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Stars, Cars and Crystal Meth
A wild ride to hell and back by way of Hollywood, from the PA to RuPaul, Michael Stipe and Mickey Rourke. .Jack Sutherland has, you might say, led a charmed life in the face of seeming damnation. After a childhood spent in London, his family moved to California and by his twenties Jack was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars - most notably Michael Stipe, RuPaul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him around the world and led to bizarre encounters and requests, but also lured him into a smorgasbord of addictions. Eventually Jack was saved by his father, John Sutherland, one of the literary world's most esteemed figures, and the co-author of this book. Stars, Cars and Crystal Meth is a sensational memoir written with inspiring honesty.
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July 23, 2016
Talk about a title that delivers exactly what it promises.
Jack worked as a PA and a chauffeur, which is where we get the stars. If you're a fan of Michael Stipe, RuPaul and or Mickey Rourke, you'll love this perspective of one of their inside people. There's also many other names that appear. He does avoid from doing any tattling about celebs behaving badly. At least any specific ones.
Interesting takeaway for me, from his chauffeuring days. Generally, drivers are not to talk to their passengers. Unless they want conversation. He listed three names as being the best conversationalists that he looked forward to driving for. I forget the first one but 2nd was Ryan Seacrest... and the 3rd, Britney Spears! I was delighted about Britney because I have never felt that she's as dumb or scatter brained as people make her out to be.
Cars, there's a LOT of them when you work for limosusine companies as sales and operations. If you're not a car enthusiast, don't worry. I'm not either. He lovingly names the car models as it comes relevant to the story but never gets hung up on rhapsodizing about the inner workings.
I found that part of the memoir interesting for the business perspective. I was a business major in college so I have a fondness for hearing stories about companies started from nothing, how they grow, stay competitive, etc. As biased as I am, I'll take the chance and say that the amount of business chatter doesn't exceed what the average reader's patience might be.
Meth. He's very detailed and honest about his descents into madness. And that's plural. When you think he's hit bottom, turns out not yet.
It's also a look at how addicts who do want to get better, struggle with trying to attain and maintain sobriety. Not really a spoiler because it'd be difficult to write this memoir if not sober, but at the time of the writing, Jack was in his longest period of sobriety to date and the outlook was promising that this time it'll stick for good.
What makes this aspect particularly interesting about the memoir, his father John helped him write it. John sat with Jack and listened to all the sordid details. I'll steal a quote from John's afterward: (paraphased from memory) I liked him a little less but loved him more.
His father is a professor of English which I think is why this memoir is so readable given the obvious mental mess Jack made of himself.
Throughout the book, it's obvious that it was co-written to make it flow. At the end, there's a couple sections where it's unadulterated Jack. I felt that it showed how well John maintained Jack's voice despite writing his memories down for him.
Last thing, not in the title. There's also an interesting look at the life of a young gay man in Hollywood in the 90s. Particularly, one with a high income and flashy cars to drive.
I'll be honest. This memoir is more for those who enjoy Hollywood in any form. Definitely for anyone who is a fan of those three celebrities. If limos and flashy cars are your thing, you may like it for that. All three themes are present throughout the book and not just restricted to a section.
Those would be the reasons to read this book. I enjoyed it because of the Hollywood factor. I did live right across the 101 from the Bowl for a bunch of years after all. A personal fondness.
I wish Jack all the best in his sobriety.
Thank you to the publisher for the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Jack worked as a PA and a chauffeur, which is where we get the stars. If you're a fan of Michael Stipe, RuPaul and or Mickey Rourke, you'll love this perspective of one of their inside people. There's also many other names that appear. He does avoid from doing any tattling about celebs behaving badly. At least any specific ones.
Interesting takeaway for me, from his chauffeuring days. Generally, drivers are not to talk to their passengers. Unless they want conversation. He listed three names as being the best conversationalists that he looked forward to driving for. I forget the first one but 2nd was Ryan Seacrest... and the 3rd, Britney Spears! I was delighted about Britney because I have never felt that she's as dumb or scatter brained as people make her out to be.
Cars, there's a LOT of them when you work for limosusine companies as sales and operations. If you're not a car enthusiast, don't worry. I'm not either. He lovingly names the car models as it comes relevant to the story but never gets hung up on rhapsodizing about the inner workings.
I found that part of the memoir interesting for the business perspective. I was a business major in college so I have a fondness for hearing stories about companies started from nothing, how they grow, stay competitive, etc. As biased as I am, I'll take the chance and say that the amount of business chatter doesn't exceed what the average reader's patience might be.
Meth. He's very detailed and honest about his descents into madness. And that's plural. When you think he's hit bottom, turns out not yet.
It's also a look at how addicts who do want to get better, struggle with trying to attain and maintain sobriety. Not really a spoiler because it'd be difficult to write this memoir if not sober, but at the time of the writing, Jack was in his longest period of sobriety to date and the outlook was promising that this time it'll stick for good.
What makes this aspect particularly interesting about the memoir, his father John helped him write it. John sat with Jack and listened to all the sordid details. I'll steal a quote from John's afterward: (paraphased from memory) I liked him a little less but loved him more.
His father is a professor of English which I think is why this memoir is so readable given the obvious mental mess Jack made of himself.
Throughout the book, it's obvious that it was co-written to make it flow. At the end, there's a couple sections where it's unadulterated Jack. I felt that it showed how well John maintained Jack's voice despite writing his memories down for him.
Last thing, not in the title. There's also an interesting look at the life of a young gay man in Hollywood in the 90s. Particularly, one with a high income and flashy cars to drive.
I'll be honest. This memoir is more for those who enjoy Hollywood in any form. Definitely for anyone who is a fan of those three celebrities. If limos and flashy cars are your thing, you may like it for that. All three themes are present throughout the book and not just restricted to a section.
Those would be the reasons to read this book. I enjoyed it because of the Hollywood factor. I did live right across the 101 from the Bowl for a bunch of years after all. A personal fondness.
I wish Jack all the best in his sobriety.
Thank you to the publisher for the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
November 21, 2017
Not essential reading but for the most part an engaging and gossipy read. I did lose some sympathy for the author when he whined about 'only' earning 60k a year-and the footnotes were too frequent, adding little to the book.
November 26, 2023
‘Read a biography or memoir about someone you know very little about.’
Who knew that prompt could be so rewarding? The very personal story of a son and his dad any struggles of addiction was very intense to read. sometimes I found the detail overwhelming. But I am happy that Jack has survived and that he and his father were able to write this memoir together.
Who knew that prompt could be so rewarding? The very personal story of a son and his dad any struggles of addiction was very intense to read. sometimes I found the detail overwhelming. But I am happy that Jack has survived and that he and his father were able to write this memoir together.
September 13, 2021
If you look for some juicy gossip from Hollywood, don't pick up this book. Yes, the author met many celebrities, RuPaul, Mickey Rourke etc. etc. but he is very discreet about them. In fact, he talks about them only in superlatives which is nice but not very informative. Nevertheless, it is an interesting insight into Los Angeles climate and the gay scene in the 1990s and early 2000s. The description of the author's descent into the inferno of drug addition is brutal and as far as I can tell, honest.
October 26, 2020
Knowing Jack personally, this book was one incredible story that (at times) I almost refused to believe. It's 2020 and Jack is the loveliest person you could imagine. If you read these pages, it's like reading about somebody completely different. It's fascinating what he went trhough and his journey from the top to the bottom and back again is remarkable.
I absolutely reccomend this whether you have any experience with drugs or not. I feel it's imoprtant to know a story like this once you get offered your next hit.
I absolutely reccomend this whether you have any experience with drugs or not. I feel it's imoprtant to know a story like this once you get offered your next hit.
April 12, 2025
Good for him this seems to end happily-ish (and kudos to his father who seems to be on board as some sort of recovery for his son). It is incredibly shallow though and people not dazzled by cars, luxury hotels, excitement at having big TVs in bedrooms and Richard Branson might find this a slog. The RuPaul intro breathlessly announced of the front cover is little more than a glorified paragraph that can't have taken someone more than 5 minutes to write.
April 16, 2018
Another pick up in a whim book.
It’s certainly warts and all, as the author pulls no punches in describing his descent into addiction.
Certainly not an easy read, but it’s peppered with interesting asides and titbits of information.
I learned a lot about life in America, the gay scene and life as an addict. I may need some of that information more than the rest.
It’s certainly warts and all, as the author pulls no punches in describing his descent into addiction.
Certainly not an easy read, but it’s peppered with interesting asides and titbits of information.
I learned a lot about life in America, the gay scene and life as an addict. I may need some of that information more than the rest.
February 9, 2020
Got half way through and couldn't stand to hear any more bragging about Jacks apparently 'crazy' life. My own life is far more interesting and yet I would never write a book about it. Jack comes across as an arrogant, privileged, self obsessed prat. The fact that he told all this to his Dad makes the whole thing cringey in the extreme. Please don't read this.
September 29, 2024
This was a nice and well written memoir about a guy called Jack Sutherland and about how he is from Ireland and is illegitimate.
it is about how he goes to America to fulfill his dream to be an actor in Hollywood.
He becomes a drug addict and starts using crystal meth as a result.
it is about his life and his parents and about how he lives and then he gives up drugs and becomes sober again.
it is about how he goes to America to fulfill his dream to be an actor in Hollywood.
He becomes a drug addict and starts using crystal meth as a result.
it is about his life and his parents and about how he lives and then he gives up drugs and becomes sober again.
May 9, 2017
Found this book really interesting and very very honest, in no way glorifing.
January 31, 2019
Mostly a drugalog.
December 22, 2019
Picked up this book and Jack’s story pulled me in from page one and didn’t let go. Wildly honest and thought provoking.
October 1, 2016
In the preface to this memoir, our first impressions of its author are given by the actor Mickey Rourke, who dubs Jack Sutherland, with some certainty, ‘the biggest fuck-up I have ever known in the whole of my life.’ It’s a bold opener, setting a frank, forthright and startlingly honest tone for the thrilling yet (quite literally) sobering tale to come.
The rivetingly-titled Stars, Cars and Crystal Meth: The Adventures of a Personal Assistant Who Really Could Have Used One Himself cuts no corners when it comes to confession. Jack Sutherland, once a PA and chauffer to the stars, has lived a life scarred by abuse, mental illness, sex and drug addiction, but also blessed with money, fame and friendship. His adoptive father is the renowned author and literary critic John Sutherland, who has written this book with him, occasionally interfering with his own wry footnotes and sardonic asides. It is this aspect, this duality in authorship, that makes the book especially fascinating, providing an insight into addiction, confession and how it impacts upon our closest relationships.
Jack had a particularly difficult experience growing up. Born ‘Irish and illegitimate’ to a woman he never met, Jack was handed over for private adoption. Although brought up by two highly-qualified, ‘egg-headed’ parents, his father’s raging alcoholism cast a dark shadow over the household. On top of this, Jack struggled for years in coming to terms with his homosexuality, blighting his teenage years with drink, drugs and eventually a suicide attempt. This put him in a rehabilitation centre at 16, from which he soon emerged clean, sober and openly gay – and he’d stay that way for the next fifteen years.
From 1993 onwards, Jack began work in the world of celebrity, starting in music video production and later as a chauffeur and personal assistant, becoming a ‘Jack of All Trades’, if you will. And, of course, in this section, there are many compulsively readable passages about his up-close encounters with the stars. Ahead of their Monster world tour, REM took on Jack as the PA to Michael Stipe, who proved to be an understanding and considerate presence through the latter part of Jack’s adolescence. In fact, there are four chapters devoted solely to ‘The Kindness of Michael Stipe’. Other celebrities with whom Jack struck up a rapport include drag queen extraordinaire RuPaul (who tells Graham Norton and, indeed, the whole country a story involving Jack’s foreskin and 22 marbles), Britney Spears, Ryan Seacrest and his hero Richard Branson.
However, his deadly penchant for chemsex and crystal meth soon took hold of the wheel and steered Jack’s life into intoxicated despair. As his crystal-crazed addiction grew, Jack became prone to rages, put on ‘a ton of weight’ and smashed up just about every important relationship in his life. He made another suicide attempt, much more extreme and determined this time, filling himself with vodka and antipsychotic pills; but thankfully, he failed. The remainder charts Jack’s winding road to recovery, after botching his job with Mickey Rourke and hitting rock bottom in Indonesia and Singapore. The final chapters, where Jack speaks of the clean and sober position he’s in now, are more thoughtful, introspective and rather empowering.
John Sutherland, sober now for over thirty years, detailed his own struggle with alcohol addiction in his memoir Last Drink to LA. But it seems that helping Jack to write his own took its toll on John’s mental state. John writes, ‘You shouldn’t, in parent-child relations, know ‘everything’ – at least, not after infancy. Changing a grown man’s nappies is no work for a father. […] Depression, Jack’s ailment, is, I think, contagious. At times, particularly in the later, grimmer, sections, I’ve felt so low I’ve seriously considered talking to my doctor. If I was still drinking, I would have been dead drunk around page 230.’
This book, on the surface, works as your standard sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll read, crammed with riveting anecdotes of excess, yet it also grows to be a moving journey towards recovery and acceptance in the life of the addict. Its sheer courage and candour surely will help future addicts come to terms with their own problems, but any reader would be refreshed and touched by the unwavering honesty with which Jack and John Sutherland present to us an uncensored life.
The rivetingly-titled Stars, Cars and Crystal Meth: The Adventures of a Personal Assistant Who Really Could Have Used One Himself cuts no corners when it comes to confession. Jack Sutherland, once a PA and chauffer to the stars, has lived a life scarred by abuse, mental illness, sex and drug addiction, but also blessed with money, fame and friendship. His adoptive father is the renowned author and literary critic John Sutherland, who has written this book with him, occasionally interfering with his own wry footnotes and sardonic asides. It is this aspect, this duality in authorship, that makes the book especially fascinating, providing an insight into addiction, confession and how it impacts upon our closest relationships.
Jack had a particularly difficult experience growing up. Born ‘Irish and illegitimate’ to a woman he never met, Jack was handed over for private adoption. Although brought up by two highly-qualified, ‘egg-headed’ parents, his father’s raging alcoholism cast a dark shadow over the household. On top of this, Jack struggled for years in coming to terms with his homosexuality, blighting his teenage years with drink, drugs and eventually a suicide attempt. This put him in a rehabilitation centre at 16, from which he soon emerged clean, sober and openly gay – and he’d stay that way for the next fifteen years.
From 1993 onwards, Jack began work in the world of celebrity, starting in music video production and later as a chauffeur and personal assistant, becoming a ‘Jack of All Trades’, if you will. And, of course, in this section, there are many compulsively readable passages about his up-close encounters with the stars. Ahead of their Monster world tour, REM took on Jack as the PA to Michael Stipe, who proved to be an understanding and considerate presence through the latter part of Jack’s adolescence. In fact, there are four chapters devoted solely to ‘The Kindness of Michael Stipe’. Other celebrities with whom Jack struck up a rapport include drag queen extraordinaire RuPaul (who tells Graham Norton and, indeed, the whole country a story involving Jack’s foreskin and 22 marbles), Britney Spears, Ryan Seacrest and his hero Richard Branson.
However, his deadly penchant for chemsex and crystal meth soon took hold of the wheel and steered Jack’s life into intoxicated despair. As his crystal-crazed addiction grew, Jack became prone to rages, put on ‘a ton of weight’ and smashed up just about every important relationship in his life. He made another suicide attempt, much more extreme and determined this time, filling himself with vodka and antipsychotic pills; but thankfully, he failed. The remainder charts Jack’s winding road to recovery, after botching his job with Mickey Rourke and hitting rock bottom in Indonesia and Singapore. The final chapters, where Jack speaks of the clean and sober position he’s in now, are more thoughtful, introspective and rather empowering.
John Sutherland, sober now for over thirty years, detailed his own struggle with alcohol addiction in his memoir Last Drink to LA. But it seems that helping Jack to write his own took its toll on John’s mental state. John writes, ‘You shouldn’t, in parent-child relations, know ‘everything’ – at least, not after infancy. Changing a grown man’s nappies is no work for a father. […] Depression, Jack’s ailment, is, I think, contagious. At times, particularly in the later, grimmer, sections, I’ve felt so low I’ve seriously considered talking to my doctor. If I was still drinking, I would have been dead drunk around page 230.’
This book, on the surface, works as your standard sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll read, crammed with riveting anecdotes of excess, yet it also grows to be a moving journey towards recovery and acceptance in the life of the addict. Its sheer courage and candour surely will help future addicts come to terms with their own problems, but any reader would be refreshed and touched by the unwavering honesty with which Jack and John Sutherland present to us an uncensored life.
April 6, 2016
‘Accepting yourself is difficult. Changing yourself impossible.’
This is Jack Sutherland’s memoir, as told to his father John Sutherland. It’s a story of dependence, addiction, and recovery. Okay, so what is new under the sun? Is this particular story of addiction and recovery worth reading, and why?
I suspect that some of us will pick this book up because Jack Sutherland worked as a PA and bodyguard to R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Ru Paul and Mickey Rourke. And, yes, there are anecdotes about Jack’s life as a PA. But the point of those anecdotes is to give a sense of the environment in which Jack worked rather than the lives of the people he worked for. It also gives a sense of the pressures and unreality of that particular world. It’s not hard to see how addictions can take hold. In part, Jack Sutherland’s memoir reads like a confession. The things he did, the drugs he ingested, the stimulus he needed, and the self-loathing he felt. How very difficult it must have been for his father to write this down and try to make sense of it.
There were times when I felt I’d had enough. I really didn’t need to read about any more drug-fuelled events, or chemically enhanced sexual encounters. I had the picture: Jack Sutherland was doing his best to annihilate himself. But each time I came close to stopping and putting the book aside, I thought of his father. How difficult it must be, as a parent, to hear the details of such incredibly self-destructive behaviour. How difficult to see your child in the addict, how grateful that he has survived. I kept reading.
‘Life goes on, even if you hate yourself.’
There are aspects of the presentation of this memoir that irked me: the footnotes at the end of each chapter sometimes irritated rather than informed. I sometimes found the detail overwhelming. But, by the end, I was pleased that Jack had survived and that he and his father were able to write this memoir together.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Faber and Faber Ltd for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
This is Jack Sutherland’s memoir, as told to his father John Sutherland. It’s a story of dependence, addiction, and recovery. Okay, so what is new under the sun? Is this particular story of addiction and recovery worth reading, and why?
I suspect that some of us will pick this book up because Jack Sutherland worked as a PA and bodyguard to R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Ru Paul and Mickey Rourke. And, yes, there are anecdotes about Jack’s life as a PA. But the point of those anecdotes is to give a sense of the environment in which Jack worked rather than the lives of the people he worked for. It also gives a sense of the pressures and unreality of that particular world. It’s not hard to see how addictions can take hold. In part, Jack Sutherland’s memoir reads like a confession. The things he did, the drugs he ingested, the stimulus he needed, and the self-loathing he felt. How very difficult it must have been for his father to write this down and try to make sense of it.
There were times when I felt I’d had enough. I really didn’t need to read about any more drug-fuelled events, or chemically enhanced sexual encounters. I had the picture: Jack Sutherland was doing his best to annihilate himself. But each time I came close to stopping and putting the book aside, I thought of his father. How difficult it must be, as a parent, to hear the details of such incredibly self-destructive behaviour. How difficult to see your child in the addict, how grateful that he has survived. I kept reading.
‘Life goes on, even if you hate yourself.’
There are aspects of the presentation of this memoir that irked me: the footnotes at the end of each chapter sometimes irritated rather than informed. I sometimes found the detail overwhelming. But, by the end, I was pleased that Jack had survived and that he and his father were able to write this memoir together.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Faber and Faber Ltd for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
April 12, 2016
Star, Cars and Crystal Meth is an interesting book in that it chronicles the true life story of a Jack Sunderland, told to his father who edited and put it in to somewhat a format.
The story unfolds like most biographies/autobiographies from the difficult childhood of acceptance and dealing with a dysfunctional adopted family in the UK before moving onto to Califorinia. As Jack, meanders through his life through the financial successes to the emotional lows, we find ourselves with a man who can not find happiness within himself nor really in the company of others. This is where the book starts to fall apart because there really is no redemption and the ADHD of the author does spill out from the page. There is always constant bolstering on his accomplishments and the empathy of his many pitfalls leading the reader into these extreme highs and lows within each chapter.
The writing is somewhat coherent at times and could have done with a good edit that would have help lead a bit of empathy toward the real life character that is Jack Sutherland. The book promises a look into the stars and glitz of his previous employments but really it is really only a sideways glance. What we do get is the debauchery of his life on drugs, sex binges and overall non connection to those around him.
Jack Sutherland comes across as a selfish man which I am sure it is not what is meant to be implied. He does deal with his addictions admirably but there is never any real retribution nor acceptance within his own character which presents a major flaw within the context of the book.
I'm sure that these things were accomplished possibly in his real life but never really brought forth in the confines of the book. There is more false endings than a Bergman film which can be interesting, does come across as a bit egotistical in his own self being.
The story I found interesting and it did keep me engaged but could have been helped along with a bit more pathos within its pages.
The story unfolds like most biographies/autobiographies from the difficult childhood of acceptance and dealing with a dysfunctional adopted family in the UK before moving onto to Califorinia. As Jack, meanders through his life through the financial successes to the emotional lows, we find ourselves with a man who can not find happiness within himself nor really in the company of others. This is where the book starts to fall apart because there really is no redemption and the ADHD of the author does spill out from the page. There is always constant bolstering on his accomplishments and the empathy of his many pitfalls leading the reader into these extreme highs and lows within each chapter.
The writing is somewhat coherent at times and could have done with a good edit that would have help lead a bit of empathy toward the real life character that is Jack Sutherland. The book promises a look into the stars and glitz of his previous employments but really it is really only a sideways glance. What we do get is the debauchery of his life on drugs, sex binges and overall non connection to those around him.
Jack Sutherland comes across as a selfish man which I am sure it is not what is meant to be implied. He does deal with his addictions admirably but there is never any real retribution nor acceptance within his own character which presents a major flaw within the context of the book.
I'm sure that these things were accomplished possibly in his real life but never really brought forth in the confines of the book. There is more false endings than a Bergman film which can be interesting, does come across as a bit egotistical in his own self being.
The story I found interesting and it did keep me engaged but could have been helped along with a bit more pathos within its pages.
March 16, 2016
*I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Biographies and memoirs are one of my favourite genres so i was more than happy to give this a read.
A lot of biographies I have read have started off slow, and dare I say it a bit boring, but this one kept me entertained all the way through. I found it to be a real page turner and couldn't wait to get back to it.
It starts off with Jack having a good upbringing with his privileged adoptive parents in London but Jack's dad had his own demons to get away from and they end up moving to LA. Jack really struggled coming to terms with the fact that he is gay, and because of that he started drinking and taking drugs regularly at school.
At the age of 14 he went to rehab and would be clean for the next 15 years. He had also started to feel more comfortable about being gay and telling his parents.
Jack had some amazing jobs, even touring with REM as their PA. He climbed up corporate ladders in every job he had, and he had a lot, he didn't stick around too long even though he made thousands of dollars. Working mostly in the chauffeured transportation industry.
After numerous drug binges, he finally managed to stick to his sobriety, with the help of his partner, family and friends.
It saddens me that Jack still has insecurities about his sexuality but to me he comes across as a charismatic, well loved guy, and would make a great friend.
Jack could quite easily include celebrity gossip to help sell his book but he doesn't give anything away that should be kept quiet, he fully respects the people he has worked with. And to be honest the book doesnt need it, there are enough behind the scenes insights to keep the reader happy.
Biographies and memoirs are one of my favourite genres so i was more than happy to give this a read.
A lot of biographies I have read have started off slow, and dare I say it a bit boring, but this one kept me entertained all the way through. I found it to be a real page turner and couldn't wait to get back to it.
It starts off with Jack having a good upbringing with his privileged adoptive parents in London but Jack's dad had his own demons to get away from and they end up moving to LA. Jack really struggled coming to terms with the fact that he is gay, and because of that he started drinking and taking drugs regularly at school.
At the age of 14 he went to rehab and would be clean for the next 15 years. He had also started to feel more comfortable about being gay and telling his parents.
Jack had some amazing jobs, even touring with REM as their PA. He climbed up corporate ladders in every job he had, and he had a lot, he didn't stick around too long even though he made thousands of dollars. Working mostly in the chauffeured transportation industry.
After numerous drug binges, he finally managed to stick to his sobriety, with the help of his partner, family and friends.
It saddens me that Jack still has insecurities about his sexuality but to me he comes across as a charismatic, well loved guy, and would make a great friend.
Jack could quite easily include celebrity gossip to help sell his book but he doesn't give anything away that should be kept quiet, he fully respects the people he has worked with. And to be honest the book doesnt need it, there are enough behind the scenes insights to keep the reader happy.
March 30, 2016
A fascinating insight into the lifestyle of so called personalities of Hollywood written by someone right in the centre of everything.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Faber and Faber via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Faber and Faber via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
May 7, 2016
Loved it !
June 1, 2016
A sad story.
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