{"id":61970,"date":"2026-04-08T22:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/tears-for-fears-roland-orzabal-is-writing-an-astrological-memoir\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:03:28","slug":"tears-for-fears-roland-orzabal-is-writing-an-astrological-memoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/tears-for-fears-roland-orzabal-is-writing-an-astrological-memoir\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears for Fears\u2019 Roland Orzabal Is Writing an \u201cAstrological Memoir\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/10546-tears-for-fears\/\">Tears for Fears<\/a> founding member Roland Orzabal has an autobiography on the way. <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/welcome-to-your-life-roland-orzabal?variant=44226140962850\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/welcome-to-your-life-roland-orzabal?variant=44226140962850&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/welcome-to-your-life-roland-orzabal?variant=44226140962850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Welcome To Your Life: Love, Death, And Tears For Fears<\/em><\/a> is billed as an \u201castrological memoir,\u201d and it\u2019s out through Little Brown on August 4, making it a Leo.<\/p>\n<p>Per a jacket description, <em>Welcome To Your Life<\/em> will survey Orzabal\u2019s life and career, tackling the 1980s formation of Tears for Fears and their rise to fame, the ups and downs of his relationship with Tears for Fears co-founder Curt Smith, and the death of his wife, Caroline, in 2017. \u201cRoland uses astrology, a life long passion, as narrative tool to underpin the storytelling, teaching readers the power of the stars and how his life has been moved by where he was in his astrological chart,\u201d an <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW4ASIalC8W\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=40aceae6-480e-4005-b9fe-96373557b30b&amp;img_index=2\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW4ASIalC8W\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=40aceae6-480e-4005-b9fe-96373557b30b&amp;img_index=2&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW4ASIalC8W\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=40aceae6-480e-4005-b9fe-96373557b30b&amp;img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a> for the book, shared to Tears for Fears\u2019 social media on April 8, read.<\/p>\n<p>Tears for Fears released their most recent album, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/tears-for-fears-the-tipping-point\/\"><em>The Tipping Point<\/em><\/a>, in 2022. At the time, it was the band\u2019s first new music in 17 years, following 2004\u2019s <em>Everybody Loves a Happy Ending.<\/em> They brought the record <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/tears-for-fears-announce-2023-north-american-tour\/\">on tour<\/a> in 2023, alongside opener <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/4974-cold-war-kids\/\">Cold War Kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read about Tears for Fears\u2019 1985 album <em>Songs From the Big Chair<\/em> at No. 87 in <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/lists-and-guides\/the-200-best-albums-of-the-1980s\/\">The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/tears-for-fears-roland-orzabal-is-writing-an-astrological-memoir\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tears for Fears founding member Roland Orzabal has an autobiography on the way. 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