Slash
HarperEntertainment - HarperEntertainment
Release date: 2007-10-30
Hardcover
Author: Anthony Bozza
Biography & Autobiography, Biography / Autobiography, Biography/Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians - General, Composers & Musicians - Rock, Genres & Styles - Rock, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts - General, (Musician), Biography, Biography., Rock Music, Rock musicians, Slash, United States, sears
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Slash
Date undefinedThere are some good stories in this book, and pages 90-91 are worth the price of the book alone. I was up reading this late at night, and I was crying I was laughing so hard at the story being told. It is fun to read behind the scene stories of what my favorite band was up to back in the day. I was a little kid in the 80s and I've been a Guns n' Roses fan since day 2 when I first heard them. So far I love the book. I bought Chinese Democracy last weekend (yay! - on vinyl) and Slash this past weekend...all I need is a full out reunion to make me completely satisfied. Come on boys!
Slash
Date undefinedIt's a captivating in depth look at how lucky on many different levels Slash has been to date. I enjoyed reading this book and I appreciated his candor, but it left me wondering just how great GNR could have become if not for their excesses in not only substance abuse and outlandish behavior, but lavish spending on meaningless items in order to appease one member of the band.
It also makes me pause and wonder if what Slash is true about that members manic behavior and self centerdness, how that prevented them from reaching even greater heights still?
Get this book, it's at the very least entertaining.
Slash
Date undefinedFor anyone who was into Guns N Roses, this book is a highly interesting read about their rise to fame and their downfall told from the point of view of Slash. The first 1/3 of the book is a bit of a tough slog to get through, as it covers a lot of Slash's childhood and growing up in Hollywood, which, while interesting, could've easily been left out and the book would've still been an interesting read, solely on the GNR era. The best part of the book is the last 1/4, when Slash explains the downfall of the band and the reasons why GNR imploded. It's a great lesson for any band, really - the pitfalls of success and how it can easily be screwed up by people, decisions and directions. Lots of drug-taking, lots of interesting characters and lots of times when you wonder how Slash is still alive.
My only criticism would be the dozen or more mistakes and printing errors. For a book of this caliber, being a notable biography and published by Harper Collins, I was very surprised to find it had not been proofread very well at all, with several simple mistakes and spelling/grammar errors. i.e. when referring to Australia, the book reads "Syndey and Melbourne". A simple spell-check before printing would've been great. The writer (obviously not Slash) seems to have rushed this book, as there are tell-tale signs of not being detailed enough. Again, things like "it's/its" errors, etc. Pretty poor for Harper Collins, but something that I overlooked as the content was enjoyable.
