NY—Hachette Books is pleased to announce the publication of DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO?: A Memoir, the incredible story of Peter Frampton's positively resilient life and career told in his own words for the first time. His groundbreaking album Frampton Comes Alive! spawned three top- 20 singles and sold 8 million copies the year it was released (over 17 million to date) and was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in January 2020. Frampton was on a path to stardom from an early age, first as the lead singer and guitarist of The Herd and then as co-founder of one of the first supergroups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. He was part of a tight-knit collective of British ‘60s musicians with close ties to The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and The Who. In his memoir, Frampton remembers his enduring friendship with David Bowie. Growing up as schoolmates, crossing paths throughout their 9 careers, and playing together on the Glass Spider Tour, the two developed an unshakeable bond. Frampton also shares fascinating stories of his collaborative work with George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Wyman, Ringo Starr, and members of Pearl Jam. Frampton reveals both the blessing and curse of Frampton Comes Alive!, opening up about becoming the cover boy he never wanted to be, his overcoming substance abuse, and how he has continued to play and pour his heart into his music despite an inflammatory muscle disease and his retirement from the road. "[Frampton's] unique voice and style leave you feeling the way you do after one of his guitar solos, as if it's absolutely right and distinctly his. Frampton's self-deprecation and willingness to take responsibility for his choices win readers over... full of appealing anecdotes involving the many musical favorites with whom Frampton has played... his determination is inspiring. Frampton provided a soundtrack for a generation; here's the story....Entertaining and rousing, on the stage and now on the page, Frampton Comes Alive." ―Library Journal Peppered throughout Frampton’s narrative is the story of his favorite guitar, the Phenix, which he thought he'd lost in a fiery plane crash in 1980. But in 2011, it mysteriously showed up again—saved from the wreckage. He tells of that unlikely reunion here in full for the first time, and why the miraculous reappearance is emblematic of his life and career as a quintessential artist.
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