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No Beethoven chronicles the life and times of drummer Peter Erskine; with the legendary band Weather Report being the nexus to this first-hand account. Erskine was in the midst of the modern American jazz music scene as it underwent its most dynamic change. Peter Erskine is a musician of his times with incredibly rich stories to tell in this autobiography. Including never-before published photographs. No Beethoven includes chapters dedicated to Weather Report and the musicians Joe Zawinul; Jaco Pastorius and Wayne Shorter; plus the bands Steps Ahead; Steely Dan; and artists such as Elvin Jones; Joni Mitchell; Freddie Hubbard; Diana Krall; Steve Gadd; producer Manfred Eicher; composers John Williams and Mark-Anthony Turnage; et al. The book provides a revealing look at the creative process involved in performing music on-stage and in the recording studio; as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how the musical instrument industry operates. This is a book for all musicians and fans of music. As famed drummer and Rush founder Neil Peart writes: "No Beethoven is among the best musical autobiographies I have read. Peters story is absorbing and compelling; full of well-drawn characters and incidents both humorous and serious. It flows with the same ease and naturalness as his drumming; and under that good-humored gloss; it conveys the same profundity of experience and ideas. This book should be read not only by every drummer; but by every musician. Even dedicated amateurs of music will find it entertaining and worthwhile."