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No Easy Way Out (Songs, Struggles, and Second Chances)
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| Expected release date is Mar 16th 2027 |
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Product Details
Author:
Robert Tepper
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
280
Publisher:
Rare Bird Books (March 16, 2027)
Imprint:
Rare Bird Books
Release Date:
March 16, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781644286227
ISBN-10:
164428622X
Weight:
9.07oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_09142026_P10615445_onix30-20260913.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$30.00
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$23.10
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Overview
Behind every anthem is a story no one heard coming.
OVERVIEW
In No Easy Way Out, '80s rock icon Robert Tepper pulls back the curtain on a life lived at full tilt, double-parked at the intersection of Hollywood glitter and existential chaos. Best known for his explosive cinematic anthem featured in the definitive training montage of Rocky IV, Tepper delivers a fiercely authentic, grit-and-wit-infused memoir that charts his journey from the World War II dumping grounds of Bayonne, New Jersey, to the peak of MTV stardom—and the long, bumpy road back to himself.
Tepper doesn't just recount history; he unloads a word garden of raw, unfiltered memories. With dark humor and unflinching candor, he shares what it was really like to score hits and 8-balls with Benny Mardones, navigate the paternal mentorship of rock god Roy Orbison, get rejected by Joni Mitchell, and stand on the desks of terrified Arista executives to sing for his life. It’s a wild ride through a rogue music industry allegedly fueled by mob ties, cocaine-induced paranoia, and bad decisions like wearing eyepatches in a motorcycle video project that left his best friend's car stripped for parts.
Yet, beneath the backdrop of stadium energy, limousine rides, and after-parties with Sylvester Stallone and Tony Curtis, lies a deeply moving chronicle of a self-described "permanent beginner." Tepper traces the invisible scars of his Holocaust-surviving grandparents, the quiet unraveling of his relationship with his flawed father, his high-stakes battle with performance anxiety, and his ultimate reclamation through thirty years of hard-earned sobriety, fatherhood, and a manic obsession with tennis.
A compelling, rhythmic blend of cinematic pop culture history and spiritual inventory, No Easy Way Out is a definitive, bittersweet testament to the beautiful disaster of rock stardom and the ultimate triumph of survival.
OVERVIEW
In No Easy Way Out, '80s rock icon Robert Tepper pulls back the curtain on a life lived at full tilt, double-parked at the intersection of Hollywood glitter and existential chaos. Best known for his explosive cinematic anthem featured in the definitive training montage of Rocky IV, Tepper delivers a fiercely authentic, grit-and-wit-infused memoir that charts his journey from the World War II dumping grounds of Bayonne, New Jersey, to the peak of MTV stardom—and the long, bumpy road back to himself.
Tepper doesn't just recount history; he unloads a word garden of raw, unfiltered memories. With dark humor and unflinching candor, he shares what it was really like to score hits and 8-balls with Benny Mardones, navigate the paternal mentorship of rock god Roy Orbison, get rejected by Joni Mitchell, and stand on the desks of terrified Arista executives to sing for his life. It’s a wild ride through a rogue music industry allegedly fueled by mob ties, cocaine-induced paranoia, and bad decisions like wearing eyepatches in a motorcycle video project that left his best friend's car stripped for parts.
Yet, beneath the backdrop of stadium energy, limousine rides, and after-parties with Sylvester Stallone and Tony Curtis, lies a deeply moving chronicle of a self-described "permanent beginner." Tepper traces the invisible scars of his Holocaust-surviving grandparents, the quiet unraveling of his relationship with his flawed father, his high-stakes battle with performance anxiety, and his ultimate reclamation through thirty years of hard-earned sobriety, fatherhood, and a manic obsession with tennis.
A compelling, rhythmic blend of cinematic pop culture history and spiritual inventory, No Easy Way Out is a definitive, bittersweet testament to the beautiful disaster of rock stardom and the ultimate triumph of survival.
