Candid

<p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Candid</em> relates the experiences of women from many genres and with different roles in the music industry. It featured more than forty internationally acclaimed figures including Dame Evelyn Glennie Debbie Wiseman OBE Jennifer Batten Judi Silvano Badi Assad Liona Boyd and more. </strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Once I was contacted by people who wanted to hire me because they said they liked the way I looked in my photos-it was not clear if they were interested in my music or wanted me to work in a brothel! </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Marilyn Crispell</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Listen to yourself know the industry that you are in believe in yourself. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Dame Evelyn Glennie</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I had to deal with men getting their appendages out being accosted in dressing rooms a sound engineer getting in my bunk on the bus [...] having to change and shower in the same rooms-you learn some funny dressing skills. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Jo Ellul</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The women (along with selected male contributors) discuss their experiences and ongoing journeys in music presenting the reader with an in-depth honest view of the music industry today. The conversational manner of the book is both compelling and utterly engaging.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The reader is invited into the dialogue. They will come away with a candid honest understanding of an evolving industry reconciling its past navigating the present and looking toward the future. </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>I am proud to endorse this book as it gives voice to a diverse array of women in the music industry across different generations genres and sectors with fascinating insights as well as solutions toward a more inclusive music industry.</em> Bushra El-Turk Composer </strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Praise for Sammy Stein:</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Best-selling author </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sammy Stein</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> stands at the forefront of excellence commanding international acclaim for her authoritative prose and exceptional journalism. 8th House Publishing  </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She is a deft interviewer and as in her previous books this one seeks insight and opinion from many musicians academics and others who are close to the music. Deb Grant radio host DJ and author</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sammy Stein is internationally acclaimed. She has won a </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Jazz Times</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Distaff Award a Literary Titan Gold Award written for </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Reader's Digest</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and other publications and has been commissioned twice by the Library of Congress. One commentator said She gives clear facts yet does not try to force the reader's opinion. The depth of research is incredible.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p>