Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir

An interesting memoir!

This book has a good reading flow. It is pleasant to read. Ita has some problemas about the writing sryle, though. The ghost writer here seems not to be a very capable one, at least on this endeavor.It is not a groundbreaking mor innovative musician bigraphy tale by any means, but it is very interesting. For example, I had no idea that Frampton was considered such a prodigy guitarist, and that was already a professional guitarist by the time he was 15!! It is incredible how he says that every world renown musicician that he mentions to be friends withh in the book, are spectacularly great guys.As Framton as a musician, never cared about it, I think it is a very flat voice, and not so great or tasteful soloing. I read it just because i dig this kind of book.

This book was capably written, just not in a very compelling personal or intimate way. It basically offers little more than a thorough account of Peter Frampton’s musical history. It seemed like the details were either dictated by someone on Prozac or written by someone with no knowledge of how to make a book captivating. You could say there’s an overabundance of name-dropping, although Frampton did actually hang out and play with many famous musicians early on, like David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and most of the Beatles. Apparently very well-liked and popular, he references dozens of those he claims to still be very close friends with. I couldn’t help wondering how much duller it might have been without these famed ones being mentioned so frequently.Turns out I guessed right about the Prozac. On page 234, Frampton reveals he’s been on antidepressants for decades, including that controversial one, since the ‘90s. He was even still drinking when he was diagnosed, which was a really questionable medical call. When I read how long he’s been on these drugs, my first thought was that some serious health problems were definitely in the cards for him later on.Sure enough, on page 307, he reveals he’s now got a horrible progressive muscle disorder which is crippling his legs, arms, wrists, hands and fingers – the very parts he needs to stand and play guitar. As usual, the allopathic doctors claim to be baffled as to cause or treatment, and the only thing that’s helping is good old physical rehab/exercise.Unlike a lot of other memorable autobiographies, there’s never any poignant spiritual awakening, which the antidepressants would have prevented him from experiencing anyway. Frampton doesn’t seem curious as to why his muscles are wasting away and he’s losing feeling in his extremities. Instead, he talks about his close relationship with the medical crew at Hopkins and how he’s donating God knows how much money for research. He naively believes a miracle drug might one day be found, even though he’s been told it won’t help reverse the disease. The diagnosis actually sounds very similar to what Eric Clapton recently announced he was experiencing. And with Frampton’s lengthy prescription drug history, there’s no telling what other medications might have caused the condition.All in all, this book really has very few elements that make a rock & roll memoir exciting or profound. Sorry, Peter, but no, I don’t feel like you do, and for that I’m very, very grateful.

Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir is precisely the kind of rock and roll memoir I want to hear from musicians. Mr. Frampton’s book is devoid of rock and roll gossip and name-dropping. Instead, he gives readers a laundry list of interesting stories about his life that never get dull. He was a childhood friend of David Bowie. He played in rock clubs before he was old enough to enter them. Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones asked Frampton’s parents if they would let him play at clubs. He lost his favorite guitar in a fiery plane crash, only to find it decades later. These are just a few stories; including more would ruin the surprise. Mr. Frampton’s focus of this book is clearly on his music, particularly his love of playing guitars and writing songs.He is a true guitar aficionado who takes you through his life’s ups and downs with a perfect mix of humor, honesty, sadness, and eternal optimism, all written in a fun and lighthearted style. When he mentions the names of his peers and contemporaries, who are some of the greatest musicians and singers of all time, he is not bragging. He provides candid memories of meeting them, jamming with them, being asked to tour with them, and developing lifelong friendships. It is a book that I didn’t want to put down.Once finished, I understood that Mr. Frampton, as gifted a musician as he is, has been humble his entire life and was always in awe of his success. The final chapters of the book discuss his struggles with inclusion body myositis (IBM), an extremely rare progressive muscle disorder that threatens to weaken his fingers and, as a result, silence his guitar. Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir is a personal tale of talent, loss, redemption, and the never-ending pursuit of musical perfection.

Peter Frampton has what it takes. A must read for anyone interested in a talented musician's world.Oh, how I'd love to have a few hours listening to more about his thoughts on how he determines his changing note patterns on established tunes! Especially since he rarely plans ahead - I'm fascinated by this revelation revealed...

What have read so far us very interesting. Very enjoyable.

O livro trás a narrativa do guitarrista P. F. de sua tragetória profissional até os dias atuais!! Muito bom

Gift for my husband who has been a musician for 50 years. He loved it and read it quickly. Happy to add it to his collection of books on various musicians rockers, etc.

It’s super!The first album I bought about 50 years ago was Humble Pie’ third album. Since then I have been listening Peter’s music intensively. Quite enjoyable to get this book!!

Well written and a fascinating look at the life of this Legend!

It is very good when describing his early career. Less as good when his "after Frampton Live". But a worthwhile reading .