The Dirt Confessions of the Worlds Most Notorious Rock Band, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss. (Paperback 0060989157) Book Reviews,

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The Dirt Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Author: Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss

Whiskey and porn stars, hot reds and car crashes, black leather and high heels, overdoses and death. This is the life of MÖtley CrÜe, the heaviest drinking, hardest fighting, most oversexed and arrogant band in the world. Their unbelievable exploits are the stuff of rock 'n' roll legend. They nailed the hottest chicks, started the bloo... more »diest fights, partied with the biggest drug dealers, and got to know the inside of every jail cell from California to Japan. They have dedicated an entire career to living life to its extreme, from the greatest fantasies to the darkest tragedies. Tommy married two international sex symbols; Vince killed a man and lost a daughter to cancer; Nikki overdosed, rose from the dead, and then OD'd again the next day; and Wick shot a woman and tried to hang his own brother. But that's just the beginning. Fueled by every drug they could get their hands on and obscene amounts of alcohol, driven by fury and headed straight for hell, MÖtley CrÜe raged through two decades, leaving behind a trail of debauched women, trashed hotel rooms, crashed cars, psychotic managers, and broken bones that has left the music industry cringing to this day. All these unspeakable acts, not to mention their dire consequences, are laid bare in The Dirt.Here -- directly from Nikki, Vince, Tommy, and Mick -- is the unexpurgated version of the whole glorious, gut-wrenching story. In these pages, published for the first time anywhere, are Tommy Lee's letters to Pamela Anderson from prison: Mick's confession to having an incurable disease that is slowly killing him; Vince's experience burying his own daughter -- and the train wreck that his life became afterward; and Nikki's anguished struggle to deal with an entire life fueled by anger over his childhood abandonment, his discovery of the family he never knew he had -- and his subsequent loss of them. And all of it accompanied by scores of rare, never-before-published photographs, mug shots, and handwritten lyrics. No one is spared. Not David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Vanity, Aerosmith, Heather Locklear, AC/DC, Lita Ford, Iron Maiden, Pamela Anderson, Guns N' Roses, Donna D'Errico, RATT, or those two girls from Dallas, Texas.Make no mistake about it: these guys are geniuses. They invented glam metal and then left it in the dust; sold more than forty million albums from Shout at the Devil to Dr. Feelgood; toured the world dozen times and have the scars to prove it it; and maintained a rabid following in an era of throwaway pop stars. MÖtley CrÜe has done nothing less than tattoo the psyche of the entire MTV generation. They are the ultimate rock 'n' roll band. And if you don't believe it, read The Dirt. You don't know what decadence is...

ISBN-13: 9780060989156
ISBN-10: 0060989157
Publication Date: 7/1/2002
Pages: 448
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4.2 stars, based on 87 ratings

Publisher: Regan Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Joshua D. (montereyjosh) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 5/25/2007 + 13 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

What an incredible story! I can't believe that these guys are still alive. Regardless of your opinion of the music, the story is is absolutely amazing. Check it out!

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Christie G. (dreambeliever) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 3/31/2006 + 56 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I LOVE READING BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPIES AND THIS ONE GOES IN THE TOP 3 OF MY LIST. FUNNY AND HONEST. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE THE BAND TO LOVE THE BOOK!

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Allie B. (kcallieb) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 10/17/2007 + 31 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Wow, I knew rock stars lived fast and hard but I had no idea it was that crazy all the time! This is a great book, written by all the guys in the band and sometimes they recount the same stories and sometimes they don't. Great look at how these guys became who we see in the press and on TV.

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Andrea S. (asilvey) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 4/5/2009 + 3 more book reviews

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This book is so good that I want to read it again! I am usually not much of a reader. I usually wait for the movie LOL! But this book was not only interesting but also exciting as well! They tell some really crazy and funny stories! If you are a music fan this is definately a must read book! If you are a Motley Crue Fan you will totally love this book!

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Emily P. (mizparker) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 4/5/2010 + 87 more book reviews

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Wow! I read Tommyland and Nikki Sixx's book (I don't recall the title at this point), and this was certainly the better read of the three, and the definitive authority on the tale of Motley Crue. You have to grudgingly respect their kind of of excess, and WOW, what a ride! It's a wonder any of them lived to tell the story. Fans of the band will love it. Non-fans, unlike Tommyland or Sixx's book, will probably also still enjoy (although non-fans needn't bother with the other two books.)

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krisann - reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 4/3/2012 + 76 more book reviews

If you grew up going to Crue concerts than you will really enjoy this book. I felt like I needed to take a shower after reading this. Rowdy, loud and full of sex and drugs...one of the hardest partying bands around

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Vincent S. (mrblue) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 3/21/2008 + 5 more book reviews

Very good book. Interesting at points, shocking in some and in others it was like listening to my kids fight and pout at each other.

Wanted to read it bad when it first came out and wasnt disappointed, glad I read it.

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Vickie K. (emmey43) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 10/20/2010 + 105 more book reviews

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book. The lives of my one of my favorites bands ever. Very funny at some parts, grossed out at others, but great book none the less.

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Jodi (antsmarching81) reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 4/7/2007 + 51 more book reviews

Great book about Motley Crue...must read if you are a fan of the band.

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Keri reviewed The Dirt : Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band on 9/1/2006

Motley Crue is the best band of all time!! If you're a fan, you must read this book. I couldn't put it down. It pulled me in and made me want more!! I absolutely loved it. I'm on my way......

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