Total Page : 368
Publisher : It Books
Publication Date : 2010 03 01
>> You ve got to read it to believe it
I purchased this book because I ve been a fan of rock n roll for as long as Cherie has I had the Runaways first release on 8 track I remember a picture of the group gracing my bedroom wall along with those of many other bands of the seventies I ll always hold a bit of nostalgia for the music of my youth I figured to get the seedy inside scoop on life in a rock band But this book turned out to be so much more than just that
The array of ups and downs triumphs and tragedies that this woman experienced through the first seventeen years of her life were more than anyone could imagine over an entire lifetime I was stunned by what I read Occasionally graphic and disturbing this is not a book for children Cherie pulls no punches in detailing the events in her life It took a lot of guts on her behalf to do so Most of us wouldn t
It all makes for one heck of a read I flew through the pages because I couldn t put it down What happens on the next page How about the next chapter It never slows down
Cherie Currie is more than the former lead singer of an all girl teen aged rock and roll band She is a woman who persevered and fought her way back from the deepest depths of darkness And what a story she has to tell
>> Completely awesome
I loved this book I read this and now I am really wanting to see the movie It is very real and graphic I applaud Cherie for such an intense and breath taking memoir She is truly a survivor and to tell the tale of such an intense time I highly recommend to anyone who remembers The Runaways and the 70 s The end of an era
>> Sex Drugs and Rock Roll
SPOILERS AHEAD
Cherie Currie s memoir is a roller coaster ride that s far beyond what most people will ever experience She had more horrible things happen to her as a teenager than ten average people would have in an entire lifetime A lack of parental supervision a rebellious nature and life on the road as a member of the Runaways led to many experiences that will simply make your jaw drop I thought that Cherie losing her virginity at fourteen by being raped by her twin sister s boyfriend must be the low point of the book but incredibly enough it gets much worse After she joined the Runaways she had to deal with the sleazy Kim Fowley and other people and she fell into drug abuse which lasted for many years Her attempt at becoming a rock star wasn t nearly as successful or lucrative as it should have been but she somehow managed to survive her many bad experiences and drug addiction I m glad she made it through to the other side and got her life together and I m very glad that she wrote such a powerful memoir It s a stunning piece of work I m sure the new Runaways movie will show some of the dark side of her life but I m also sure it will be a Disney story compared to this book Buy this book and prepare to be astounded
