Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book - Hardcover

Bones, Bobby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062417347 ISBN 13: 9780062417343

Publisher: Dey Street Books, 2016

Synopsis

#1 New York Times Bestseller

A touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation.

Growing up poor in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, with a young, addicted mom, Bobby Estell fell in love with country music. Abandoned by his father at the age of five, Bobby saw the radio as his way out—a dream that came true in college when he went on air at the Henderson State University campus station broadcasting as Bobby Bones, while simultaneously starting The Bobby Bones Show at 105.9 KLAZ. Bobby’s passions were pop, country music, and comedy, and he blended the three to become a tastemaker in the country music industry, heard by millions daily. Bobby broke the format of standard country radio, mixing country and pop with entertainment news and information, and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the business, including Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, and Jason Aldean.

Yet despite the glamour, fame, and money, Bobby has never forgotten his roots, the mom and grandmother who raised him, the work ethic he embraced which saved him and encouraged him to explore the world, and the good values that shaped him. In this funny, poignant memoir told in Bobby’s distinctive patter, he takes fans on a tour of his road to radio. Bobby doesn’t shy away from the curves he continues to navigate—including his obsessive-compulsive disorder—on his journey to find the happiness of a healthy family.

Funny and tender, raw and honest, Bare Bones is pure Bobby Bones—surprising, entertaining, inspiring, and authentic.

About this title

From the Back Cover

From Mountain Pine to Your Morning Drive

Bobby Estell, now known to music lovers all over the country as Bobby Bones, spends his days on the microphone entertaining millions with The Bobby Bones Show. His nationally syndicated morning radio program is the most popular country music show in America, beloved for the witty talk among Bobby and his cohorts; the easy, everyman rapport he has with stars like Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, and Jason Aldean; and his ability to stay true to his roots and where he came from.

Where Bobby came from is the fuel that drives him—that “Fight. Grind. Repeat.” mantra that makes him one of the busiest guys in the business. Raised by an alcoholic single mother who often resorted to shoplifting to put food on the table and by a grandmother who taught him to shop garage sales, play poker, and love music, Bobby spent his childhood in the hills and trailer parks of Mountain Pine, Arkansas; his is as simple a story as it gets. But Bobby wasn’t going to settle, and when he got his first radio as a birthday present, he focused his mind on getting on the air and beyond. From Arkansas to Austin and eventually to Nashville, Bobby Bones has created the show he always dreamed about, one where he gets to do the thing he loves while hanging out with his friends.

Full of stories from his childhood, his brushes with the best and the beautiful of music—hint: not all of them like him (oh well)—the hijinks and moments of real danger that have been a part of his journey, and the self-deprecating humor that only Bobby Bones could bring, Bare Bones is a heartfelt, funny, and honest tale of someone who has truly lived the American dream.

 

About the Author

Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame as the youngest honoree ever, Bobby Bones has been dubbed “the most powerful man in country music” by Forbes. His nationally syndicated radio show, The Bobby Bones Show, reaches millions of listeners weekly on more than one hundred stations and recently garnered its third Academy of Country Music Award for National On-Air Personality of the Year, also earning a 2017 Country Music Association Award for National Broadcast Personality of the Year. When he’s not on the air, Bones is performing stand-up comedy for sold-out audiences, sitting down with country’s biggest stars for his own podcast, The BobbyCast, or hitting the road with his comedy band, Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots. Additionally, he appeared on ABC’s American Idol as the mentor to the Top 24 contestants. His memoir, Bare Bones, landed at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062417347
• ISBN 13: 9780062417343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224