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Rocks

My Life In and Out of Aerosmith

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Rocks

By: Joe Perry, David Ritz
Narrated by: Joe Perry
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Joe Perry’s New York Times bestselling memoir of life in the rock-and-roll band Aerosmith: “An insightful and harrowing roller coaster ride through the career of one of rock and roll’s greatest guitarists. Strap yourself in” (Slash).

Before the platinum records or the Super Bowl half-time show or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joe Perry was a boy growing up in small-town Massachusetts. He idolized Jacques Cousteau and built his own diving rig that he used to explore a local lake. He dreamed of becoming a marine biologist. But Perry’s neighbors had teenage sons, and those sons had electric guitars, and the noise he heard when they started playing would change his life.

The guitar became his passion, an object of lust, an outlet for his restlessness and his rebellious soul. That passion quickly blossomed into an obsession, and he got a band together. One night after a performance he met a brash young musician named Steven Tyler; before long, Aerosmith was born. What happened over the next forty-five years has become the stuff of legend: the knockdown, drag-out, band-splintering fights; the drugs, the booze, the rehab; the packed arenas and timeless hits; the reconciliations and the comebacks.

Rocks is an unusually searching memoir of a life that spans from the top of the world to the bottom of the barrel—several times. It is a study of endurance and brotherhood, with Perry providing remarkable candor about Tyler, as well as new insights into their powerful but troubled relationship. It is an insider’s portrait of the rock and roll family, featuring everyone from Jimmy Page to Alice Cooper, Bette Midler to Chuck Berry, John Belushi to Al Hirschfeld. It takes us behind the scenes at unbelievable moments such as Joe and Steven’s appearance in the movie of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (they act out the murders of Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees).

Full of humor, insight, and brutal honesty about life in and out of one of the biggest bands in the world, Rocks is “well-paced, well-plotted…a mini-masterpiece” (The Boston Globe).
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I read Stephens biografy and it was fun. Joe is more serious about his life story and I appriciate that. This is is a must for aerosmith fans. Thank you Joe, for being so onest and I wish you all the best for you and your lovely family!

Joe onesty

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Thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish, a fascinating peak behind the curtain of America's greatest rock band.
A must for any Aerosmith fan!

Joe's narration is cool & clinical.

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If you have the remotes interest in Aerosmith I urge you to read Joe Perrys story, this man is the glue of this story that is still thankfully not over .

The honesty of the man

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Joe is a wonderful narrator and I felt like a fly on the wall with his descriptions, especially his early years. Growing up and loving Aerosmith was one thing, but being taken through the history of the band and Joe's experiences was fabulous. One of my favourite books to date.

Absolutely loved this,

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I really enjoyed Joe’s book, the way it’s read to you it feels like you’re having a chat with Joe & it feels real too. Joe doesn’t come across like someone who makes it up as he goes along. It feels honest, refreshing & worth the time listening. Highly recommended too if you’re an Aerosmith fan

A brilliant biography read by Mr Joe F****n Perry…

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