Walk This Way

The Autobiography of Aerosmith

By Davis, Stephen T.

Publishers Summary:
From Aerosmith's heyday in the late 1970s, which they spent "gacked to the nines" (as lead singer Steven Tyler puts it), to the Aerosmith of today--clean, sober, and adored by millions--the band has a long, hard history. Walk This Way chronicles the whole story: drugs, booze, and all. Prefaced with the now familiar rock-star "intervention," when Steven Tyler's loved ones cornered him in his manager's office in 1986, the autobiography traces Aerosmith's twisted road, from their New Hampshire roots to their success in Boston to the worldwide fame that they long craved and currently enjoy. Tyler kicks off this rock & roll exposé, briefly recounting the history of his ancestors in Italy and sharing incidents from his own Northeast childhood. The book is written in interview style, with all five band members talking candidly about the good times--and the bad. We also hear from girlfriends, wives, friends, and various hangers-on. The story of Aerosmith and their constant ups, downs, and detours never fails to grab you and force you to read another page--if only to see what train wreck awaits around the next corner. Walk This Way is a must-read for devoted fans of Aerosmith as well as anybody who wants to live the full-on '70s rock-star life--without having to go through rehab. --Paul DeBruler

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ISBN
978-0-06051-580-5
Publisher
Harper Paperbacks


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Library Journal

Reviewed on June 8, 2009

Who needs to look at rock's ugliest band any closer? You, especially if you confuse Janice Dickinson with Steven Tyler. This surprisingly warts-and-all look is a bit grizzled, as it was first published way back in '97, but that's balanced out by inclusion of the guys who aren't named Tyler or Perry. Readers become privy to what can only be described as the "inner sleaze" chronicles of tours, back stories, and anecdotes leave only a little to the imagination; the prodigous drugs (no, really, lots of them) make me relieved that I ain't there no more. For a group of guys so lit up, there was also a surprising amount of tension. Bassist Tom Hamilton said it best: "People looked at us as a trashy, cheap band. Aerosmith was the stoned cousin who said something to embarrass you at the party."-Douglas Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Middletown Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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