All stories need soundtracks, including failure stories. Narratives find their animation when bolstered by guitars, bass, drums, vocals, beats, and melody. Attendant music amplifies the sensibilities of story, of colorful words, and of poignant lessons. Music makes words move more powerfully. Music is also a powerful antidote to the harsh wounds of failure. Music strengthens you as you pick yourself off the floor and forge new ways forward. Music is a resurrecting tailwind that helps you sail through the headwinds of life’s failures. Music helps catalyze the endorphins of your spirit that emerge to carry you through hard times. So you can let them make you. This is why Andrew Thorp King curated this playlist as the soundtrack to his book FAILURE RULES!: The 5 Rules of Failure for Entrepreneurs, Creatives, and Authentics. As you trigger failure, inadvertently fall into it, or slowly find yourself surrounded by it, remember the power of music. Remember the transformative energy of music’s powerful poetry. Lean on a soundtrack that can aid you in your triumph over, and recovery from, failure’s thrashings. These vital songs were picked because they helped Andrew Thorp King metabolize and conquer failure over the years. And these specific songs helped augment King’s writing of the book. The majority of the tracks represent King’s deep, profound love for hardcore punk rock. From the classic punk rumblings of Black Flag to the contemporary stomp of Terror. From the psychobilly mayhem of The Koffin Kats to the high energy spiritual melodies of Shelter. And from the Irish punk chants of The Rumjacks to the hard mosh invocations of the mighty Madball. Other tracks harken back to timeless rock tracks like Van Halen’s “Unchained”, Bob Segar’s “Against the Wind” and AC/DC’s latter career masterpiece “Black Ice”. Some tracks verge into country territory—be it Toby Keith, Jake Owen, or the man in black himself, Johnny Cash. While other tracks hold their own in hip hop and multi-genre territory, like Everlast, Eminem, and Machine Gun Kelly. Regardless of genre, each track has come to in some way echo different lessons learned, principles cemented, and experiences memorialized along King’s calling journey. Let them accent your calling journey too. These are the sounds of failure. These are the sounds of hard times. These are the sounds of holding it down. These are the sounds of overcoming. These are the sounds that will make your failures rule!