TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saintilan,Paul
TI  - Musicians & addiction: research and recovery stories 
SN  - 9780648688303
U1  - 780.922 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Erskineville, NSW
PB  - Music Australia
KW  - Musicians
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Drug addicts
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Numerous studies demonstrate the extraordinary vulnerability musicians have towards addiction, and the book attempts to examine all the facets that contribute to the problem and suggest ideas for addressing the problem. We hope that this book can build understanding, dispel some naive thinking, connect people, and give musicians looking to make changes comfort, hope and practical advice. The fundamental message of this book for the music industry is not that everyone should give up drugs and alcohol, but that for musicians who find themselves in trouble with drugs and alcohol, this is hardly unusual and happiness and creativity can be found on the other side of drug and alcohol dependency.
The first section of the book presents a review of research and published articles on the topic. The second section presents personal insights from 30 contributors working in Australia, US and UK music industries. This includes 12 excerpts from the autobiographies of well known musicians, 12 specially commissioned recovery stories from musicians across multiple genres, and a series of professional perspectives. -- Book cover
ER  -