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| Title | : | It's So Easy: And Other Lies |
| Author | : | Duff McKagan |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 366 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2011 by Touchstone |
| Categories | : | Music. Biography. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography Memoir. Musicians |
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A founding member of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his phoenix-like transformation via a unique path to sobriety.In 1984, at the age of twenty, Duff McKagan left his native Seattle—partly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In L.A. only a few weeks and still living in his car, he answered a want ad for a bass player placed by someone who identified himself only as “Slash.” Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. Guns N’ Roses went on to sell more than 100 million albums worldwide.
In It's So Easy, Duff recounts GN’R’s unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, sold-out stadium concerts, and global acclaim. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it did—ultimately—on Duff, as well as on the band itself. As GN’R began to splinter, Duff felt that he himself was done, too. But his near death as a direct result of alcoholism proved to be his watershed, the turning point that led to his unique path to sobriety and the unexpected choices he has made for himself since. In a voice that is as honest as it is indelibly his own, Duff—one of rock’s smartest and most articulate personalities—takes readers on his harrowing journey through the dark heart of one of the most notorious bands in rock-and-roll history and out the other side.
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| ISBN: | 145160663X (ISBN13: 9781451606638) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://duff-itssoeasy.com/ |
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Ratings: 4.19 From 9043 Users | 713 ReviewsWeigh Up Epithetical Books It's So Easy: And Other Lies
I'm not going to do a full review for this since it's pretty obvious what it's about. I will say that it was non-stop interesting and a very smooth read. However, 'It's NOT Easy' to read especially about things like the vomit...ugh!!**On a side note...for all my romance reader friends, I do have to say I don't think we will ever read one of our books about a musician having sex with a girl in a cockroach infested apartment and the girl being okay with it!! and it's definitely interesting to knowFirst off, I'm not a huge GNR fan. I like them of course, but what I mainly wanted to read about was Duff's pre-GNR experience in the Seattle punk scene of the late '70s/early '80s.That said, I did find all of the GNR bits rather fascinating. Duff is a great writer; every time I picked up the book I was immediately drawn in. The frustrating thing about the book was that each chapter would end and leave me slightly unsatisfied. I wanted to know more. I felt like he held back and left a lot of
When it comes to your values and personality, you are what you do in adverse situations. Duff McKagan, It's So Easy: And Other LiesI was a huge G-N-R fan. (Estranged was my favorite song). So when my brother presented me with this Bio for Christmas one year I was thrilled.With books written by Musicians you never know what you are going to get. My verdict after reading this? One of the best, if not THE best ones I've ever read.I mean it. Duff writes so fluidly I cannot believe writing was not
This book is why I love reading rock autobiographies. Duff comes across as intelligent and self-aware, but he doesn't act like he's always been that way. He admits to past mistakes and stupidity while he was living it up with Guns N Roses. He shares embarrassing stories about drugs and drinking, including throwing up, then consuming the vomit because there was alcohol in it. Instead of glorifying his former rock lifestyle, he focuses on how he overcame things. He fell in love, married, and now
After reading Clapton's book (terrific) and then Keith Richards book (even better) I didn't know what to expect from McKagen. Clapton clearly didn't write his book himself, and Richards read as if he was talking to you. I expected McKagen's book to be a big tell all about the debauchery that was GnR, but instead I found a very well written, well thought out story about his personal journey. I really enjoyed this story, but frankly, would have loved to hear more detail about GnR's amazing run.
After finishing Slash's biography, I fell into a catatonic state. You know, I'm a huge fan of Guns n' Roses. Like, HUGE. And, well, the break-up part wasn't that easy to read. Probably because I always hoped for a reunion, and finishing Slash's book destroyed all my hopes D:Duff's biography, though, left me in a catatonic-ly positive state.He's such sweetheart. He's honest, funny, and..Well, he's kinda hot.The part that moved me the most, I guess, was the Axl-and-Duff-London-thing. They hugged,
Its So Easy (and Other Lies) is the most compelling book Ive picked up in a while. Duff McKagan is an excellent writer with a highly accessible style and his story is nothing if not riveting. Indeed, McKagan himself comes across as wonderfully affable and deeply grounded in his art. All of which makes this a very, very enjoyable, if disturbing, read. But as the book progressed, particularly as it described his recovery, I found myself more and more removed from his story, and it took me a while
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