Fire And Fame is a memoir co-written by Joerg Deisinger, former bassist and founding member of the German hard rock band Bonfire, and Carl Begai, a Canadian writer and music journalist. The memoir showcases Deisinger’s career as a professional musician, focusing on his formative years, his career with Bonfire from 1985 – 1994, concluding with a brief overview of his activities from the time he left the band to 2007. The project was inspired by Deisinger’s near death experience on December 26, 2004, when he narrowly missed being killed by the tsunami that ripped through Southeast Asia and decimated parts of Thailand. A last minute change of plans for a scheduled vacation while living in Thailand saved him, resulting in weeks and months of reflection, and the final decision to write his memo