Married to a Rock Star (Music of the Great Lakes) [Hardcover]

Shemane Nugent (Author)

Book Description

Series: Music of the Great Lakes | Publication Date: May 1, 2003

Fame--something many people long for, but very few ever achieve. Millions have dreamed of being surrounded by adoring fans, touring the globe, and making the big money. But as we discover in this book, living the high life sometimes is not all it's cracked up to be. MARRIED TO A ROCK STAR chronicles the challenges and successes of Shemane Nugent, the woman married to one of rock 'n' roll's most legendary guitarists, Ted Nugent.

Throughout their relationship, they have had to deal with the hardships that go hand in hand with being famous. Shemane Nugent presents the truth about the unique conflicts that celebrity couples face, and what really threatens to tear apart the bonds that unite them.

MARRIED TO A ROCK STAR will enlighten you about what takes place behind the scenes of a rock star's mythical life, both on and off the stage. Unlike other celebrity marriages, this couple has managed to persevere. Partly because of the challenges they've had to overcome along the way, their affection for each other has been renewed and strengthened. This book details how a rock 'n' roll wife has managed to stay sane, while still blissfully wrapped in the arms of her man.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"MARRIED TO A ROCK STAR is a wonderful book celebrating a timeless love story. Shemane Nugent writes of her marriage to Ted with insight born of the tests of character between two successful people. As I've stated before, Ted is one of the good guys, and Shemane has made him better."-Charlton Heston

"After reading "Married to a Rock Star" you will have a renewed sense of the morality and faith that underlie the important institution of marriage. Shemane shares a personal journey that will resonate with those committed to finding ways to make their relationship work. I recommend it for that, and for the fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the world of rock stars"--Sean Hannity, Hannity and Colmes, MSNBC

"The first book I've read that actually gives an accurate backstage peek into the personal and professional life of a major Rock icon. Brutally honest Rock star realities that only a Rock star's wife could know about."-Allan Handelman, syndicated FM Talk show host, and founder of ifitrocks.com

From the Back Cover

Fame-something many people long for, but very few ever achieve. Millions have dreamed of being surrounded by adoring fans, touring the globe, and making the big money. But as we discover in this book, living the high life sometimes is not all it's cracked up to be. Married To A Rock Star chronicles the challenges and successes of Shemane Nugent, the woman married to one of rock 'n roll's legendary guitarists, Ted Nugent.
Throughout their relationship, they have had to deal with the hardships that go hand in hand with being famous. Shemane Nugent presents the truth about the unique conflicts that celebrity couples face, and what really threatens to tear apart the bonds that unite them.
Married To A Rock Star will enlighten you about what takes place behind the scenes of a rock star's mythical life, both on and off the stage. Unlike other celebrity marriages, this couple has managed to persevere. Partly because of the challenges they've had to overcome along the way, their affection for each other has been renewed and strengthened. This book details how a rock 'n roll wife has managed to stay sane, while blissfully wrapped in the arms of her man.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585746770
• ISBN-13: 978-1585746774
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,408,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!, May 21, 2003

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Charie (Centerville, Iowa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Married to a Rock Star (Music of the Great Lakes) (Hardcover)

I have read many books from Ted and Shemane, this rates right up there, if you are looking for something you can really sit down and get into, I would suggest this book. When I read this book, I felt like I must have been reading a different book than the one described in other reviews here.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing Garbage, July 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Married to a Rock Star (Music of the Great Lakes) (Hardcover)

I bought this book on the recommendation of Sean Hannity of Fox News' Hannity and Colmes- someone that I typically respect very much.I ... read it on my honeymoon. In a nutshell- it is mostly her going on and on about all the celebrities she and Ted hang with, all the travel they do, all the animals they like to hunt and eat, and how the majority of us are headed straight for hell. Content wise, the book is inconsistent, disappointing, and teases you into thinking it is headed towards a climax but falls short. For example, she talks about how her health failed last fall at the beginning of the book and she never comes back to explain why. She barely touches on the affair that Ted had basically saying that she was hurt but they got over it and are now much better- never really explaining, for example, HOW they got over it. As a newleywed a lot of what drew me to this book was seeing how they got over their major problems but that never happened. It does get very obnoxious also her going on and on about "Ted's strong arms" and her saying how she really didn't like going hunting in Texas for their Honeymoon but then backtracking saying "It was ok, because I was with Ted". She also talks about how awful it is that some women dress and act provocitavely and alter themselves to make themselves more appealing to men. She later mentions that she had a boob job. Pretty big hypocrite if you ask me. Long story short, I was expecting a more insightful more raw and empowering account of maintaining one's identity while being married to such a character. Instead, I found a combination trashy romance novel, political soapbox and whinefest.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book came from the HEART!, May 19, 2003

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Alex (icetea726) (Layton, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Married to a Rock Star (Music of the Great Lakes) (Hardcover)

I recieved this book today from amazon.
Started to read it thinking that I would only read a couple of chapters before going to bed. Ended up that I read the entire book because it was so good and I got alot of unknown information out of it. I also had an affair on my wife many years ago. We have been married now for almost 23 years. I knew that my wife was very heart broken over the mistake that I made, but did not realy understand the pain she went through untill I read about your experience and the deep hurt that you discribed.
Very well done. best book I have read to this date. I learned alot from this book and plan to upgrade my life to a higher standard.