{"product_id":"9781770416284","title":"Lay It On The Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Triumph superstar Rik Emmett comes the thrilling, inspiring story of a life of rock and roll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eWhile describing the impulse driving his life and work, Rik Emmett explains, “I was never in it for the sex and drugs — ah, but the rock and roll. Creativity was, and still is, my \u003ci\u003eit\u003c\/i\u003e — the truth I bet my life on. \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e was also, always, about play. \u003ci\u003eThe play’s the thing …\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eMerging memoir, anecdotes, and masterclasses on guitar, songwriting, and the artist’s mindset\u003ci\u003e, Lay It On The Line\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight and perspective into the many roles Rik Emmett took on. “It” was always a parboiling, psychological gumbo: and this book attempts to finally share the recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eIt also includes photos from Emmett’s own archives, plus the definitive, detailed reasons behind why he walked from Triumph — and came back two decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp\u003eRock star, it seems, was a character for Rik Emmett to inhabit … a great gig, a catalytic door-opener … it was a role that led to other adventures — and these are the stories he’s chosen to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rik Emmett (CA)","offers":[{"title":"ECW Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-10","offer_id":44229829427455,"sku":"9781770416284","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6688935b-fde9-4e18-b24b-49ee0e2f04b9.jpg?v=1700756155","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781770416284","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}