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Cameron Crowe may be an acclaimed film and music video director, but his first memoir, The Uncool, is largely about his first job: a Rolling Stone writer. Crowe profiled artists like the Allman Brothers Band and David Bowie during his stint at the magazine, which influenced his semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Almost Famous .

The Uncool: A Memoir

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The Uncool lands on shelves today from publisher Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster.

Crowe got his start as a music journalist when he was just a teenager, traveling with bands like Led Zeppelin on tou

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