Book Release
Peter Wolf
Solo
J.Geils Band
First Parish In Cambridge Unitarian Church
Cambridge, MA
March 11, 2025
Peter Wolf has written his memoir entitled Waiting On the Moon- Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses. To celebrate the release day, Wolf had a book event at the First Parish in Cambridge. He and the host Peter Guralnick conducted a discussion on the book that lasted an hour. Guralnick is a writer himself who is known for writing treasured books on the history of rock n’ roll. He has written books about Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Sam Phillips among others to his credit.
He decided to go about his memoir differently most go. He did his research and decided to come up with a unique way of writing his. He also was not going to talk about his ex-wife Faye Dunaway or even specifically about his old band The J. Geils Band. However he made the decision to include a few things because it would have been too obvious to leave those out.
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The reviews are already pouring in about how Wolf has written a winner here.
“Sometime back Pete gave me a biography of the painter Chaim Soutine said he was the Jimmy Reed of the art world but I already knew that. Soutine is nowhere in this memoir nor is Jimmy Reed but there’s plenty of other folks who are. This book reads like a fast train and you’ll get a glimpse of everyone passing by through the windows. Characters that have crossed Pete’s path who he’s known up close and personal. A diverse crowd, one you wouldn’t think belong in the same book: Marilyn Monroe with a scarf on her head sitting next to him in a movie theater, Muddy Waters, Faye Dunaway, David Lynch the filmmaker, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jagger — Tennessee Williams, Merle Haggard. They all play an important part in Pete’s life, come alive in more ways than one. As you’ll see Pete’s been on quite a journey. But before it all began, he had hopes to become a great painter, but then out of nowhere early on he went in another direction and never came back. This memoir has been a long time coming and it’s Pete’s great painting.”―Bob Dylan
“Arriving home from my 114th tour date, Peter’s book has kept me wonderful company. As the eastern sun rises through my airplane window, the warmth of its rays reminds me of the love of life and living so beautifully expressed in his writing.”―Bruce Springsteen
“This is the book I’ve been hoping Peter would write since we walked the streets of Paris together, back in the 20th Century. A true account of his life, love and music told with unique humor and rare humility.”―Elvis Costello
“Nobody, and I mean nobody, has had more close encounters with interesting people than Pete. As if being in one of the most exciting rock ‘n’ roll bands in history wasn’t enough? Who else gets driven home by Peter Sellers? Has Muddy Waters sleep on his floor? Has Alfred Hitchcock trying to get him drunk? Has Bob Dylan give him his pants? And commiserates on the subject of love with Tennessee Williams? You want to read this book.”―Steven Van Zandt
“Peter is a terrific writer. It’s great to get his unique take being around some of the most fascinating music and cultural figures of our time. I especially love his recounting his time with Muddy Waters, John Lee and Van Morrison. Captures them as only an insider with soul could. Love his book as much as I love his music…Couldn’t put it down!”―Bonnie Raitt
“Waiting on the Moon is the page-turner of the decade. It’s as if my three favorite memoirs—The Kid Stays in the Picture, Running With Scissors, and Permanent Midnight—all got together and made a big, healthy, hilariously fucked-up kid who somehow managed to outdo them all.”―Peter Farrelly, Academy Award winning director and writer
“Highly recommended. It really takes you more into the life of Wolf to see what he values as things and people that are meaningful to him. Once you start reading you will find it very hard to put down. ―Joseph Suto, Rock Show Critique
“Waiting on the Moon is a five-star memoir, and Peter Wolf is a solid gold storyteller. His eye for detail is exquisite, I felt like I was living these stories alongside him. A rarity in a rock star memoir, Wolf does not center himself, he lets the players in his extraordinary life take centerstage and shine. I loved every single minute.”―Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True
