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A review by bookishwelshie
Walking Disaster : My Life Through Heaven and Hell by Deryck Whibley
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Thought I would have finished Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell quicker, but it was the right decision to take my time with it and read it between other books. Parts are quite heavy, as Deryck Whibley opens up about the grooming and sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a mentor/ somebody else who was in the music industry the same as him; in a band that he admired growing up. That takes strength to admit that this person who helped Deryck’s band, Sum 41, hit the big time initially, was also seemingly a manipulative monster.
Sum 41 are currently on their final world tour as a band, and I went to see them in Manchester, so thought I’d pick up this book to read to learn the history of the band and the experiences of what it was like being in an early ‘00s Pop Punk band, who had fame thrust upon them - queue the usual sex, drugs, and rock & rolls. These young lads from Canada were suddenly performing festivals and sharing the stage with their heroes, like a whirlwind. But at what cost?
This follows Deryck’s highs and lows of being the frontman of a world famous band - from flings with Paris Hilton, a marriage to Avril Lavigne, to the time he almost died around a decade ago due to alcoholism.
I had almost forgotten just how big a band Sum 41 were in the ‘00s, even though I had discovered them in my youth - through their song In Too Deep being used in movies and their music videos being on MTV & Kerrang TV.
Sum 41 are currently on their final world tour as a band, and I went to see them in Manchester, so thought I’d pick up this book to read to learn the history of the band and the experiences of what it was like being in an early ‘00s Pop Punk band, who had fame thrust upon them - queue the usual sex, drugs, and rock & rolls. These young lads from Canada were suddenly performing festivals and sharing the stage with their heroes, like a whirlwind. But at what cost?
This follows Deryck’s highs and lows of being the frontman of a world famous band - from flings with Paris Hilton, a marriage to Avril Lavigne, to the time he almost died around a decade ago due to alcoholism.
I had almost forgotten just how big a band Sum 41 were in the ‘00s, even though I had discovered them in my youth - through their song In Too Deep being used in movies and their music videos being on MTV & Kerrang TV.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault