite or most significant gigs, and the friendships formed through music.
Those latter considerations may well be the book’s greatest gift (although a gift for a like-minded musical friend also comes to mind).
Ross Muir
FabricationsHQ
Stage By Stage: A Life in Twelve Gigs is available on Amazon UK.
Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stage-Life-Twelve-Gigs/dp/B0G321WF5Q/ref=sr_1_1
Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stage-Life-Twelve-Gigs-ebook/dp/B0G4JWM4MQ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
Cleverly presented through twelve highly significant gigs he either performed at, or attended as a fan, Stage By Stage is an entertaining trip, and read, through Adam’s life from his youngest days and earliest memories (where music, unsurprisingly, plays a vital role) to the present day.
As importantly, each gig covered made such an indelible musical mark on Adam that they helped shape and influence the consummate singer, guitarist and songwriter he has become.
Adam’s passion for music well outside the boundaries of those gigs also shines through, interwoven with anecdotal tales of his life, from school days to gig days, from the humorous to the genuinely moving, from the pertinent to the poignant, and life values learned (many such values were passed down from his late parents, who stand tall and proud as part of Adam’s story, and the book).
Stage By Stage is not so much an autobiography however as a memoir that highlights the importance of both music and friendship.
The latter is a repeating theme of the book, not least through Adam’s best and oldest friend, Jamie Smy, who is also part of The Milk Men (their closest trials and distanced tribulations as younger friends and musicians play a vital part in Adam’s story and, indeed, both their lives).
As can also be read between the lines, this is a musician with the refreshing trait of valuing his own body of work highly.
And rightly so, given the quality of output from top-notch modern RnB practitioners The Milk Men, the multi-faceted melodic blues rock of The Mustangs, and his lower-key, lights dimmed with a glass of the good stuff, singer-songwriter solo work.
In summary, with no Spoiler Alerts as to the specific live shows detailed within (other than to say they range from the first efforts of musical youth to the impacting and highly significant), Stage By Stage: A Life in Twelve Gigs is a highly recommended, well-written read, one that will have many a music fan recalling their own favourite or most significant gigs, and the friendships formed through music.
Those latter considerations may well be the book’s greatest gift (although a gift for a like-minded musical friend also comes to mind).
Ross Muir
FabricationsHQ
Stage By Stage: A Life in Twelve Gigs is available on Amazon UK.
Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stage-Life-Twelve-Gigs/dp/B0G321WF5Q/ref=sr_1_1
Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stage-Life-Twelve-Gigs-ebook/dp/B0G4JWM4MQ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0