As previously reported, former BONFIRE bassist Joerg Deisinger has issued a new book entitled Fire And Fame, which was co-written by BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai. The following is an excerpt from a recent interview with Deisinger about the book.

Q: The catalyst for Fire And Fame was you having cheated death when the tsunami hit Southeast Asia in December 2004…

Joerg: “Writing my story was a personal thing. I've done so many things in my life, and as we mentioned in the book, sometimes I complain about things or worry about this and that, but I've had a good life. I'm independent, I'm an artist, I can do what I want, and then the tsunami happened when I was in Thailand and I thought to myself, ‘Hey, why do I complain so much?' Life can be over in the blink of an eye, so you really should learn to enjoy it. I had decided to stop making music before that happened – you never know, maybe I'll do a CD again in a couple years – but after the tsunami I thought that writing a book would be a good way to close that chapter of my life. Fifteen years of music, lots of experiences, a Gold album, and touring around the world. The touring was the most important part of that for me because I like meeting new people and discovering new cultures. And because that's the bread and butter for an artist; having that attention and that applause that comes with touring. I put that aside, and I have a career now as a photographer. The book, that's like the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter in my life.”

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