![]() ![]() So, while most who read The Hard Stuff will be ardent MC5 fans, the most enjoyable sections are actually the ones about Kramer’s life before and after The MC5.Įarly in the book, Kramer (real last name: Kambes…a fact I never knew) recalls how the twin terrors of an absent father, and an abusive step-father turned his childhood upside-down almost overnight. Of course MC5 fans will relish the opportunity to hear Kramer’s version of events from the band’s history, but, truth be told, there’s already been so much written about them across a myriad of books and articles that the best pieces of meat have already picked off the bone. ![]() With so many big things happening, now is the perfect time for Kramer to take a look back at his life and career, which you get in this autobiography, named The Hard Stuff after one his 1990’s albums on Epitaph. First, he turned 70 years old in April, and second, he hit the road with an all-star backing group to mark the 50th anniversary of Kick Out The Jams, as pivotal a piece of American underground music as any. Wayne Kramer celebrated two major accomplishments in 2018. ![]()
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