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Author Announces Styx Bio 'The Grand Delusion'
Nashville-based music writer Sterling Whitaker has announced his next project, an unauthorized biography of the superstar rock group Styx entitled 'The Grand Delusion'. The book is the first ever written about the band, which has sold 35 million albums in a 30-year career. Styx' hits include "Lady", "Come Sail Away", "Too Much Time On My Hands" and "Babe", which was Song of the Year in 1979's People's Choice Awards.
(PRWEB) March 18, 2004 --Nashville-based music writer Sterling Whitaker has announced his next project, an unauthorized biography of the superstar rock group Styx entitled 'The Grand Delusion'. He expects to complete the book by the end of 2004.
I have been working on this for several years already," Whitaker states, and Im close enough to finishing now to talk about it." The author recently guested on the VH1 program ‘True Spin, in an episode featuring the story behind Styx campy classic Mr. Roboto".
It was great that VH1 asked me to do that," Whitaker said. They came to my house and shot for an hour and a half a few months ago. I wound up in the final edit for about nine seconds," he added with a laugh. But they spelled my name and the title of the book correctly, and thats all I can really ask for."
Drawn from archival interviews and footage, as well as the authors personal interviews with band members, business associates, friends and family, 'The Grand Delusion' will be the first biography written about Styx, one of the best-selling rock acts of the past thirty years. The group has sold more than 35 million records since its inception in 1972, and is the only rock group to earn four consecutive Triple Platinum albums in four consecutive years. Styx Top Ten hits include Lady", Come Sail Away", Too Much Time On My Hands" and Babe", which won Song of the Year in the 1979 Peoples Choice Awards.
'The Grand Delusion' is more than just some lurid tell-all book about a rock group," Whitaker said. Its the story of a band that started in a Chicago basement and became one of the biggest in the world. Its really about the hard work and sacrifice it takes to make it. It provides a glimpse inside the music business and what its really like, the high price that performers pay for success."
The author shrugs off critics who dismissed Styx, giving the group largely negative reviews throughout its career. I know there are some detractors who will think, ‘What we really need is a book about a band that we think is terrible," Whitaker said, laughing. But I disagree with the critical assessment of Styx. It had as much to do with business politics as the actual quality of the music. Thats why the band has never been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is absolutely ridiculous when you consider some of the acts that have been nominated. I believe 'The Grand Delusion' could change some peoples minds about Styx."
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