Mustaine - A Heavy Metal Memoir

Zusatztext "A frank and detailed account of the life and times of the infamous vocalist/guitarist/song writer?Mustaine's account of Megadeth's early years is told with humor and with real honesty? A riveting read." Informationen zum Autor Dave Mustaine! widely regarded as the "founding father" of Thrash Metal! almost singlehandedly created the enduring multiplatinum style that launched both Megadeth and Metallica into the public's consciousness. From 1985's Killing Is My Business . . . and Business Is Good to the most recent Endgame ! with more than twelve album releases with Megadeth! Mustaine has left a legacy of music that has been described as everything from "poignant" to "insightful" to "angry" to "ironic." Megadeth earned eight Grammy nominations and six platinum certifications. Mustaine lives in San Diego County! California. An award-winning journalist and bestselling author! Joe Layden has written more than thirty books! including The Last Great Fight ! which was named one of the best sports books of 2007 by Sports Illustrated and the American Library Association. He is also the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers There and Back Again and The Rock Says . . . . He lives in upstate New York. Klappentext The fall and rise of a heavy metal icon Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he's bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. Impoverished! transient childhood? Check . Abusive! alcoholic parent? Check . Mind-fucking religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovah's Witnesses and Satanism)? Check . Alcoholism! drug addiction! homelessness? Check! check! check . Soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? Check . Rehab? Check ( seventeen times! give or take ). Near-death experience? Check that one! too. James Hetfield! with whom many years ago Mustaine founded a band known as Metallica! once observed! with some incredulity! that Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That's how lucky he's been! how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. And Hetfield is right. Mustaine has been lucky. He has been blessed. But here's the thing about having a horseshoe lodged in your rectum: It also hurts like hell. And you never forget it's there. Mustaine has battled through it all to achieve dizzying heights. From the early! heady days of Metallica! being unceremoniously let go only to become a world-famous rock star—founder! front man! singer! songwriter! and guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeth! one of the most popular bands in heavy metal—Mustaine's is a story that will inspire! stun! and terrify. Zusammenfassung New York Times Bestseller Founding member! singer! and lead guitarist of Metallica and Megadeath shares the ultimate! unvarnished story behind his involvement in the rise of two of the world’s most influential heavy metal bands in history.  Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that he’s bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. From his soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks to his battle with addiction! Mustaine has hit rock bottom on multiple occasions. April 1983 was his lowest point! when he was unceremoniously fired from Metallica for his hard-partying ways. But! what seemed to be the end of it all was just the beginning for the guitarist. After parting ways with Metallica! Mustaine went on to become the front man! singer! songwriter! guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeath—one of the most successful metal bands in the world. A pioneer of the thrash metal movement! Megadeath rose to internationa...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joe Layden, Joseph Layden, Dave Mustaine
• Editore: It Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9780061714375
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171437-5
• Pagine: 368
• Peso: 645 g
• Illustrazioni: w. col. photos
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