# The Yin and the Yang of It All: Rock'n'roll Memories from the Cusp as Told by a Mixed-Up, Mixed-Race Kid - Hardcover

by **John Kim Faye** (Author)

**In 1966--the Year of the Horse, not to mention _Revolver_ and _Pet Sounds_ -- John Kim Faye was born out of wedlock to a 40-year-old Korean mother and a 62-year-old Irish father. Faye grew up in the state of Delaware, where laws forbidding interracial marriage were still on the books until 1967.**

As the lead singer and primary songwriter of the Caulfields, Faye was one of the only mixed-race Asian American frontman to sign a major record contract in the alternative rock heyday of the 1990s. In an era that preceded K-Pop--and even the rise of the internet--Faye's personal journey did not lead to superstardom. Instead, _**The Yin and The Yang of it All**_ is a memoir about the discovery of a voice, a tribe, and a musical ethnicity that runs far deeper than his Korean/Irish roots.

Bookended by the loss of this father against the backdrop of his tumultuous childhood in the post-Vietnam 70s and his mother's tragic passing in 2012, Faye's story weaves a tapestry of revealing moments as told from his unique perspective on the cusps of identity, race, and fame.

**Number of Pages:** 448

**Dimensions:** 1.7 x 9.1 x 6 IN

**Publication Date:** April 04, 2023

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