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# Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir

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Review: Perhaps more than just a bio of excess - You have to admire what this book represents in a number of ways, all of them unforeseen (by myself) and pretty compelling particularly at this moment in time. I've always liked Lanegan's music, he definitely has one of the most lovely voices of any singer and has been behind a trove of rich, compelling music. That much of it ends up being more memorable today than was previously recognized by the market it originally derived from is a testament to time and art. The fact that Lanegan managed to live at all is also some strange testament to life, one that's maybe never been told in such a brazen fashion. It's not necessarily graceful writing, but definitely as brutally honest as can be. What brought me to this book, oddly enough, was listening to Mark's latest record "Straight Songs of Sorrow," which came up on my spotify feed, as his music has for the past few years. A few songs on this record really stood out, enough that I thought I would investigate and see if he'd left any other overlooked surprises to mine. Its the pandemic after all, lots of time to explore! I was thinking performance videos or something of that nature. Instead I found this book, huge surprise, it just came out. This type of bio is not my interest at all any more in my own life, but something made me decide to indulge and see what it had to tell. Lanegan's songs have been in my head ever since I started reading and will likely remain. More than anything, it's opened my eyes to how much he's done in his career from the period in time the book ends. Now there are many more layers of music to discover and enjoy (I'm listening to his recordings with Isobel Campbell right now, wow they are beautiful!). I had mostly stopped following him well after the Trees "Dust" album, still one of the best of all time, so this is a nice portal back into some rather rich and "untapped" veins, no pun intended. There's definitely a lot in this book for anyone to get a blast reading, its harrowing and almost inexplicable most of the way through. But two things really resonate with me beyond the authorship itself. Namely, there are a ton of people in life who choose this path, the majority of them never amounting to anything but early death or the bane of many other's existence. Do they choose this, or does the path choose them based on their circumstances, upbringing, what they think they learn along the way, what roads are followed, decisions made or perhaps within their very DNA? Hard to say, but its something that will always be with us in life, there's no magic cure. And in the closing chapter Lanegan writes "I had grown up believing you took whatever you could from whoever and always looked out for number one, screwing anyone and everyone in the process. From my earliest childhood memories, I had been a thief and a flagrant, transparent, nonstop liar and cheat." The final recognition of a perilous junkie rings too true today for the poison that engulfs our greater society. Greed and machismo are not kind to humanity, they are pure heroin many need their fix from in order to feel well. It's what lies at the highest levels of the current leadership in the US at the time of this publication, and enormous swaths of the supposed god-fearing public. Fervent freedom values the most baseless way of life over integrity, honesty and looking out for all. It might make for tantalizing, unbelievable stories, but leaves a huge, wretched stain on the very notion of existence.
Review: Great read - I couldn't put it down!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #47,341 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in Music History & Criticism (Books) #35 in Rock Music (Books) #40 in Rock Band Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,933) |
| Dimensions  | 5.95 x 1.2 x 8.9 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0306922789 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0306922787 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | April 27, 2021 |
| Publisher  | Da Capo |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perhaps more than just a bio of excess
*by I***E on May 23, 2020*

You have to admire what this book represents in a number of ways, all of them unforeseen (by myself) and pretty compelling particularly at this moment in time. I've always liked Lanegan's music, he definitely has one of the most lovely voices of any singer and has been behind a trove of rich, compelling music. That much of it ends up being more memorable today than was previously recognized by the market it originally derived from is a testament to time and art. The fact that Lanegan managed to live at all is also some strange testament to life, one that's maybe never been told in such a brazen fashion. It's not necessarily graceful writing, but definitely as brutally honest as can be. What brought me to this book, oddly enough, was listening to Mark's latest record "Straight Songs of Sorrow," which came up on my spotify feed, as his music has for the past few years. A few songs on this record really stood out, enough that I thought I would investigate and see if he'd left any other overlooked surprises to mine. Its the pandemic after all, lots of time to explore! I was thinking performance videos or something of that nature. Instead I found this book, huge surprise, it just came out. This type of bio is not my interest at all any more in my own life, but something made me decide to indulge and see what it had to tell. Lanegan's songs have been in my head ever since I started reading and will likely remain. More than anything, it's opened my eyes to how much he's done in his career from the period in time the book ends. Now there are many more layers of music to discover and enjoy (I'm listening to his recordings with Isobel Campbell right now, wow they are beautiful!). I had mostly stopped following him well after the Trees "Dust" album, still one of the best of all time, so this is a nice portal back into some rather rich and "untapped" veins, no pun intended. There's definitely a lot in this book for anyone to get a blast reading, its harrowing and almost inexplicable most of the way through. But two things really resonate with me beyond the authorship itself. Namely, there are a ton of people in life who choose this path, the majority of them never amounting to anything but early death or the bane of many other's existence. Do they choose this, or does the path choose them based on their circumstances, upbringing, what they think they learn along the way, what roads are followed, decisions made or perhaps within their very DNA? Hard to say, but its something that will always be with us in life, there's no magic cure. And in the closing chapter Lanegan writes "I had grown up believing you took whatever you could from whoever and always looked out for number one, screwing anyone and everyone in the process. From my earliest childhood memories, I had been a thief and a flagrant, transparent, nonstop liar and cheat." The final recognition of a perilous junkie rings too true today for the poison that engulfs our greater society. Greed and machismo are not kind to humanity, they are pure heroin many need their fix from in order to feel well. It's what lies at the highest levels of the current leadership in the US at the time of this publication, and enormous swaths of the supposed god-fearing public. Fervent freedom values the most baseless way of life over integrity, honesty and looking out for all. It might make for tantalizing, unbelievable stories, but leaves a huge, wretched stain on the very notion of existence.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read
*by E***G on January 3, 2026*

I couldn't put it down!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ brutally honest, well written
*by A***X on September 9, 2025*

Mark’s life could serve as a lesson to so many. What a remarkable journey. To have gone through that hell and changed to enjoy a piece of heaven before his passing is miraculous.

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