Kramer's story is (literally) a revolutionary one, but it's also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist, a rebel with a great tale to tell. The band recorded three major label albums but, by 1972, it was all over. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of, and there was power in reaching for that, but it was also a recipe for disaster, both personally and professionally. They toured the country, played with music legends, and had a rabid following, their music acting as the soundtrack to the blue collar youth movement springing up across the nation. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutely unstoppable.

In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage The world needs to know this man's story. Rogue, rascal, rebel, revolutionary, artist, addict, inmate, poet, prisoner, and now proud papa, Brother Wayne Kramer is one of the wisest people I know, and he has earned that wisdom the hard way. But Wayne's life proved to be as chaotic as his groundbreaking guitar playing. The MC5 crystallized the '60s counterculture movement at its most volatile and basically invented punk rock music. 'Wayne Kramer's story is an incredible tale of rock 'n' roll redemption. The first memoir by Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5.

The Hard Stuff: Crime, Dope, The MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities.

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