Life's Too Short

<p><strong>Darius has always been one of my favorite people to sing with and to call a friend in this industry and yet even knowing him well for as long as I have there are so many incredible stories in <em>Life's Too Short</em> that I enjoyed learning for the first time.</strong>--<strong>Sheryl Crow</strong></p><p><strong>*A <em>NEW YORK TIMES </em>Bestseller*</strong></p><p><strong>A raw heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker the Grammy Award- winning country music sensation and multiplatinum-selling lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish </strong></p><p>In 1986 Darius Rucker cofounded Hootie & The Blowfish at the University of South Carolina. What began as a party band playing frat houses and dive bars quickly became a global pop rock phenomenon through their multiplatinum-selling debut album <em>cracked rear view</em> which featured era-defining hit songs like Only Wanna Be with You Let Her Cry and Hold My Hand. Later Darius would chart a pioneering path as a solo country music artist with classic anthems like Wagon Wheel and Alright.</p><p>Nearly forty years after the band's formation Darius tells his remarkable story through the lens of the songs that shaped him--from Al Green Stevie Wonder and KISS to Lou Reed Billy Joel Nanci Griffith and so many more.</p><p>Set against the soundtrack of his life Darius recounts his childhood as the son of a single mother in Charleston South Carolina. He traces the unlikely ascent of his band and shares wild tales of life on the road--but he also faces his missteps defeats and demons. As moving as it is entertaining <em>Life's Too Short </em>is a timeless book about a man and his music.</p>