Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French to sign Copies of New Memoir, Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock ‘N’ Roll, in New York and Massachusetts
Appearances Scheduled for New Bedford, MA, New York City and West Babylon, NY
Jay Jay French, founder, guitarist and manager of the world-famous heavy metal institution Twisted Sister, has scheduled a weekend of in-store appearances to promote his new “Bizoir” – part memoir and part business primer – Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock ‘N’ Roll, the weekend of November 5-7 in Massachusetts and New York.
Join French on Friday, November 5 at Purchase Street Records in New Bedford, MA, from 6 to 8 p.m. for a book signing and photo opportunity.
On Saturday, November 6 at 4 p.m., French will appear at New York City’s Generation Records. The appearance will include a discussion with French, moderated by The New York Hardcore Chronicles Live! host Drew Stone.
The weekend will wrap up on Sunday, November 7 in West Babylon, NY, with a signing at Looney Tunes Record Store beginning at 4 p.m. Purchase copies of the book now to receive a wristband.
Co-written with Steve Farber, bestselling author and one of the world’s top leadership and management experts,Twisted Business isan unexpected, whirlwind, hilarious, transformative story of French’s adventure-filled life that follows French from growing up as John Segall on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the ‘60s – using and selling drugs in Central Park West – to quitting cold-turkey after a near-fatal overdose, to creating and cultivatingTwisted Sister, turning it into one of the most successful brands in the world.
French offers honest, funny, heartfelt, entertaining in-the-rock-band-trenches stories, as well as unique, hard-earned tips and advice to anyone hoping to create their own brand, re-invent themselves, grow a business or simply love what they do.
French started the internationally renownedTwisted Sisternearly 50 years ago and has amassed 37 gold and platinum albums as a musician, manager, producer and executive producer while having performed over 9,000 shows in 40 countries and selling 20 million records around the world. A charter member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and the costar of the critically acclaimed documentaryWe Are Twisted F*cking Sister, he is considered a leading expert on vintage guitars and high-end music equipment.
Though legions of fans know French as the yellow and black-clad guitarist forTwisted Sister, he also shines as a business leader who developedTwisted Sisterinto a global brand with multiple revenue streams and built it into one of the most licensed heavy metal bands in history. Host of the popular podcastThe Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music, French is also a columnist as well as a Keynote Motivational Speaker delivering presentations to global Fortune 500 companies as well as to nonprofits.
Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock ‘N’ Rollby Jay Jay French and Steve Farber is available now viaRosettaBooks.
Purchase Street Records
767 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 287-8688
Generation Records
Looney Tunes Record Store
31 Brookvale Avenue
West Babylon, NY 11704
631-587-7722
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Jay Jay French and Steve Farber
