CTWIF Podcast Shorts: Mark Lanegan talks about his memoir SING BACKWARDS AND WEEP!

[@YogsenForfoth]

As a heroin addict in recovery, Mark’s book touched a part of my soul that I’ve never taken a close look at before. It really helped me come to terms with a lot of bad things I’ve done in the past, and I feel eternally grateful to Mark for that. May he rest in peace. ❤

[@grahamdampier]

I read Lanegan's memoir. Its fuckin' amazing! Do yourself a favour people. As a big fan of his, I find his music even more compelling than before. It is well written, well-told and a book I could not put down. He is an amazing story teller.

[@christianzaccone4347]

Frank Talk with Graham Dampi is so brutal sometimes I had to set it down!

[@Feliperost]

Indeed it is a great book. He tells his story in the most honest way. Mr. Lanegan is a legendary artist and deserves way more recognition. Cheers from Brazil!

[@Kevinksk92]

SING BACKWARDS AND WEEP

[@user-ec3cw6dw7k]

@@Kevinksk92 this book very good

[@thatyoudliketoknow1628]

The first hour or so is on youtube.

[@EMarrs42]

I miss Mark every day. He was a survivor. So well spoken. Intelligent. His solo work and work with other artists after the Trees was always fascinating. I loved his artistry. Shared a beer with him once, at a bar, mid nineties when the Trees passed through the Midwest. I'm about 9 years younger than him, but he gave me the time a day, and was very much like this interview. Just very personable. I think cuz I was trying to keep my shit together and not fan boy out on him helped, lol. We had a conversation just about the recent tour, things he had seen on the road, he asked me what I played, told me to quit music, with a laugh, just a fun talk. The conversation stuck with me for years. He's just a guy you wanted to know the rest of your life. Really fascinating individual. My life proceeded to then be a pretty Bumpy road for awhile, so I always related to people like Mark, John Frusciante, guys who were survivors in the music realm. Still a huge loss to me. He was a one off.

[@brandonthomas9288]

My favorite memoir from a musician is Mark Lanegan's Sing Backwards and Weep. It is a undeniable masterpiece to me.

[@MrSausagess]

Mark’s book is unique funny crazy unputdownable and jaw droppingly good. Best book written by a musician ever and I’ve read them all.

[@MrSausagess]

CC P I couldn’t stop laughing smtms reading it then others I simply had to take a break from it.

[@vinniep9562]

@@MrSausagess yep. So well told and painfully honest. Some times like you say, tears of laughter, sometimes just so effing intense.

[@liammc546]

It was so so good. Listening to him read it going to bed every night. Would have to force myself to stop listening.

[@ErWo75]

I have the audiobook. It’s great! It’s painfully honest.

[@subispaceship]

so heavy and funny and just fully immersive

[@BeholdPontiusPilate]

"I'm a breakfast cook, that's been singing for a while" If that's not the epitome of humble..

[@Gr13fKvlt]

He’s always been like that.

[@ME-sp9yr]

❤️

[@Crazyfeline]

Best memoir ever

[@abstractronnie]

It’s incredible.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Authenticity is what makes an artist great. Mark was and so were that amazing collection of artists he came up with

[@markpourzenic]

Lanegan’s book is one of the best I’ve read, his life and the turmoil he endured, is something else. A must read!

[@bungle3912]

His book is fantastic. Far better than the usual rock biography, it reads like a novel. It’s superb.

[@kevinb7126]

Highly recommend listening to the audio book version his voice is made for telling stories .

[@AvecPoesie]

You are so correct...I've been listening to the audio book. His voice was from another world.

[@liammc546]

Having listened to his book not knowing that much about him and then going on a deep Lanegan dive, this is the first time I've seen him laugh and have a good time, which makes it all the sadder.

[@kikivon3501]

His book is so compelling. He does such a great job of telling his story honestly and without ego. It’s so brutal and gritty. The way he describes his drug addiction pulled me in, and you see that opioid drug addiction is an awful full time job that imprisons you. I live in Seattle and I realized that towards the end of his addiction, I could have walked right by him on the street. He was literally a junkie on the street.

[@adamturner1563]

Rest up my brother. Coughing up my heart here. Layne will be elated you made it to Valhalla

[@costantino8358]

Rip mark , underrated great singer

[@Highvibin213]

The audio book is amazing because you get to hear the voice ! Love you Mark 🖤🥀

[@lunatico981]

His book should be in school libraries, kids would never try drugs after reading it.

[@joego7924]

Nay, they gonna learn the hard way, just like all of us, they gotta put their hand on the the hot stove to see if it's red hot!

[@hellhammer7444]

I imagine that some of them would be like: "wow that sounds amazing."

[@lesataylor6845]

I love this book so much im literally on my 3rd round on audible. I love that he narrates it himself and the stories he tells is unbelievable. What he went through growing up and the stories of him and Layne and Mike Starr and just everything he went through to get herion is mind blowing. I love this story of his life and I highly recommend it. Love to you Mark 🖤

[@DizGuys]

This was a terrific interview. Thank you. RIP Mark x

[@Mkj8500]

That memoir will take you down in the dark.

[@90_The_Original]

Great interview Joseph. Amazing book Mark. I couldn't put it down. Brutally honest and eye opening on heroin addict reality.

[@shackbhoy]

His book is off the scale fucking amazing , what a read . Buy it .

[@tjm8128]

It was a tough tough read. I was literally holding my breath in parts of it. As Layne Staley once said, "nothing hurts the body like dopesick". And it all comes flooding back.

[@lobotomyscam1051]

I guess he never experienced the month-long Suboxone withdrawal party.

[@louisewitch7072]

@@lobotomyscam1051 you can have an addiction to sub too

[@BushyHairedStranger]

@@lobotomyscam1051 or the year long Methadone death march detox! ,..no sleep for months…the depression is soul destroying….

[@tylerbunch6826]

Absolutely very honest, which is what I like to read.. leaves me wanting more

[@marytodd9170]

I love his honesty!

[@tonyhall3365]

Joseph please never stop making videos

[@Pitchwife82]

"Da Capo, that's huge one, I mean I've heard of that one" lololol that was an amazing moment.

[@Pingaheimer]

that was hilarious lol

[@christian-jf3wn]

Amazing memoir!! One of the best if not the best ever written. The replacements book is a close second.

[@braudhadoch3432]

Man, so cool you got this for record

[@HuwKearney]

I love this man

[@Cfolger]

Just finished his audiobook to learn he died a year to the day I finished the book, loved the book, especially the insight and knowledge of his relationship with layne and kurt

[@jamesshields6721]

One of the best writers of all time! So happens XXX

[@lecamoraes]

Love you Mark ❤️

[@michael7v6]

Love your humor. Thanks for this man

[@the_grunge_legends]

Started reading it! Totally relate, thanks my past can sometimes haunt me but, it’s freedom!! @MarkLanegan!!

[@analedesma3067]

Mark❤I Love you.

[@rivet4244]

mark's laugh at minute 18:15 is everything

[@thetechnofool9969]

Wow, just stumbled across your video, awesome mate from me here in the UK. Marks such an interesting character. Thanks.

[@johnscott6481]

8:45-really wonderful way to look at writing catharsis.

[@leemackay888]

Marks book was pretty much what they call a 5th step in AA. Dude was thorough on all his shortcomings and sins if you will. Publicly too, thats heavy.

[@nadamas4954]

Godammit I miss Mark.

[@daphnerockzaic9096]

Mark is SO rock n roll🤘😈😉

[@catherinesayous211]

I still cannot believe he has passed away....😭💔He looked so healthy and happy...

[@louisewitch7072]

He wasn't healthy

[@pickford3152]

FN INCREDIBLE BOOK!

[@owenwilberforce6138]

What a book Sing Backwards and Weep is. I never thought I would be as moved by it as I was. And while Mark did terrible to himself things with drugs, they did not diminish his genius. While Lanegan was dead serious as a younger man, the laughing guy in his 50's was his real side to me. His vocals were unsurpassed by anyone in his generation or any other previous generations. His solo work will endure far beyond anything of the last 40 years.

[@lafanfarlo]

I started to read his book the last weekend (right after reading the fourth volume of Knausgard's books) and I'm finding it pretty intense. It has been odd (in a nice way) to watch videos on KZbin of Screaming Trees' performances after the read. They have acquired a different sense.

[@Jayinbloom]

The last 1 minute is hysterical

[@paulmcgrath6118]

The howling branches

[@nicholaskruger9460]

Mark is so humble. Then Joe is trying for cool credits. Nice yin yang

[@paulwells4203]

Excellent interview by Joseph, he asks probing questions but then walks the tightrope when Mark starts to get edgy about the point of the question, Joseph can pivot a bit and keep the interview going. I will definitely read Marks book now. Always a fan of his singing.

[@kikivon3501]

Joseph does do a good job. Lanegan can be a tough one to interview. I’ve see him just eviscerate interviewers that irritate him. Now that he’s clean I think he’s a bit more relaxed and not so hostile.

[@debby631]

Great title ❤❤❤❤Mark

[@ajaj3196]

It's jarring at first, but so nice to hear Mark bust a gut laughing

[@tylerparr5507]

Got into his solo stuff the same time i got the book. Can’t believe i overlooked him but when you’re up against the likes of Staley Cornell and others it’s understandable right?lol

[@charlesw.4576]

I have family in Akron I avoid in my late 40s.. Sometimes the truth is alienating. But it's also solid company.

[@geekrockrats]

Anytime I’m not quite sure what someone’s talking about I now say “that’s huge.....I mean I’ve heard of it”. A joke no one gets unfortunately

[@erinhand]

I got one off morrissey. Someone asks me what I'm gonna do at any given time and the answer is.. IDK, I could have a wooden leg tomorrow. I'm the only one who laughs.

[@lucan369]

Mark's book fucks "Scar Tissue"and manages to reference it at the same time.Rivetting.

[@randblackwell8675]

I thought Scar Tissue was crazy, but Mark's book is amazing.

[@thatyoudliketoknow1628]

ST was good from what i rember (not much, 15 years since reading it probably) but enjoyed it very much.

[@joeb-guitar]

there is a danger of being so "pure" that you end up being the screaming cheese you claim your not .... starting @ 0:26 .....tell Bob Dylan that he's not cool for selling his publishing rights for 300 million cause nobody buys albums anymore...the idea is to keep great art or try to keep the quality of it all, from the dimension within, as true to form as possible.....he is truly a great artist but it just proves we all SOMETIMES can't get enough.....

[@SarahRose-o1k]

Is “The Friend” he references Antony Bourdain?

[@matthewmiller8965]

I'm a die-hard memoir guy anyway so it's a for sure for me

[@EE-Edit3]

Who is the interviewer?

[@BushyHairedStranger]

……Rest in peace Mark.

[@x-raymind7778]

They are fucked but it looks like he got em replaced

[@k.g.alatore355]

He had porcelain implants but those broke too so he just went gold. Baller fuckin move. And he looks good with em.

[@ArielAriel-rg8ng]

Can I ask you why addicts lose teeth?

[@jeffreymiddleton4063]

James joyce irish writer in that vein

[@captrockh2055]

Goat head Hate me - Mustaine is 4 yrs. Older , than Lanagen- they could be brothers, with Mark look in older. The drugs, worn out, an life experiences, is crazy for any Rocker, to not read. Good Cool Stuff- dam I even lived in Seattle, North Gate in 92- 93- when Grunge all started. ✌

[@ramblingbootsIRL]

Would love to know why he wanted to tell the world that Layne Staley’s girlfriend Demri pulled Mark aside outside a smack house and basically asked him if he wanted to fuck... bearing in mind they never met each other before and and Layne was a good friend of his. Something about Mark’s ego is pretty shit. If that story is true what’s there to gain by saying it?

[@ArielAriel-rg8ng]

Were Mark and Layne friends when this happened?

[@rockers2rockers616]

Who the fcuk is telling this story? They keep interrupting and putting words in Lanegans mouth.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

Arthur has very obviously not read the book.

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

It wasn't even released when this was recorded..they mention that several times that it hasn't yet been published!

[@El_Hicks]

Uh, Jim Morrison published his own book, and he was more rock and roll than any of you.

[@Gekokujo76]

So did Henry Rollins...many of them. Publishing a book can even be "Punk Rock". DIY!!!

[@Stereostupid]

I miss you mark 😢