Ruthlessly pushed by his fame-obsessed parents to master every instrument he touched, Jimmy's talents were so exceptional, he could translate the most complex classical music from piano to guitar on the first listen. Dreams of Julliard, record contracts, and world tours were within reach. Only one problem: Jimmy suffered from a crippling stage fright that bordered on catatonia. Defeated and bitter, his parents abandoned him to the New York City streets where he survived as a roadie, a teenage music prodigy who could string and tune a guitar with dizzying speed. A fiancé builds his confidence enough to join a band, write music, and tour the country. Her accidental death brings him to the brink, however, a downward spiral that destroys his golden opportunity to audition for Sonic Force, the biggest thrash metal act in history. Plunging into a 15-year hermetic exile, Jimmy produces a nine-song master tape of bulletproof rock hits, the distillation of thousands of hours of practice, songcraft-and devastating grief. There was a time he wanted to die, staring into the abyss of a failed career. But now he wants to live forever, to bring his master tape into the mainstream to revolutionize music. Is the world ready for Jimmy Strings? Is Jimmy Strings ready for the world?