Hit Hard ebook download Joey Kramer

Hit Hard

"I'd played my drums in front of eighty thousand screaming fans and passed out in my own puke. I'd toured in private jets, rode in limos, and had just about any girl, at any time, for any thing. I also lived in rat-infested, shithole apartments, got caught in a burning car where I sustained third-degree burns all over my body, racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, and watched my father die a slow, agonizing death. But I had never felt anything like this depression that brought me to Steps. . . . This time, there was only me and my pain, and I didn't see any way out." 'from the Introduction In 1997, amid Aerosmith's sold-out world tour and number one album release, word about Joey's troubles was reported in the press. Despite the advice he had received to play it down, Joey revealed in an interview his ongoing struggles with depression. The response from fans and people battling those same internal demons was overwhelming. Joey'who has been the drummer in Aerosmith since it was founded in 1970 and is the first member of the band to release his own book'now tells the complete story: the early days of the band, glamorous drug-addled events leading up to their eventual sobriety, battles within his family and among bandmates, and the explosive internal dynamics in Aerosmith that continue to unleash a fury of endless creativity. This is not just another rock 'n' roll memoir. In addition to the never-before-told Aerosmith war stories that abound in the book, Hit Hard unpacks the history of a rock star who was both fragile and tough, who after years of insane wildness became willing to accept help and finally kick a serious alcohol and drug addiction, only to find that the real terrors and hard work were still ahead. It's the story of an average kid from an average American suburb who went through physical and emotional trauma. It's about years of depression and the nervous breakdown at the height of the band's comeback success. Ultimately, Hit Hard is about how Joey recognized his confusion between love and abuse, awakening to the kind of self-acceptance and compassion that make relationships possible in the "real world" as a member of the biggest band in American history.

Share your thoughts on the Hit Hard ebook with other internet viewers!

Title of ebook: Hit Hard
ISBN: 9780061887949
parent-ISBN: 9780061566608
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Pages: 256
Published: 07-2009
Released online for download: 06-30-2009
Author of eBook: Kramer, Joey

Format

Encrypted

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Devices

ePub

Yes

7770720257

9780061887949

6836 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Mobipocket

Yes

9780061887949

3099 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirements

Download reader

eReader

Yes

0061887943

9780061887949

3962 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Top eBooks in "Entertainers"

Confessions of a Video Vixen

by Steffans, Karrine

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the ...more

Best price: $10.49

Bedside Manners: George Clooney and ER

by Keenleysid, Sam

Bedside Manners is required reading for eR devotees, who will find a wealth of information here-from an inside look at eR and its creator, Michael Crichton, to a viewer's ...more

Best price: $10.56

Anna Nicole Smith: Portrait of an Icon

by Atteu, Pol', Simpson, Patrik

This book combines beautiful never before published candid photos of Anna Nicole in her most personal moments combined with salacious information about some of her deepest ...more

Best price: $17.95

Cancer Schmancer

by Drescher, Fran

Part inspirational cancer-survival story, part memoir-as-laugh-riot, Cancer Schmancer picks up where enter Whining left off. After the publication of the

Best price: $13.12

A Stripper's Tail

by Diamond

For more than eight years, I lived and worked in the dark underworld of Las Vegas as an exotic dancer. Some things are worth repeating-others you try to forget. Unfortunately...more

Best price: $5.42

Cowboy Wisdom

by Boyles, Denis

Cowboy Wisdom...more

Best price: $9.44

Celebrities Are Groupies Too!

by ANDUJAR, DONNA MARY

Celebrities Are Groupies Too! is the no holds barred memoirs of the former stripper and current talk of New York, China Starr. Get the uncut truth behind the raunchy...more

Best price: $5.42

Andy Kaufman Revealed!: Best Friend Tells All

by Zmuda, Bob

Kaufman's closest friend breaks his 20-year silence about the star and unmasks the man whom he knew better than anyone, chronicling Kaufman's meteoric rise, the development of...more

Best price: $8.76

Audrey Hepburn - The Pocket Essential Guide

by Cheshire, Ellen

Audrey Hepburn: an enduring screen legend and one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her photograph graced the covers of magazines across the world for half a century, ...more

Best price: $7.00

Other Biography eBooks Categories

Biography General (1414)

Regional Subjects (78)

Specific Groups (131)

Adventurers & Explorers (52)

Artists & Architects (243)

Business (75)

Childhood Memoir (28)

Criminals & Outlaws (37)

Editors, Journalists, Publishers (40)

Entertainers (336)