Prague, Stockholm, New York, and Prachatice are the places that Rudy Linka calls home. His inspiring life journey and the people he met along the way are brought to life in this biography full of optimism, energy, humor, and music. 'Rudy Linka temporarily swapped his guitar for a computer keyboard and played it with the same ease and sincerity as he did his guitar. This book is not just good... it’s great.' Jiří Suchý 'I often listened with interest and sometimes even fascination (in Prague, New York, or Šumava) to Rudy's stories, which Jarda Dušek introduced me to over twenty years ago. And I laughed: this guy is quite clumsy and unlucky! But then it gradually dawned on me that from one ruin in Šumava, the most beautiful cottage I know emerged, and from an initially unrealistic dream, the largest and best jazz festival in our country – Bohemia Jazz Fest – was born... And that this 'clumsy' guy is one of the most capable and creative people I have ever met.' Jan Hřebejk