- Paperback: 578 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books; New edition edition (21 Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753502895
- ISBN-13: 978-0753502891
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
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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.
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"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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format: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
Format: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
Format: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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Talk This Way
An absolutely cracking read from the horse's mouth itself. Very interesting. Would recommend this book to anybody, Aerosmith fan or not.
Published 21 months ago by LauraEmily91
Excellent.
This book is an amazing read. It highlights the blood, sweat, tears, sheer determination and hard work it took for Aerosmith to reach the top of their game, their consequent fall... Read more
Published on 25 May 2008 by L. L. Beddall
''Amazing''
I loved this book.
I have been a fan of Aerosmith for as long as I can remember. I was greatly influenced by my dad, who constantly listened to they're earlier stuff,... Read more
I have been a fan of Aerosmith for as long as I can remember. I was greatly influenced by my dad, who constantly listened to they're earlier stuff,... Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2006 by Michelle Mellor
AMAZING
This book is amazing, the only word I could ever possibly use to describe it. If you're looking to get into the heads of these once drugged-up-to-the-eyeballs rockers then this... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2005 by "aer0fan88"
One-dimensional
Most of this book consists of interview snippets with the band, their wives, ex-wives, ex-girlfriends, roadies, and various other associates, and that is actually a pretty good... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2003 by Docendo Discimus
WOW!!!
This book is unbelievable - a MUST for any Aerosmith fan. You feel like one of the band when you're reading this, it just has to be the bible for any real fan. BUY IT!!
Published on 12 Dec 2001 by jhs1m2jh@leeds.ac.uk
Aerosmith's story
The true story of Aerosmith by Aerosmith. An excellent account of their life as a band, their drug addictions and just about everything Aerosmith. Recommended to any Aerosmith fan!
Published on 8 Aug 2001 by mercurytim@yahoo.co.uk
Absolutely stunning
I've always been a big fan of autobiographys, and a big fan of Aerosmith, so I was looking forward to reading this book. And I have to say that I was not disappointed. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2001 by Dom Wint
Same Old Song And Dance? Not Quite.....
This honest, gritty and often bleak look at the euphoric highs and painful lows of Rock 'n' Roll excess is the "Can't put it down" book of the year, so far. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2000 by "leeinblack"
WOW! What a ride!
You don't have to be an 'Smith - or even a rock - fan to enjoy this. One of the most enthralling books I have read in a long time, and I don't normally read autobiographies. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2000
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