Tommy Lee

Talk about the dregs of humanity. At this point in my life, I hold no illusions that the rock stars of my teen years are secretly chivalrous, tender-hearted gentlemen. But I wasn't quite prepared for just how very awful they were (and maybe still are).

Like eating Twinkies, there is absolutely nothing of value to come from reading this. Death, jail, familial chaos, degenerative disease, & the looming threat of financial ruin are not enough by themselves - or altogether! - to get any of these show more guys to truly straighten up. There will always be some booze, some drugs, and/or some chick that can derail their lives in an instant.

Yet as repulsive as each and every one of the episodes in this tale was, I couldn't put it down. It was like reading an episode of Jerry Springer. Once you give it two minutes, it owns you 'til it's done with you.

I like reading/watching rock docs/bios, because the myth is deconstructed: you can get a glimpse of the real person. The Dirt TOTALLY deconstructs these guys, making it clear that no one should have gone anywhere near any of them until about 1997, or maybe never. Reading this book will reinforce any parent's fear of their kids going to concerts or wanting to be rock stars.

That being said, if you think you want to read this, if you think you can handle it, you should pick it up. You'll be enthralled & tear through it quick as you can. show less

How on earth are these guys still alive? Sorcery? Maybe Nikki Sixx dabbled in some black magic, or they all sold their souls to the devil. Who knows?
A really good read on the more lighter side for me, I enjoyed it immensely, this book had me in tears from both sadness and hilarity (The tour with Ozzy Osbourne...that chapter had me laughing so hard that my stomach hurt). Then jump to the chapter that Vince wrote about dealing with the loss of his daughter was incredibly well written and show more truly devastating.

These guys have been through everything possibly imaginable, they've done every type of drug, induced more alcohol than I could possibly even fathom, suffered many broken hearts, numerous divorces and more lawsuits than I can count on my hands and wrote some truly rad music.

Truly a wonderful read. One of the best music biographies I've ever read. show less

Reading this book was like watching a car wreck, you know it's awful to look at, yet you can't look away, somehow you are fascinated by it.

Motley Crue is an American hard rock band that formed in 1982. In Motley Crue: The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band, each of the four band members tells his story beginning from thier childhood through thier time with the band. It was about sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, but you also get to see another side to these guys.

Each of show more the band members talk about thier addiction to drugs and alcohol, thier childhoods and how they found each other and became Motley Crue. They also mention thier wives and girlfriends as they are telling thier crazy, messed up stories. Since they formed in the early eighties, they were wearing spiked heels, tight clothes, makeup and had high, teased hair. It was all about looking punk rock and being bad ass hanging out on Hollywood Boulevard.

This was a great memoir, not for the faint of heart, almost like a wild ride. With chapter titles like 'Shout at the Devil', 'Save Our Souls' and 'Some of Our Best Friends are Drug Dealers', how could you not be curious to read it?

If you don't mind the vulgar language and crazy stories, you may just enjoy this one. show less

I'm totally traumatized.

How do people live like this and continue to actually be alive? The Dirt is an autobiographical memoir of the rise, fall, rise, fall, fall, fall, fall of one of the biggest rock hair bands ever. Fascinating look into the world of entertainment, I was so disgusted and yet, I couldn't keep from reading it. Honest, brutal and downright pornographic, the level of depravity is beyond depravity. Even depravity is mortified! The fact that we get to see how a situation was show more viewed through different eyes is interesting--it makes one wonder how eyewitness accounts convict anybody when people perceive things so different. Of course, they view these situations through a thick layer of drugs and alcohol, so, their brains might not be functioning at top speed. Just sayin'. The look back at their childhoods was raw, poignant, emotional and again, honest.

There was never a shortage of drugs, booze, sex, ass-kissing, yes-men and groupies--I was disappointed in the girls who gave of themselves and their dignity so willingly. How these women allowed these gnarly brats to humiliate them like trash is beyond my comprehension; their reminisces were the most horrifying and gross tales I have ever heard about what females will do to be with a man.

If you would like to read an in-your-face account of what it's like to be a spoiled, catered to, rock star with egos beyond huge, this is your book. You might want to wear full body protection--just reading the book could transmit some goopy disease!

Good book. Good luck. God speed. Yikes! show less