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Jim Sonefeld

Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and One Hell of a Ride

Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and One Hell of a Ride

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Hootie & the Blowfish were once the biggest band in the world, but Jim Sonefeld's spiritual path from addiction to recovery is shattering and redeeming. Swimming with the Blowfish is an unpretentious, emotional story of one man's spiritual path to a more fruitful life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: Diversion Books


Hootie & the Blowfish, once the biggest band in the world, experienced a remarkable rise, fall, and rebirth. Jim Sonefeld, the drummer and one of the band's principal songwriters, shares the inside story of their humble beginnings, meteoric rise, sudden fall, and ultimate rebirth in his book, Swimming with the Blowfish. The book reveals the challenges of fame, addiction, and recovery, and how Sonefeld found solace in twelve-step recovery. Hootie's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was one of the best-selling in rock music history, and they won two Grammy Awards. Their live performances were played alongside some of the biggest names in music, and they appeared at the biggest venues in the world. However, Sonefeld's life was careening toward disaster due to his addiction. He reached out to seek relief in twelve-step recovery, and eventually settled into a loving, but by no means uncomplicated, homelife. Swimming with the Blowfish is a book that encapsulates a band still beloved by legions of fans, and it is much more than just a story of their music. It is an unpretentious, emotional story of one man's spiritual path to a more fruitful life. Sonefeld's journey is shattering, redeeming, and ultimately as comforting as your favorite flannel shirt.


Dimension: 228 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781635769807

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