How They Made It: True Stories of How Music's Biggest Stars Went from Start to Stardom

by Dan Kimpel

Everyone comes from How They Made It is a savvy insider's tale that traces the career trajectories of a cross section of top selling recording artists, puncturing the mythologies of the music business to reveal the truths within. Hard work and persistence are the common themes, dispelling the notion of “overnight success.” Artists covered include Jim Brickman, Green Day, Norah Jones, Maroon5, John Mayer, Alanis Morissette, OutKast, Rufus Wainright and Lee Ann Womack.

210 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[Notserp2002 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting to read how these musicians got their start.

[Armand · Rating 1 out of 5]

Crap.