![]() ![]() ![]() Raised by a violent father, Brown's upbringing in Augusta, Georgia was turbulent. Smith says, "Having been through as much in his life as he went through - criminal experiences, been up and down with the music industry, made millions, lost millions - I think on some level he felt whatever happened happened, and he couldn't die." RJ Smith, author of the new biography The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, tells NPR's Guy Raz that Brown believed he was indestructible. But in the end he succumbed to atrocious financial planning, a drug habit and a violent temper. He rose to the highest heights in the music industry and stayed there longer than most. James Brown used to tell people that even being stillborn as a child couldn't stop him. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The One Subtitle The Life And Music Of James Brown Author R.
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