How does one young man survive the deaths of his entire family and manage to make something worthwhile of his life? In Things The Grandchildren Should Know Mark Oliver Everett tells the story of what it's like to grow up the insecure son of a genius in a wacky Virginia Ice Storm-like family. Left to run wild with his sister, his father off in some parallel universe of his own invention, Everett's upbringing was 'ridiculous, sometimes tragic and always unsteady'. But somehow he manages to not only survive his crazy upbringing and ensuing tragedies; he makes something of his life, striking out on a journey to find himself by channelling his experiences into his, eventually, critically acclaimed music with the Eels. But it's not an easy path. Told with surprising candour, Things The Grandchildren Should Know is an inspiring and remarkable story, full of hope, humour and wry wisdom.
Klappentext
The extraordinary true story of songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, lead singer of the band Eels. How does one young man survive the deaths of his entire family and manage to make something worthwhile of his life? Everett tells the story of what it's like to grow up the insecure son of a genius in a wacky family. Left to run wild with his sister, Everett's upbringing was 'ridiculous, sometimes tragic and always unsteady'. But somehow he manages to not only survive his crazy upbringing and ensuing tragedies, but successfully make critically acclaimed music with the Eels. An inspiring and remarkable story.
Biografie
Mark Oliver Everett, geboren 1963 in Virginia, ist der Frontmann der Rockband "Eels". Schon in seiner Kindheit hat er eine Vorliebe für Spielzeug-Instrumente entwickelt, was seine spätere musikalische Arbeit entscheidend prägte. In den 1980er-Jahren zog er nach Los Angeles, wo er unter dem Pseudonym E seine ersten beiden Soloalben "A Man Called E" und "Broken Toy Shop" veröffentlichte. Mit seiner Band "Eels" hat er inzwischen elf von der Kritik gefeierte Alben herausgebracht. 2003 komponierte er den Soundtrack zum Film "Levity" mit Billy Bob Thornton und Morgan Freeman.
