A musician who is a fixture of the Jersey Shore entertainment scene is writing about his life in music.

Anyone who may walk by a boardwalk plaque in Asbury Park that honors musicians may notice the name Norman Seldin.

Seldin – who is better known as “Stormin’ Norman” – has been a fixture of the Jersey Shore music scene since he was a child.

“I was managing seven or eight groups. I had my own record label when I was 15,” Seldin says.

Seldin has a lot of stories to tell from those early days. The Red Bank native just put out his music memoir titled “You Don’t Know Me,” in which he reflects on playing in and promoting integrated bands in the 1960s. This includes with saxophonist Clarence Clemons, long before he became an E Street Band legend.

“Being a Jewish kid and having an Afro like a Black guy and having all Black groups didn’t sit well with a lot of people,” Seldin says.

Seldin began playing the piano at the age of 3. He threw himself into music during a difficult childhood. In his book, Seldin describes physical abuse by his father.

He says that he never made amends with his dad.

“I ended that conversation when I was 16 or 17. He went to roundhouse me, and I stopped his fist and threw him on the floor in his front room. I said, ‘You ever touch my mother again or me, I’ll kill you,’” Seldin says.

Seldin performs in the Asbury Park area and includes fond memories of his appearance on the former News 12 New Jersey program, “Jersey’s Talking.”

He says that he wants to share his story – even the hard times – with music fans who have followed him for decades. He will have a book signing at Asbury Park’s Public Library next Thursday and later in the month perform a concert at Wonder Bar.