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Strong and sober, George Jones looks back on his life with searing candor. From his roots in an impoverished East Texas family to his years of womanizing, boozing, brawling, and singing with the voice that made him a star, his story is a nonstop rollercoaster ride of the price of fame. It is also the story of how the love of a good woman, his wife Nancy, helped him clean up his act.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the king of all autobiographies. George Jones, the greatest country singer of all time, HAS lived to tell it, but it's hard to believe. From stories about growing up in Texas with a drunk father, a religious mother, and more than a few close siblings, to tales of corrupt policemen and drug dealers holding him down and shoving cocaine up his nose, to the story of the woman who saved him and herself, this book "tells it all." In the book, George talks about cutting his first record, but only to be told by a local DJ that it's not very good. You will read about the fun times, the bad times, the drunk times, and the near fatal incidents on the road with other stars such as Johnny Cash, Faron Young, and Buck Owens. Jones writes about getting his first number one, his bouts with booze, his marriage to Tammy Wynnette, his cocaine addiction, and finally, his current wife Nancy. If you think you know George Jones, think again. This book grabs hold of you and doesn't let go as Jones, along with Tom Carter and the help of past friends and acquaintances, tells the real story behind all the news articles and rumors that you've probably heard in past years. Along with all the self exsposing stories, Jones adds his own insights, comments, and opinions about life, today's music industry, drugs and alcohol, love, and finally, self-peace. This book is a great read that will either insprire you to or totally discourage you from becoming a country singer. I strongly recommend you read this book. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You will..."live to read it all"...and you'll be glad you did!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Remember how many times they tried to kill Rasputin? Well, he had it easy compared to George Jones. You'll come away from this compulsively readable and amazingly honest autobiography wondering how Jones was able to walk and talk on a regular basis, much less make some of the most beautiful country music ever recorded. See Mel Tillis break George's arm. See George do something unspeakable to Porter Waggoner's private parts. See bad guys shovel cocaine into George's nose, not that he needed much help. See George drink enough whiskey to kill an elephant. See Faron Young literally burn George's butt. See George nearly die by drowning, crashing, gunfire, lynching by an angry audience, many, many barfights, and various other mishaps. There are kidnappings, a murder, conspiracies, multiple personalities and worse. You won't be able to stop reading. I tried to describe some scenes to a friend and we were both laughing so hard we were crying... because although it's terrifying and sad, it's also incredibly absurd. If they made a movie of this book, it would be a cross between Coal Miner's Daughter, Blue Velvet, Straw Dogs, Citizen Kane and Monty Python's Meaning of Life. The only reason it doesn't get a 10 is because I never figured out how George ever managed to make a record.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Being a George Jones(GJ) fan for over 30 years and having heard
the rumours of his life-style (often only secondhand,fifth or more) his book gave me a chance to hear his story. GJ uses an adult narrative which makes pleasant reading without any shortage of colourful and truthful revelations.GJ had some life, his story was worth telling and even if your not a serious fan of his you will enjoy every page.Don't just take several million fans and my word, read it and like me I am sure you will enjoy GJ even more for the telling of his story.
the rumours of his life-style (often only secondhand,fifth or more) his book gave me a chance to hear his story. GJ uses an adult narrative which makes pleasant reading without any shortage of colourful and truthful revelations.GJ had some life, his story was worth telling and even if your not a serious fan of his you will enjoy every page.Don't just take several million fans and my word, read it and like me I am sure you will enjoy GJ even more for the telling of his story.
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Only my own thoughts.
I read this book as I have only recently started to listen to a lot of George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Read more
Published 14 months ago by SeanG
Tell it like it is
A must read for not only country fans ,if you are interested in the reality world of people this is for you. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Laraine Wright Prior
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A MAN......
I bought the hardback when it was first published (and I still have it). yes, I am a GJ fan but I wont go into what it is about, you can read all about that elsewhere. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2009 by S. Mcneelance
A no holds barred biography of a survivor
I remember when reading the auobiography of football genius George Best, the thought that come to mind was that I was reading the story of a drunk rather than a great footballer... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2008 by Musicfan
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