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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Heart Life Music is a love letter to the journey: all the places I’ve gone and how we got here. This book takes you on the ride.

Knoxville. Moscow. Myrtle Beach. The Virgin Islands. Plentywood, Montana. Holmdel, New Jersey. Key West. New England. The Road. No Shoes Nation. Beyond.
We’ve had a lot of fun, a bunch of challenges, a few moments of wondering “what the hell?”—and more love than any artist deserves. You’re gonna meet so many people, some you’d never expect to see crossing my path, whether it’s the Wailers, Willie Nelson, John Madden, or Grace Potter. Maybe you won’t be surprised at all. I just know this: A whole lot has happened.
For anyone who’s found a piece of your life in any of my songs, this is for you. Open a cold drink, get out on your deck or your boat or wherever your happy space is, jump in, and live them along with me.
And if you’ve got dreams, whatever they are, know they don’t always come easy. But if you believe, do the hard work, and keep coming back, you’d be amazed at what can happen. I’m a pretty average guy, so look at this—know you might could do it, too.
It’s been a helluva trip around the sun.

About the Author

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One of American music’s biggest names, Kenny Chesney enters the Country Music Hall of Fame this year. Selling out stadiums for two decades, he’s sold 105 million albums and holds BILLBOARD’s record for Most Country No. 1 hits, which define coming of age in America in the 21st century. 

Creating a space to work hard, play hard, and love hard in the spirit of celebrating life’s best moments, his music brings people together. Heart Life Music is his first book.

Holly Gleason, a past Rock & Roll Hall of Fame/Case Western Reserve Research Fellow, has written for Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and HITS. Named the LA Press Club’s Entertainment Journalist of the Year and the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Association’s Independent Journalist of the Year, her books include the Belmont Book Award-winning Woman Walk The Line, and Prine on Prine: Interviews & Encounters.

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"Reflective and revealing . . . Heart Life Music emerges as perhaps more than a memoir. For Chesney, it's a genuine meditation on connection and purpose." - Travel and Leisure
"The book offers a rare perspective . . . Once you pick it up, you won't be putting it down anytime soon." - Billboard
"Heart Life Music gives fans an inside and in-depth look at his life and career and ultimately drives home one overarching theme: Chesney's truest love is creating music." - PEOPLE
"At [its] heart, the book is a meditation on the power of music and creativity." - Garden & Gun
"In this down-to-earth memoir, Chesney traces his ascent from small-town Tennessee to country music stardom. . . . [He] takes care to honor his roots throughout, giving due to the industry professionals and 'road family' who helped him succeed." - Publishers Weekly
"Heart Life Music takes readers deep into Chesney's remarkable journey . . . [and] offers an unfiltered look at the highs, lows, and lessons behind one of country music's most enduring careers." - Nasvhille.com
"Gives fans a peek into some of his experiences with idols and peers, such as George Jones and Jimmy Buffett." - USA Today