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THE TAO OF BILL MURRAY
A collection of the most epic, most strange, and all-true Bill Murray anecdotes from the past four decades – many of which have never before been made public.
Like the Murray stories that regularly go viral online, the book promises to be a sideways mix of comedy and philosophy, full of photo bombs, street corner encounters, late-night party crashes, and movie set antics highlighting Murray’s exceptional ability to infuse the everyday with surprise, absurdity, and wonder.
Bill Murray is a unique combination of Hollywood superstar, urban legend, and guy you’d like to have a beer with. His four-decade career has been exceptionally enduring, and he has fans of every age, from 50-year olds who loved him on Saturday Night Live, to 10-year olds who watch and rewatch Wes Anderson’s Moonlight Kingdom or Fantastic Mr. Fox. But he is as beloved for his public persona as he is for his filmography. Over the past several years, a cottage industry has sprung up online around “Bill Murray Stories,” real-life anecdotes of unbelievable encounters with the star. Fans obsessively track these stories, and it seems like not a week goes by without Bill Murray doing or saying something that becomes a viral sensation.
Gavin Edwards, a seasoned journalist and talented, New York Times bestselling writer, will travel and conduct hundreds of interviews to hunt them down the very best of these stories, including many that have never before been made public. They will form the heart of this book. But Gavin takes the concept one step further, in a way that I believe greatly expands the project’s reach. He looks at the Bill Murray stories, and sees an inspiring philosophy of life underneath the comedy: Never settle for the ordinary. Seek out and share pleasure and joy every day. Always try to surprise yourself, and others. Like The Tao of Pooh, No One Will Ever Believe You will use humorous and familiar trappings to introduce a sincere blueprint for how to live, in this case, like Bill Murray, with more gusto, confidence, and variety.
Bill Murray is a unique combination of Hollywood superstar, urban legend, and guy you’d like to have a beer with. His four-decade career has been exceptionally enduring, and he has fans of every age, from 50-year olds who loved him on Saturday Night Live, to 10-year olds who watch and rewatch Wes Anderson’s Moonlight Kingdom or Fantastic Mr. Fox. But he is as beloved for his public persona as he is for his filmography. Over the past several years, a cottage industry has sprung up online around “Bill Murray Stories,” real-life anecdotes of unbelievable encounters with the star. Fans obsessively track these stories, and it seems like not a week goes by without Bill Murray doing or saying something that becomes a viral sensation.
Gavin Edwards, a seasoned journalist and talented, New York Times bestselling writer, will travel and conduct hundreds of interviews to hunt them down the very best of these stories, including many that have never before been made public. They will form the heart of this book. But Gavin takes the concept one step further, in a way that I believe greatly expands the project’s reach. He looks at the Bill Murray stories, and sees an inspiring philosophy of life underneath the comedy: Never settle for the ordinary. Seek out and share pleasure and joy every day. Always try to surprise yourself, and others. Like The Tao of Pooh, No One Will Ever Believe You will use humorous and familiar trappings to introduce a sincere blueprint for how to live, in this case, like Bill Murray, with more gusto, confidence, and variety.
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