Destined for Greatness

"A fascinating reminder of music's profound impact across the life course, Destined for Greatness offers a backstage look at how musicians pursue, abandon, or creatively accommodate their rock and roll dreams with the realities of growing up."

~Ross Haenfler, author of Straight Edge

"Michael Ramirez tells a fascinating story of emerging adulthood, developing an identity as a professional musician, and confronting the challenges of sustaining a career in the indie college music scene."

~William T. Bielby, professor of sociology, University of Illinois Chicago

"​Weekly Book List, April 20, 2018" by Nina Ayoub

~Chronicle of Higher Education

"The Page 99 Test: Michael Ramirez's Destined for Greatness"

~The Page 99 Test

"My Book, The Movie" blog post about Destined for Greatness

~My Book, The Movie

"Campaign for the American Reader" blog post on Destined for Greatness

~Campaign for the American Reader

New Books Network - New Books in Sociology interview with Michael Ramirez

~New Books Network

"This is an excellent addition to an evolving area of scholarship."

~Choice

"Book Explores Athens Music," in Georgia Magazine

~Georgia Magazine

"​Rock stars are made, not born," essay by Michael Ramirez

~Work in Progress

"Through his meticulous study of 48 indie-rock musicians aspiring musical success, Ramirez sketches a captivating picture of the motivations, considerations, and concerns of these musicians and their endeavors to make music their vocation."

~Work and Occupations

"A very timely and important book. It should appeal to a wide variety of sociologists with divergent research interests."

~American Journal of Sociology