I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like: Mostly True Tall Tales

Todd Snider

Apr 2014 · Sold by Da Capo Press

About this ebook

For years, Todd Snider has been one of the most beloved country-folk singers in the United States, compared to Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, John Prine, and dozens of others. He's become not only a new-century Dylan but a modern-day Will Rogers, an everyman whose intelligence, self-deprecation, experience, and sense of humor make him a uniquely American character. In live performance, Snider's monologues are cheered as much as his songs. But never before has he told the whole story. Running the gamut from personal memoir to shaggy-dog comedy to rueful memories of his troubles and triumphs with drugs and alcohol to sharp-eyed observations from years on the road, I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like is for fans of Snider's music, but also for fans of America itself: the broad, wild country that has produced figures of folk wisdom like Will Rogers, Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Tonya Harding, Garrison Keillor, and more. There are storytellers and there are performers and there are stand-up comedians. And then there's Todd Snider, who is all three in one, and something else entirely.

Ratings and reviews

Todd is an absolute genius. Been listening to him for years, seen him in Milwaukee and Vegas and he doesn't disappoint. Talked to him after the show both times and he's as cool as he seems. Great book and I'm so happy to have read it. More than likely will be reading again.

I started reading this book and couldn't stop till it was finished. I'm a big fan of Todd and whilst I'd heard a number of stories before many elaborated on details I was unaware of. The stories I hadn't heard made other songs make more sense. It was funny and carried me effortlessly throughout to completion.

Can't recommend it enough. You can't help but be pulled along.

About the author

Todd Snider is one of the premier folk-rock-country artists in the entire world. He has sold millions of records, topped critics' favorite lists for the last decade, and performed or collaborated with John Prine, Billy Bragg, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Earl Keen, Widespread Panic, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Loretta Lynn. He continues to tour nationwide, doing approximately 150 shows per year, and when not touring he makes his home in East Nashville, Tennessee.