As a trailblazing independent artist who lives by the motto “Own Your Own Universe,” Terri Hendrix has spent two decades juggling both her art (making music out of life) and everything that goes into maintaining a “DIY” music career (what she calls “The Part That Ain’t Art.”) So it’s only fitting that the award-winning singer-songwriter’s first book is two books in one: part companion piece to her latest album, Cry Till You Laugh, with lyrics, photos and essays linked to the songs on the record, and part how-to guide for going-your-own way in the music business. The essays dance from “cry” to “laugh” and back again, touching candidly on everything from hilarious road stories and stage-fright jitters to poignant matters of the heart and her life-long battle with epilepsy. It may sound like a crazy mix, but as any fan of Terri Hendrix’s music can attest to, that’s Terri … to a “T.”
