Shout Shout Let It All Out Roland Orzabal From Tears For Fears Welcome To Your Life

A beautiful and unexpected take on the musician's memoir, one that could only come from cofounder, guitarist, and songwriter of Tears For Fears, Roland Orzabal."The story of a musician and songwriter who helped define the 1980s . . . Orzabal is singularly charming . . . Poignant dispatches from the mad world of stardom."-Kirkus Reviews"Being an older artist makes more sense to me than being a young one, when I was never particularly comfortable. There is something that sits more easily as we speak from experience, from the perspective of lives that have been lived, and not just a theory of how to live."In WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE: Love, Death, and Tears For Fears (Dey Street Books, on sale 8/4/26), Roland Orzabal-cofounder, singer and songwriter of the legendary band Tears For Fears-delivers a deeply personal and unconventional memoir, as he reflects on a life full of triumphs and tragedies.In the wake of the punk explosion and at the dawn of New Wave, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, both of Bath, England, came together to form Tears For Fears. Bonded by a shared disillusionment with modern life, damaged childhoods, and a fascination with Arthur Janov's Primal Scream therapy, they created a distinctive sound that resonated widely. Their early success on the UK charts was followed by worldwide fame fueled by the hits on their breakthrough album Songs from the Big Chair. Though dominating the American airwaves was a dream realized, the strain of the spotlight proved challenging, and Orzabal shares his struggles on these pages with a refreshing honesty that readers will relate to in the same way they connect with the band's songs.As Orzabal writes, "It seems that Tears For Fears cannot produce their best work without a lot of suffering. And perhaps that is the point of the band, to say to people, this is how we feel inside, and what you feel is perfectly normal and understandable under the circumstances." For fans who have always felt seen by Tears For Fears' music, this is the intimate conversation they have long awaited.