false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256071062m/6303707.jpg 6303707 1 <p> "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 </p> <p> 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. </p> <p> This is not just another rock 'n' roll memoir. In addition to the never-before-told Aerosmith war stories that abound in the book, <i>Hit Hard</i> 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, <i>Hit Hard</i> 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. </p> 6488317 17 6 2009 Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top total:20|5:0|4:3|3:10|2:7|1:0| 20 56 41 14 2 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 09:57:42 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 09:57:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 06:29:16 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 07:34:56 -0700 2009
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