Storyteller: Short Stories by Rock Stars

by Greg Kihn (Editor), Beck (Contributor), Mickey Hart (Contributor)

In Greg Kihn's 20 years as a professional musician, he has met hundreds of fellow performers who have chosen to express themselves by writing fiction. These are musicians and performers who are also genuinely talented writers, translating an innate gift for storytelling and an aptitude for artistic adventure to the page. Storyteller collects previously unpublished short fiction from a wide range of musicians from Grace Slick to Judy Collins. Ray Manzarek of the Doors contributes a "Jim Morrison Is Alive" fantasy based on Jim's last phone call from Paris only days before his death. Best-selling novelist Kinky Friedman produces his first short story ever. Many of these artists, like Pete Townshend, Marshall Crenshaw, and Mickey Hart, are already published writers of fiction or memoirs; others, like Todd Rundgren and Eddie Money, are published here for the first time.

Genres: Short Stories, Music

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2001

About the author

Rock radio DJ, rock musician, songwriter, screenwriter, and novelist. Kihn is known as the pioneer of the rock thriller genre.

Kihn’s first novel, Horror Show, was a nominee for the 1997 Bram Stoker Award. Big Rock Beat is the sequel, and Mojo Hand is the sequel to Big Rock Beat.

In the early 1980’s The Greg Kihn Band had a top 20 Billboard hit with “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” and a top 10 Billboard hit “Jeopardy”. The music video for “Jeopardy” was a MTV favorite and showed his fascination with rock n’ roll and zany horror.