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Loading... Hardcore Troubadour: The Life and Near Death of Steve Earleby Lauren St. John
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A biography of a legendary singer and song-writer, written with his co-operation, this is the life behind the award-winning and bestselling albums of Steve Earle, rebel, rocker, Nashville legend. Steve Earle is the musicians' idol - my hero to Emmylou Harris - who has said of his life that If I'd known I was going to live this long I'd have taken better care of myself. He was taking heroin at 13 and by the age of 40 was mired in a seemingly permanent vacation in the ghetto as he described his life then. In and out of jail for a variety of offences, Earle seemed determined to make good on his boast that when the end of the world came (and it seemed pretty close at times) only he, Keith Richards and the cockroaches would be left standing. He has been married six times, twice to the same woman, and amazingly forgiven by almost all of the ex-wives. In moments of consciousness he has, through sheer musical ability, shared a stage with, among others, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, the Pogues and Bob Dylan. He is regarded by many as a legend, and one of the most gifted songwriters of his generation. No library descriptions found. |
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I was sucked into the story and read it through in just a couple of sittings. It would appear that Mr. Earle is not allergic to drama, at least in his younger days, and often used it as a cure for boredom. Although I am a big fan and knew he had drug and relationship problems, I didn’t know the extent of them and was a little surprised at how early and deep they were.
The writing in these kinds of books often seems very similar and formulaic, and this was not an exception, but it was better than many. I was often confused by the timeline and the authors jumping around in it, but that also seems to happen a lot in books like this, and I am easily confused by it, so it might just be me. (