What Did I Do?: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Larry Rivers, With Arnold Weinstein

by Larry Rivers, Arnold Weinstein

What Did I Do?: The Unauthorized Autobiography - Larry Rivers with Arnold Weinstein

Genres: Art, Biography, Autobiography

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Gabriel Thy]

A romping disclosure of the wild and rapacious life of painter and jazz musician named Larry Rivers. No secrets kept, Rivers seemed incapable of knowing where all the lines of society were drawn. That he survived to tell us about it is a remarkable feat. That he told us about it with such flair and honesty is a stroke of genius.

[Tuck]

a fantastic autobiography detailing the art, music, homelife, not-so-straight-life, and philosophies of larry rivers. wonderful stories of ohara and gang in nyc from pre- wwII till 1980's. really, this could have been twice as long, his story telling and antics are that good. i rank this one of the better chronicles of art/music/drugs/literature/revolutions of the 20th cent usa/uk/paris ; to go alongside pepper's Straight Life n coyote's tales Sleeping Where I Fall: A Chronicle

[Amy]

This book is pretty awesome. I'm sort of into autobiographies of 20th century artist's right now, and I like this one because it reads as ridiculously candid, and he actually writes about making pictures along with everything else. Interesting perspective on the jazz scene in New York as well, and a fairly realistic take on the "bohemian" and "promiscuous" stereotypes of artists. Interesting anecdotes on the critics, art writers, gallery owners, and other artists of the time too.

[Vaughnda Johnson]

what didn't Larry do? Entertaining and enlightening as Larry evolves and yet stays the same. Kind of a jerk, very lovable and infectious in his enthusiasm for life in general and sex, friends and art in particular.

[Mary]

started off well, but then it bored me in the middle and I couldn't finish. maybe it was me?...

[Nora Novak]

Larry Rivers is a wild man!! Great stuff,recommend this to other artists

[Anton]

Great book for any Rivers fan, myself included. Not for the prudish.