About
I’ve been an editor and writer for my entire professional career and live outside of Houston, Tex. Before arriving in Houston, I lived with my Mom and brother in Holland, Mich. Our home was a Victorian-era cottage within easy walking distance of the beach. Buying that house was the last thing my parents did together…
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Ozzy’s gift
Ozzy was my first favorite artist. I was already into Deep Purple and Judas Priest. But they’d long before been claimed by others. One fateful early-Fall Sunday afternoon at my dad’s house in 1980, however, listening to WLAV’s Sunday Sixpack through his headphones, the first album introduced was ‘the solo debut from Black Sabbath frontman…
“Not your generic ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ biography designed to cash in on some nostalgia. Smith has done a superb job capturing the life of [an] iconic and respected musician.”
Metal-Rules.com
“[What You Make It] isn’t a eulogy to a ‘big time Charlie’ rock star. Rather, the book tries to explain the journey of a man who looks to music to save him from a certain amount of life confusion. It’s atypical, which is surely a good thing in these days of formulaic, plodding biogs…Smith writes with knowledge and enthusiasm.”
Rock Candy
Chris Smith, Author 