Sheryl Crow: No Fool to This Game

by Richard Buskin

Book Overview

Singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, superstar - Sheryl Crow is one of the most respected and accomplished musical artists today. Sheryl Crow: No Fool to This Game digs beneath the media hype and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823084329
• ISBN13: 9780823084326
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Billboard Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Behind the Music......

It's fascinating reading about how my favorite Sheryl Crow songs were birthed into existence. That was my favorite part of the book and Mr. Buskin did a superb job of detailing the history of all of her songs. This is a gripping story of Ms. Crow's rise to fame via determination, hard work and a single-minded ambition to succeed. I came away applauding her tenacity, her talent and her sheer will to survive in the dog-eat-dog music business. If you enjoy Sheryl Crow's music then this book is a must-read for you. You'll come away feeling as if you know her and her music in a deeper way. I highly recommend this well-written book.

Crow in Depth

If you're interested in the inner workings of the record industry and what it takes to get a chance to make it then "No Fool to this Game" is a MUST read. Buskin covers her early career and the Crow Machine as she plows over all those in her path. It's a fascinating story that ends with her latest album, C'mon, C'mon. Sheryl may not be a fool to this game but she has given up her personal life (marriage & family) for the riches of R'N'R. I wonder if she thinks it's all been worth it?

A Grinding Road

The author deftly tells this Rashomon-like tale of ambition, art, death, sex, betrayal, success, and most of all, marketing with commendable restraint, reporting skills and courtesy. For me, fascinating more as a social and business document than a musical one. As more than a musical biography, it's a trip down the winding, grinding road of contemporary corporate marketing, with the author's sensitive eye to the blood on the tracks along the way. A must read, particularly for those of us in the business.

A must read for any Sheryl Crow fan

Sheryl Crow: No Fool to This Game by Richard Buskin is a must read for any Sheryl Crow fan as well as anyone interested in the behind the scenes cutthroat world of entertainment. Mr. Buskin has done an excellent job of allowing numerous colleagues, collaborators and record industry executives associated with Sheryl's career, all tell their stories in their own words. In many cases their accounts vary dramatically from one another, forcing the reader to draw their own conclusion. But, this in itself, shows the reader how stories get turned inside out and an insight to the politics and backstabbing that takes place in showbusiness that the public rarely comprehends. Crow comes across as an incredibly talented and gifted artist, unbelievably driven and strong-willed, who "Thinks like a man" and who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Her love life is covered in detail (to Buskin's credit, he has avoided the salacious and kept it to the facts) as are her battles with depression and loneliness. A well-rounded portrait of one of the few artists, male or female, to appear on the world stage over the past decade who possess all of the ingredients for a long and successful career. Buy it and read it!