Backstage: How I Almost Got Rich Playing Drums in a Christian Hardcore Band, by Aaron Lunsford
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Nothing could have prepared an ambitious group of college dropouts for what awaited them on the road to potential rock stardom. Suicide, depression, extreme poverty, injuries, broken down vans and nervous encounters with supermodels. This is the story of “Christian Hardcore” band, As Cities Burn. Aaron Lunsford, drummer, takes readers behind the scenes, sharing his unique, and sometimes harsh, perspective on what it was like to attempt to "make it" as a band in the early-to-mid 2000’s. Aaron’s comments on the ins and outs of the music business, as well as the moral pressures of the “Christian” music scene, are eye-opening. Backstage gives fans of any genre of music a chance to put themselves in the shoes of those who dare to dream, and often fall short in the end.
Backstage: How I Almost Got Rich Playing Drums in a Christian Hardcore Band, by Aaron Lunsford - Amazon Sales Rank: #377602 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-09-20
- Released on: 2015-09-20
- Format: Kindle eBook
Backstage: How I Almost Got Rich Playing Drums in a Christian Hardcore Band, by Aaron Lunsford About the Author Aaron Lunsford resides in Nashville, TN with his wife and two children where he is continuing to pursue his drumming career. In 2003 he joined up with As Cities Burn and went on to record and tour with the band until 2013. As Cities Burn released 3 records with Tooth and Nail Records and toured with bands such as Underoath, Emery, The Bled, mewithoutYou, Poison the Well, Mayday Parade, Gym Class Heroes, Pierce the Veil, Brandtson, Jonezetta and had two stints on the Vans Warped Tour. After foraying into tour management and artist management from 2009 - 2013, Aaron has narrowed his focus to session and "drummer for hire" work. Venturing into blogging and writing a memoir in 2015, Aaron has high hopes of writing about food, travel and baseball. For the time being it seems he will have to stick to music writing in order to please his current audience and actually make some bucks.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Wanna know what it was like to live the weird life of a touring band in the mid 2000s ! By Christopher Lott BACKSTAGE tells the story of As Cities Burn's formative years up to the release of their debut record through drummer Aaron's Lunsford badmouth lens. Aaron Lunsford, or "Shy Guy" as my mother calls him, is a misunderstood and cryptic artist. On stage he has been known to wear his own band shirt. He bleeds America, baseball, obscure Seinfeld references, anxiety, Jimmy Eat World, and Budweiser, while inventing a hyper creative drum style in heavy music he seems hardly aware of. This book is less about the Christian Music Scene, and more about what it like to be Aaron Lunsford : an ultra-sensitive badboy.BACKSTAGE takes you through the whole process of a hardcore touring band before Napster came and ate out the music scene's heart. Aaron explores how these protected Christian kids evolved into their early twenties while living an unconventional life on the road. There are uncircumcised penis tricks, tour shenanigans involving feces, and existential moments of clarity about life and one's position in the universe. Aaron's prose is brutal, colloquial, direct, and laugh out loud funny. We get to swirl around in his neurotic mind, and understand a bit more about Aaron's relationship to art, drumming, money, suicide, Seinfeld, stardom. If you ever wondered what it's like to do figure eights around the country nonstop for months on end, and all the emotional damage that comes with it, look no further than this book. I read it in two sittings and laughed like a gigglyasaurus. Can't wait to read the next one!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The book to end all books and make successful authors rethink how they write. By Jodi Hume Being a kid from the post-hardcore scene days (and still stuck in that mentality and remisincing about the "good ol' days) I couldn't wait for this book to come out. My first time seeing ACB was with underoath in Lexington, KY... Only to have the show cancelled. The next time would be in the great city of Cincinnasty, OH. Except then known as Hawkboy and not really ACB. FINALLY seeing them with underoath on the "farewell" tour was everything I could had hoped for. The band was tight and as if they never stopped playing. I realize I have gone on and on about the band but I did so to only say this... Being in that scene and struggling with my own bands from this time era I understand a lot of what Aaron discusses here. So rather than be depressed about not making it big or not to have any records sold to be proud of and going on about how I can happily take refuge in someone else who has felt my pain... I'll just say that upon reading the first chapter for free on badchristian.com I was able to immediately bench press 600 pounds. I could speak 4 different languages also. My poor vision and lack of hearing was instantly and miraculously healed! My 1 year old son could instantly solve extensive algebraic equations. My beard grew long and more full than ever before. Yes. By only reading the first chapter. I can hardly wait to see what magic beans the book as a whole can offer. To Aaron I say, God bless and God speed. Although the world may not have appreciated what you guys did in the good ol' days.. I did. As a drummer you helped me shape my craft and bring in new elements I had never pushed myself to doing before. You are a god among men. And for that, I thank you. My wife will certainly appreciate me writing this on her Amazon account since I'm too lazy to make one. You understand.Thanks for the music, the inspiration, and talking about a new beer I've never tried.-Lane
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I found out about the Backstage book through the Bad Christian podcast which also runs its own record label ... By Sarah I never really listened to As Cities Burn but was a fan of many of the bands in their genre. I found out about the Backstage book through the Bad Christian podcast which also runs its own record label and publishing company (the one that put out this book). Aaron Lunsford was the drummer for the band As Cities Burn who recently had a 10 year reunion for their first album. I picked up the book on their reunion tour w/ Emery and wasn't able to put it down. I love books and documentaries that show the behind the scenes aspect of life on the road. Aaron does a good job of offering a blunt, honest, and transparent look into life on the road for a band that expresses their faith through their music. This book is anything from safe, censored, or G-rated. It offers a real look into the struggles, pitfalls, and hurt that faces musicians on the road. Even if you aren't a fan of As Cities Burn, but enjoy the heavy music scene, I highly suggest picking this book up. Their are stories that will make you laugh, cry, and say WTF!?!? Its entertaining and definitely a look into a world that is foreign to most of us.
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