From the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming music artists, including Dave Grohl, Jimmy Web page, Michael Stipe, Carrie Brownstein, Smokey Robinson, and Jeff Tweedy, among others-published in association with NPR Music.

Will there be a unforgettable tune that changed your daily life?

NPR’s renowned music specialist Bob Boilen posed this issue for some of about Your Track Changed My Life: From Jimmy Web page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Much loved Artists on the Journey as well as the Music That Influenced It today’s best-loved musical legends and increasing stars. WITHIN YOUR Tune Changed MY ENTIRE LIFE, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), St. Vincent, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, David Byrne (Speaking Mind), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Jenny Lewis, Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jackson Browne, Valerie June, Philip Cup, James Blake, and additional artists reflect on pivotal moments that influenced their work.

For Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, it was discovering his sister’s 45 from the Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn.” A St. Vincent’s lifestyle changed your day a box of CDs literally fell off a delivery pickup truck in front of her house. Cat Stevens was transformed when he noticed John Lennon cover “Twist and Shout.” They are the momentous yet unmarked events that have shaped these and several other musical abilities, and eventually the audio of contemporary music.

A diverse collection of personal experiences, both regular and extraordinary, Your Tune Changed MY ENTIRE LIFE illustrates the ways that music is revived, restored, and revolutionized. It is also a testament to the power of music inside our lives, and an inspiration for future artists and music enthusiasts.

Amazing contributors include: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia, Wild Flag), Smokey Robinson, David Byrne (Speaking Mind), St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Wayne Blake, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Sturgill Simpson, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Kitty Power, Jackson Browne, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Philip Cup, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Hozier, Regina Carter, Conor Oberst (Shiny Eyes, as well as others), Courtney Barnett, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers), Leon Bridges, Sharon Vehicle Etten, and many more.