The other issues that I have with these kinds of books is that people tend to mash all these things together: the factual, the subjective, the emotional. TK: That was the root of the whole one page chapter thing then.
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I’d like to crack the book open from the beginning - at any point, really - and dive into something I could get something out of. I didn’t necessarily want to slog through an entire five chapters to get to something interesting.
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TR: I decided to write the sort-of book that I’d like to read. Was that the same for the book? What was your self-editing process or guideline? TK: You’re not a man to keep quiet or hold your opinions to your vest - lyrically. If I didn’t do it, someone else would write the story of my life. It took me a terrifically long time until, very recently, when I decided the bite the bullet and really bear down. That’s why I would never have been able to get an advanced degree in college: I wouldn’t be able to write the thesis. I actually started writing the book 20 years ago. Todd Rundgren: Well, compressed chapters. Why now, and why do it in 181 tiny tiny chapters. That said, I never thought of you as a guy who would spill his guts in an autobiography - not that this is a kiss-and-tell memoir.
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TK: We have spoken many times in the past. To go with a new book, Rundgren is doing double-duty in each city he visits, with portions of his show dedicated to live music, and other portions dedicated to reading from The Individualist, a page related A/V show, and a Q&A segment. Rundgren appears at The Fillmore, May 1 and 2. If you’re looking for frank, adventurous self-centric writing in bites sized doses, welcome. Writing and releasing an autobiographical book, The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams & Dissertations, is yet another revelation as Rundgren has been fairly tight-lipped about his personal life, until now. Whether it is his wont for moving quickly through musical genres (when harmony-drenched blue eyed soul smash singles would have sufficed), or pushing political and religious stances, the Upper Darby-born Rundgren’s principle element is surprise (and fear, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical …). Todd Rundgren has made and maintained a career– to say nothing of a long-devoted fan base, no-matter what - based on shock and awe. Todd Rundgren | photo by Lynn Goldsmith | via Relix