- Hardcover: 513 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books (T); 1st Edition. edition (1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380975947
- ISBN-13: 978-0380975945
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 468,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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By far and away the most candid rock 'n' roll autobiography ever written, Walk This Way is the complete story of five incomparable and uncompromising musical artists who pulled themselves up from nowhere to become rock icons; who crashed and burned spectacularly ; and who rose up gloriously from the ashes to reclaim their rightful titles as World Champion Rockers.
But much more than a chronicle of brain-numbing excess, it is a breathtaking study in genius - an exhilarationg look deep inside the music: what spawned and inspired, birthed and moulded the sound that still blows a nation away with the force of a hurricane. This is Aerosmith unbound, where they came from, what they are now, and what they always will be, first and foremost: a truly great American band.
Hang on, it's a hell of a ride.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.From the Back Cover
"We believed that anything worth doing was worth overdoing" - Steven Tyler
AEROSMITH! America's Hometown Band - five boys from the Northeast who took the music world by storm and shook it out of its '70s doldrums with their singular brand of turbopowered rock. Rive unparalleled musicians who changed the shape of sound in this country forever - and made living on the edge an art form.
Walk This Way is like nothing you've ever experienced before/ Walk This Way is the real thing - an almost day-by-day account of the high and low lfe of a true rock 'n' roll monster, in the words of the guys who made it happen: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. Here is 25 years of living the rock 'n' roll dream, told with no holds barred or punches pulled - the life, the music, the legends, the truth, the hell, the lost weeks and the women. And, of coursem the drugs.
"I mean we're not talking schizophrenia here. Just self-destructive with a sense of humor" - Joe Perry
By far and away the most candid rock 'n' roll autobiography ever written, Walk This Way is the complete story of five incomparable and uncompromising musical artists who pulled themselves up from nowhere to become rock icons; who crashed and burned spectacularly ; and who rose up gloriously from the ashes to reclaim their rightful titles as World Champion Rockers.
But much more than a chronicle of brain-numbing excess, it is a breathtaking study in genius - an exhilarationg look deep inside the music: what spawned and inspired, birthed and moulded the sound that still blows a nation away with the force of a hurricane. This is Aerosmith unbound, where they came from, what they are now, and what they always will be, first and foremost: a truly great American band.
Hang on, it's a hell of a ride.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The best Aerosmith book I've ever seen,
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This review is from: Walk This Way: The Autobiography Of Aerosmith (Paperback)
This book starts right from the beginning and tells the whole story. Interviews with the band members are the base, and Davis gets contributions from figures from Aerosmith's past and present. Well written and extremely readable, anyone who is interested in Aerosmith will find it impossible to put down. Because the band were involved in the writing, you get the full, honest story with the bad bits left in. Walk This Way tells the tale of Aerosmith's rise, fall, and phoenix-like return to the top. If you've ever experienced the magic of Aerosmith, read this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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It tells you stuff that not many are willing to share,
By A Customer
This review is from: Walk This Way: The Autobiography Of Aerosmith (Paperback)
When i first picked this book up i was expecting the same old mediocre kind of biography, boy how i was wrong! This book tells you not only the highs of such a terrific band but also more lows than you can imagine happened. You feel at one with the band you are reading about, you read things that make you laugh, cry and stunned. Its no way a boring book, once you pick it up you cant put it down and you could read it over and over. I recomend this to everyone even if you aren't the biggest Aerosmith fan its still a good ol' read!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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The 'Smith's history - Be entertained. Be very entertained.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Walk This Way: The Autobiography Of Aerosmith (Paperback)
The infamous rock 'n roll excesses of Aerosmith, particularly the Toxic Twins at their core, will entertain and enthrall in ways that their music may never do. Never a big fan of their rock 'n roll sound, an immense curiosity for Tapesque tales led me in and kept me turning nevertheless. From humble beginnings in Massachusetts to filling enormodomes across the planet, the 'Smith's somewhat bumpy rise to fame is a story well worth reading. Told in interview chunks and brief filler passages, the style remains interesting, breathing life into the key players, and prevents it from becoming a dull facts and figures trawl through the lives of the fabulously rich and the famously addled. No previous Aerosmith experience necessary. Excellent rewards.
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