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Book Review of Killing Yourself to Live : 85% of a True Story

Killing Yourself to Live : 85% of a True Story


If you love music and conversations with your friends mildly resemble dialogue from the film/book High Fidelity, then maybe this book is for you. This book is a narcissistic romp through the places where rock stars had met their demise. This is Chuck K's High Fidelity. He rambles on about music and ex-girlfriends and how they compare to current girls, but he is obsessed with mortality and that is the part where most of it becomes endearing and easy for me to relate to. The stand out chapter is when he visits the place where the band Great White accidentally set fire to the venue and tons of their fans died. He, also, talks trash on Elvis, which made me laugh.

I just noticed that the publication date was 6/6/06. How rock'n'roll!