Jim James has spent the past few years working through decades of memories and experiences in therapy. The My Morning Jacket frontman’s breakthroughs inspired him to write a book, One Wonders, out April 13, 2027. One Wonders will be released in all formats via Simon & Schuster and comes in at 336 pages.
James will narrate the audiobook recording. The memoir will span the musician’s life and career as he reflects “on finding my voice — both as a singer, songwriter and musician, and as a person wandering the earth wondering… what do I really want to SAY with my life overall?” Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, the singer-songwriter formed My Morning Jacket in 1998. The band has released nine studio albums together, while James’ solo discography spans five albums.
You carried your victories and failures, your joys and horrors, quietly. A thought kept making its way into my mind: wouldn’t things be lighter for all of us if we shared more with other people?” He added, “If nothing else, I hope the main thing someone takes away from this book (aside from learning more about the joys and challenges of being a working artist and musician) is that it’s okay to ask for help. Everyone is going through some sort of challenge in this crazy world.
IT IS POSSIBLE to find your way out of darkness and despair, and begin to enjoy the subtle, beautiful, everyday victories of simply being alive.”
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