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What We’re Reading NOW! | “I’m In The Band: Backstage Notes from the Chick in White Zombie”

Step into the life of a female bass player touring as the only women in the band in this book by Sean Yseult, the bass player for White Zombie.

As seen in
Guitar Girl Magazine Issue 9 – Ladies of Metal

I’m In The Band: Backstage Notes from the Chick in White Zombie
Author: Sean Yseult
Publisher: Soft Skull Press (2010)

If you enjoy behind-the-scenes memoirs of musi-cians, I’m In The Band by bassist Sean Yseult of White Zombie fits the bill. Its 192 pages are full of photographs of handwritten notes, itineraries, backstage photos, writing riffs, and more. Yseult takes the reader through her 11 years with White Zombie from their beginning in the New York music scene of the ‘80s to their rise to fame in the ‘90s.

She tells how she acquired the nickname “The chick in White Zombie” and her acceptance by fans and the “club” of the heavy metal scene. This memoir gives an insightful look into the life of a traveling musician.

~ Updated February 27, 2024

Sean Yseult currently plays bass guitar in the band Star & Dagger.

Tara Low

Tara Low is the founder and editor of Guitar Girl Magazine, a platform dedicated to empowering women in music. She is also the author of the children's books "My Musical ABCs: Discover the Joy of Music and Animals, One Letter at a Time!" and "Gigi Wants to Play Guitar," inspiring young readers to embrace the magic of music.

Tara Low
Tara Low
Tara Low is the founder and editor of Guitar Girl Magazine, a platform dedicated to empowering women in music. She is also the author of the children's books "My Musical ABCs: Discover the Joy of Music and Animals, One Letter at a Time!" and "Gigi Wants to Play Guitar," inspiring young readers to embrace the magic of music.
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