INSTRUMENTRAL

u003cbu003eMe violaron a los seis años.u003cbru003e Me internaron en un psiquiátrico.u003cbru003e Fui drogadicto y alcohólico.u003cbru003e Me intenté suicidar cinco veces.u003cbru003e Perdí la custodia de mi hijo.u003cbru003e Pero no voy a hablar de eso.u003cbru003e Voy a hablar de música.u003cbru003e Porque Bach me salvó la vida.u003cbru003e Y yo amo la vida.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eJames Rhodes es uno de los más eminentes concertistas de piano de la actualidad y un gran renovador de la música clásica. Ha protagonizado documentales para la BBC y Channel 4, escribe en u003ciu003eThe Guardian u003c/iu003ey ofrece recitales en todo el mundou003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003cbru003e ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "A mesmeric combination of vivid, keen, obsessive precision and raw, urgent energy." --Zoe Williams, u003ciu003eGuardianu003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e "Thrilling and harrowing . . . Unsurpassed and unsurpassable." --u003cbu003eu003ciu003eSunday Timesu003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e James Rhodes's passion for music has been his lifeline--the thread that has held through a life encompassing abuse and turmoil. But whether listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatized teenager or discovering a Bach adagio while in a hospital ward, he survived his demons by encounters with musical miracles. These--along with a chance encounter with a stranger--inspired him to become the renowned concert pianist he is today.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003ciu003eInstrumental u003c/iu003eis a memoir like no other: unapologetically candid, boldly outspoken, and surprisingly funny--shot through with a mordant wit, even in its darkest moments. A feature film adaptation of Rhodes's incredible story is now in development from Monumental Pictures and BBC Films, following a competitive bidding war involving major U.S. and U.K. companies.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e An impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music, u003ciu003eInstrumentalu003c/iu003e also weaves in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works and about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers. It explains why and how music has the potential to transform all of our lives.