How does a young man survive the death of his entire family, and manage to give meaning to his life? This is the story of Mark Oliver Everett, leader and mind of EELS, a cult rock band since the 90s.
At first glance, his story seems similar to that of many others: an introverted boy is infected by the music virus, moves to Los Angeles and, with a bit of tenacity and luck, gets his first record deal. Except that Mark is not like all the others, he is the son of Hugh Everett III, an influential quantum physicist whose sudden death represents a huge trauma for him. In short, the author of this book does not escape that bad luck that, as a famous novelist wrote, saves some families from being like all the others. But Everett has enough courage, humor and hope to face a journey to find himself. A path that is anything but easy.
Mark's hope is that this book of rare power will one day be read by his grandchildren. The ones he never had. And who maybe one day he will have, why not? In life, anything can happen, and his story is there to prove it.
