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Drummer's Book Takes Shine off Rock-Star Life In his new book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star, Jacob Slichter, the drummer for the band Semisonic, peels away the glamour that gives the world of rock its sheen of cool. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
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In his new book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star, Jacob Slichter, the drummer for the band Semisonic, peels away the glamour that gives the world of rock its sheen of cool. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.