VIDEO BONUS: Adem Tepedelen on the Book Publishing Process

The longtime music journalist and co-author of the upcoming Kim Thayil memoir "A Screaming Life" discusses the process of bringing a book from idea to publication.

Photo courtesy of Adem Tepedelen

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Just over a year ago, I published my interview with music journalist Adem Tepedelen, who started his career working at Seattle’s biweekly music magazine The Rocket and has also contributed to Mojo, Seattle Weekly, Revolver, and Decibel, among others.

A few years ago he transitioned to writing books with rock stars, which is how I first came to learn of his work. In recent years he’s co-authored two memoirs: Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion, co-written with Mudhoney’s Steve Turner, and A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, the Hard Way, written with Steve Holt of Slayer and Exodus. And in two weeks, William Morrow will publish his biggest title yet—A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond, a memoir co-authored with Soundgarden lead guitarist Kim Thayil.

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In honor of the upcoming release, I’m sharing some video exclusives from our 2025 chat. You’ll hear about…

• the emotional roller coaster of writing a book and waiting for the publication date to arrive

• the time it takes to bring a book from inception to publication

• his reasons for continuing to pursue a career in music journalism

• why he feels aspiring authors shouldn’t give up on their dreams of publication

Enjoy!