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A founding member of Babes in Toyland takes readers on the roller coaster ride of the rock-and-roll lifestyle and her own journey of self-discovery.

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""". . .there isn't an obvious sentence in the book. Over a little more than 200 pages, Leon's short, self-contained chapters, often less than a page, are the opposite of diary entries: considered, honed, until every word has its own reason for being where it is."" Greil Marcus on Pitchfork ""An impressionistic account of tour buses, parties, backstage tension and on-stage exultation; Leon doesn't attempt an objective overview of the Babes' mission, and the book is a better read for it."" Mojo ""In a voice that is both dreamy and well crafted (Leon holds an MFA in creative writing), the ex-bassist fashions her short, nonlinear chapters in a way that is almost filmic, building scenes into a beautiful account of both her band and the formation of her identity. She doesn't shy away from the sex-and-drugs part of rock 'n' roll--or the sexism, for that matter--but her book isn't a tell-all. Befitting its title, it takes its approach from experience: The narrative moves in and out of her time with the band, recounting milestones both funny (getting a fake id) and profound (the 1992 murder of her boyfriend, indie-punk roadie Joe Cole). The effect is visceral; at its best, Leon's prose allows readers to experience the personal and ineffable--including the transcendence she experienced when playing--putting us in a special and specific time and place in American music."" Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture ""[I Live Inside] shares qualities and quality with Viv Albertine's autobiography on this side of the pond, being equally as compelling and arguably more elegantly written, deflating the clich�s and myths of life in a band but coming out of the other side enriched from following a dream. "" Record Collector"

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Michelle Leon is a freelance writer, musician, and teacher. She was the bass player for the influential punk band Babes in Toyland from 1987 to 1992 and again in 1997. Leon lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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