{"product_id":"sound-minds-musicians-on-mental-health-paperback-softback-9798895270905","title":"Sound Minds; Musicians on Mental Health (Paperback \/ softback) 9798895270905","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSound Minds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusicians on Mental Health\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMike Hilleary (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9798895270905\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages\u003cbr\u003e14 x 21.6 x 1.1 cm, 0.292 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Mental health is different for everyone. \u003ci\u003eSound Minds\u003c\/i\u003e gives wonderful insight into the multitude of journeys musicians take down this path.\" —Mike Ayers, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Last Song: Conversations on Life, Death, and Music\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSharing in the Groove: The Untold Story of the '90s Jam Band Explosion and the Scene That Followed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a 2019 study surveying roughly 1,500 musicians, 75 percent reported suffering from some form of mental health difficulty, pulling back the curtain on a harsh reality within the music industry. Further complicating this is the industry's darkly romantic association with mental health, regarding diagnoses like anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder not as mental health concerns but as fuel for the art form—a troublesome but ultimately beneficial fount of creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContaining interviews with sixteen indie music artists, including Shamir, Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, Ritzy Bryan of The Joy Formidable, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara, and others, \u003ci\u003eSound Minds\u003c\/i\u003e explores mental health in the music industry through the eyes of the musicians themselves, articulating the realities of the industry's mental health crisis. Additionally, Hilleary pens a poignant and honest introduction regarding his own struggles with mental health and what readers will learn from these musicians' perspectives. All told, Hilleary\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an in-depth look at how mental health conditions affect and challenge even our most beloved and seemingly undaunted artistic heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \t\u003cbr\u003e \tIntroduction \t\u003cbr\u003e \tTamsin Embleton \t\u003cbr\u003e \tHilary Gleason \t\u003cbr\u003e \tMenno Versteeg \t\u003cbr\u003e \tJosh Epstein of Jr Jr \t\u003cbr\u003e \tMaia of Mxmtoon \t\u003cbr\u003e \tCassandra Jenkins \t\u003cbr\u003e \tLinnea Siggelkow of Ellis \t\u003cbr\u003e \tSuz Slezak of David Wax Museum \t\u003cbr\u003e \tShamir \t\u003cbr\u003e \tJim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World \t\u003cbr\u003e \tGrant Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit \t\u003cbr\u003e \tAnjimile \t\u003cbr\u003e \tRitzy Bryan of The Joy Formidable \t\u003cbr\u003e \tChris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional \t\u003cbr\u003e \tSharon Van Etten \t\u003cbr\u003e \tTegan Quin of Tegan and Sara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Tennessee Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653067796760,"sku":"9798895270905","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sound-minds-musicians-on-mental-health-paperback-softback-9798895270905","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}