The Uncool: A Memoir [Large Print]

By Cameron Crowe

Book Overview

Cameron Crowe was an unlikely rock and roll insider. Born in 1957 to parents who strictly banned the genre from their house, he dove headfirst into the world of music. By the time he graduated high school at fifteen, Crowe was contributing to Rolling Stone. The Uncool offers a front-row ticket to the 1970s, a golden era for music and art when rock was young. It's also a surprisingly intimate family drama. This memoir is an essential read for music lovers or anyone chasing their wildest dreams. At the end of that roller-coaster journey, you might just find what you were looking for: Your place in the world.

• Format: Library Binding
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420530259
• ISBN13: 9781420530254
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Very interesting

This memoir is a tribute to his mother, an honorarium to the members of his family, a study of his growth as a person from childhood on. He recounts exploits and awe as he meets and later writes about major and minor Musicmakers from the 1960s onward as well as meeting icon Cesar Chavez. He talks at length of his rather dramatic change of plans from pursuing a law degree like his grandpa to becoming a writer for the music scene. It is a real trip down Memory Lane for many of us. I requested and received a temporary digital review galley from Avid Reader Press | Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster via NetGalley. Pub Date Oct 28, 2025 *****review #BookBub #Goodreads #TheUncoolAMemoir by @cameronbcrowe @avidreaderpress @simonandschuster #NetGalley #Memoir #Music #Nonfiction #Biography #mixtapes #journalist #director