TransElectric
eBook - ePub

TransElectric

My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

TransElectric

My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star

About this book

From the depths of the '70s rock 'n' roll excesses through unimaginable personal losses to an inspiring late-life transformation, Cidny Bullens's story is an utterly compelling journey about living and singing with your authentic voice.

An androgynous gender-bending musician from the get-go, Bullens toured extensively with Sir Elton John and performed with Bob Dylan, undergoing a complete immersion in the drug-fueled excesses of 1970s rock 'n' roll. Despite getting sober, climbing the charts with the Grammy-nominated Survivor, as well as a Grammy nomination for his lead vocals in the soundtrack for the movie Grease, Bullens was unable to break out as a solo star in a world that allowed its artists to cross the gender line, but had much more narrow expectations about how women could behave and perform.

Retreating into the conventional lifestyle of a suburban mom, Bullens felt like she was living in an alternate universe. Then whatever world she had was shattered by the tragic death of her younger daughter from cancer. Out of the ashes of despair, Bullens brought forth an award-winning album, Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth, that relaunched the musician's career.

Finally, nine years ago, Cidny claimed his own healing and transitioned from female to male—finding unexpected love, becoming a new stepfather and a grandfather.

What he found, too, was his true voice and true power as a performer.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Praise for TransElectric
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Prologue
  9. 1. Walkin' Through This World
  10. 2. Hollywood Hot
  11. 3. Finally Rockin'
  12. 4. Powerless
  13. 5. Survivor
  14. 6. Mockingbird Hill
  15. 7. Rock 'n'Ā Roll Girl
  16. 8. Send MeĀ AnĀ Angel
  17. 9. Boxing with God
  18. 10. Somewhere Between Heaven andĀ Earth
  19. 11. IĀ Gotta Believe inĀ Something
  20. 12. Unbound
  21. 13. TheĀ Gender Line
  22. 14. Little Pieces
  23. 15. Purgatory Road
  24. 16. Call MeĀ byĀ MyĀ Name
  25. Epilogue: Lucky for Me (In Spite of Myself)
  26. Author's Note
  27. Acknowledgments
  28. LGBTQ AndĀ Transgender Resources
  29. Discography (1974–2022)
  30. Album Credits
  31. Index
  32. Photo Insert