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He was always going to write his memoir his way.
Read on below for his full chat with EW.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So youve got a lot going on right now.JAKE SHEARS:Im tired, man.
[Laughs] Ive got a show tonight.
The show definitely takes a lot out of me.
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But it sure is fun!
Its a lot of fun.
Even if Im tired, once the show gets going, I get energy from doing it.
Thats what I thought I was going to do in my life, until I started writing songs.
Its just embarrassing for your mom to read all this stuff.
But I got over that.
My editor at Atria his names Rakesh it was his idea.
He contacted me and was like, Would you be interested in writing a memoir?
We had quite a few conversations and hung out.
Then I just started writing.
One day, it turned into a book.
I just remember how overwhelming and intimidating it was just to even I remember writing the first paragraph.
It was pretty overwhelming.
I really stayed dedicated to it.
It took me two years and Im really proud of it.
Originally, I started the book where part 2 starts.
I wanted it to be about the band getting started and how that all happened.
I didnt want it to be a history of the band or anything.
And I thought ending it after wed finished our first record was a good spot.
Why were you initially reluctant to dig into your childhood and adolescence?It was really hard.
I was writing about some particularly hard spots in my life.
Also, having to fit the pieces together.
Ive never been super talented at self-exploration.
[Laughs] Ive never been great at being really analytical about myself.
It took quite a bit out of me.
I still dont feel like its finished I was editing until the very last hour I possibly could.
Its scary to let something like that go.
I think that was the hardest part of the whole thing: saying it was done.
It comes through, the difficulty of going that deep, but I think thats why it might resonate.
Its been really interesting, with people reading it now for the first time.
Ive been surprised and really pleased with the reactions.
Ive had no expectations.
I really didnt know what people would think of it.
I also tried to keep it fun too.
It made me realize, Wow, our story as a band is a pretty unique one.
It made me think about how special that time was.
I needed his permission for some of the stuff that I put in there.
But you never know how people are going to react about how youve written about them.
This is how I remember it happening.
There was a little while where I was like, Can I even do this?
I really didnt know, and I just had faith that I would get there in the end.
Does it feel like youre turning a page in your career?
Between this book and Broadway?In a big way.
I didnt know what the hell I was going to do.
I worked really hard.
There are very few times in ones life where you have so much stuff going on all at once.
Its been nice to find that I can surprise myself.
Its given me this perspective.
I love creating things, I love making things.
Its made me feel kind of limitless.
I dont mean that in a cheesy way or anything.
