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cfoley64's review
5.0
I've read almost every rock and roll memoir out there, and they never get boring. Every rockstar has a different story to tell, a different angle, and a different point of view. Matt Sorum's story is unique because of that. We know Slash's story, and we know Duff's story, but this gave us a whole new light on Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver, especially. I found myself laughing every chapter with stories he would tell, and some of them are so outrageous and hard to believe that you know they have to be true because of his rockstar status.
I couldn't put this book down and read it straight through. I truly loved this memoir and will definitely be recommending it to anyone who loves Guns n Roses or Velvet Revolver, like I do.
I couldn't put this book down and read it straight through. I truly loved this memoir and will definitely be recommending it to anyone who loves Guns n Roses or Velvet Revolver, like I do.
augustedwards's review
2.0
Engaging read, I learned a lot...but had to take off 3 stars bc he had no reason to title this book this way...who let him do that?? "Yes Mr. Sorum...great idea... DOUBLE TALKIN' JIVE...totally appropriate!" WTF? No...inappropriate, actually...still read the book so that one's on me, but still.
kyle977's review
2.0
This is a review in the form of a question:
Why can't drummers write good books??
I enjoy a good musician memoir. I've read most of the notable ones. The first one I ever read was Slash's when I was 14 and it changed my life. Since then, I read Steven Adler's and both of Duff's, so I had to read Matt Sorum's autobiography as well. Unfortunately, Matt is pretty pissed about not being included in the reunion, and it shows. This book is just gripes, sex stories, bigger gripes, drug stories, bigger gripes, and times in which Matt Sorum saves the day and nobody thanks him for it. The only chapters I read with any sort of interest are the Use Your Illusion tour chapters, because that tour was chaos.
But I should have known this book would be bad, because there's a deeper, secret truth: drummers can't write good books. Wait, I hear you saying. That seems not true! Alas, I go where the data points tell me. And after reading terrible books from Steven Adler, Tommy Lee, Jeremy Spencer, Joey Kramer, and now Matt Sorum, I am left to the inevitable conclusion: drummers shouldn't write books. There it is. Five data points out of an entire sea of drummers :p can't argue with that!
But for real, skip this book unless you're a GnR superfan.
Why can't drummers write good books??
I enjoy a good musician memoir. I've read most of the notable ones. The first one I ever read was Slash's when I was 14 and it changed my life. Since then, I read Steven Adler's and both of Duff's, so I had to read Matt Sorum's autobiography as well. Unfortunately, Matt is pretty pissed about not being included in the reunion, and it shows. This book is just gripes, sex stories, bigger gripes, drug stories, bigger gripes, and times in which Matt Sorum saves the day and nobody thanks him for it. The only chapters I read with any sort of interest are the Use Your Illusion tour chapters, because that tour was chaos.
But I should have known this book would be bad, because there's a deeper, secret truth: drummers can't write good books. Wait, I hear you saying. That seems not true! Alas, I go where the data points tell me. And after reading terrible books from Steven Adler, Tommy Lee, Jeremy Spencer, Joey Kramer, and now Matt Sorum, I am left to the inevitable conclusion: drummers shouldn't write books. There it is. Five data points out of an entire sea of drummers :p can't argue with that!
But for real, skip this book unless you're a GnR superfan.
colleenfoley64's review
5.0
I've read almost every rock and roll memoir out there, and they never get boring. Every rockstar has a different story to tell, a different angle, and a different point of view. Matt Sorum's story is unique because of that. We know Slash's story, and we know Duff's story, but this gave us a whole new light on Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver, especially. I found myself laughing every chapter with stories he would tell, and some of them are so outrageous and hard to believe that you know they have to be true because of his rockstar status.
I couldn't put this book down and read it straight through. I truly loved this memoir and will definitely be recommending it to anyone who loves Guns n Roses or Velvet Revolver, like I do.
I couldn't put this book down and read it straight through. I truly loved this memoir and will definitely be recommending it to anyone who loves Guns n Roses or Velvet Revolver, like I do.