About the book
An intimate and human story in different timelines that reveals a life in which success and precariousness coexist to show the reality of the music industry.
The author of such well-remembered songs as ‘La Electricidad’, ‘Un Rayo de Sol’ or ‘Los Valientes’ gets naked when talking about both his problem with anxiety and his most personal and family relationships.
Ricardo Lezon He is one of the most creative and sensitive figures on the musical scene of the last two decades. During which time she has been playing on different stages as leader and vocalist of the vizcaina band McEnroe. After seven albums published and a Goya nomination, he presents ‘Slow and Wild’: the autobiography that tells in first person the story of an iconic group within Spanish indie.
The band celebrates 20 years of life and this latest tour is the starting point of the story of a Lezón who, true to his bohemian and disorderly nature, builds his own story in a non-linear way. As original as it is brutally honest. McEnroe’s recent commemorative tour functions as the anchoring point that gives coherence to the experiences, feelings and memories in which the person responsible for unforgettable songs like ‘La Electricidad’ and ‘Los Valientes’ immerses us.
“Music has always helped me live, but I have never lived from it”Ricardo Lezón summarizes as a leitmotif of his life experience. The firm hand and a fine pen writing full of delicacy serve to articulate a story that tells us about success and precariousness. Despite his cult aura and popularity, Lezón cannot leave temporary jobs and live off his passion. His testimony is an x-ray that demystifies rock and roll and exposes an increasingly battered music industry..
Thanks to ‘Slow and Wild’ We will learn about McEnroe’s origins and Lezón’s relationship with each member of the Getxo group. In addition, his and his other projects musical adventures like Viento Smith and The New Raemonwith which he won the award for best pop album at the MIN Awards.
He author is not afraid to delve into deeper personal territories. From her daily struggle against anxiety – like the inner demon that always lurks – to her relationships with the most important women in his life and how they influence inspiration, to his family, from whom she has inherited the character that has. All of this allows us to better understand his figure thanks to stark sincerity.
Lezón opens up in a way that is as lucid as it is emotional through detailed fragments divided into agile time jumps that make this autobiography an enjoyable read that navigates the confusion of those who do not fit in or know where to fit. The book gives off the strange harmony of a lost man who knows that, with music functioning as a refuge and infinite resistance when everything falters, he knows that he will always be.. Songs and texts as an unfathomable response to always be disarmed by what is natural.
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