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I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized and fooligized, I've been Cole-Portered and farmer's-daughtered, I've been Led Zepped and 12-stepped. I'm a rhyming fool and so cool that me, Fritz the Cat, and Mohair Sam are the baddest cats that am. I have so many outrageous stories, too many, and I'm gonna tell 'em all. All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs, transcendence & chemical dependence you will ever want to hear.
The son of a classical pianist straight out of the Bronx of old Archie comics, Steven Tyler was born to be a rock star. Weaned on Cole Porter, Nat King Cole, Mick and his beloved Janis Joplin Tyler began tearing up the streets and the stage as a teenager before finally meeting his "mutant twin" and legendary partner Joe Perry. In this addictively readable memoir, told in the playful, poetic voice that is uniquely his own, Tyler unabashedly recounts the meteoric rise, fall, and rise of Aerosmith over the last three decades and riffs on the music that gives it all meaning.
Tyler tells what it's like to be a living legend and the frontman of one of the world's most revered and infamous bands the debauchery, the money, the notoriety, the fights, the motels and hotels, the elevators, limos, buses and jets, the rehab. He reveals the spiritual side that "gets lost behind the stereotype of the Sex Guy, the Drug Guy, the Demon of Screamin', the Terror of the Tropicana." And he talks about his epic romantic life and his relationship with his four children. As dazzling, bold, and out-on-the-edge as the man himself, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? is an all-access backstage pass into this extraordinary showman's life.
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“Steven Tyler is one of the giants of American music, who’s been influential for a whole generation of Rock-n-Roll fans around the world. Long May He Rock!” Sir Paul McCartney
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“Roll ‘em: Tyler’s memoir is a wild ride. Explicit and filled with expletives, it reads like an even wilder and louder version of Richards’ best-selling Life. Tyler, 63, settles back and tells story after story about life in the 'most decadent, lecherous, sexiest, nastiest band in the land.'" Associated Press
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“Steven Tyler is an unalloyed genius.” New York Times
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“Steven Tyler has a way with words…Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? Is 376 pages of pure, unfiltered Tyler…Noise is compelling stuff…Tylers at times gripping, often hilarious voice keeps things moving….” Rolling Stone
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“Strewn thought the book …are dozens of patented “Tylerisms” that can only come from his well-endowed motor-mouth.” Houston Chronicle
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“[Tyler] delivers the goods…[his] surprisingly insightful and entertaining voice brings the familiar contours of this story alive.... What on the surface seems clichéd...manages somehow to rise above that and be a fun ride [and] separates a Rock Star from a merely ordinary pop star.” The Hollywood Reporter
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“The Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge delivers a no-holds-barred, ripsnorting (and rail-snorting) memoir thats a crazy excursion into his entertaining mind.” Entertainment Weekly
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“One of the books charms is Tylers lack of guilt or regret for anything in his life…Music fans will enjoy Tylers remembrances of the New York scene, dating from clubs like The Scene and Maxs Kansas City.” New York Daily News
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“At turns completely hilarious, surprisingly (perhaps, to some) coherent, poignant and sordid -- a heart-rending read. Once youve started it, putting it down is not an option. It would be easier to ignore Tyler from the front row of an Aerosmith concert.” Buffalo News
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“Tylers turbulently high-spirited cheer holds it all together.” New York Times Book Review
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“Tylers memory for detail makes for good reading.” Detroit News
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“Explicit and filled with expletives, the memoirtitled Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?reads like an even wilder and louder version of Richards best-selling Life.” The Oregonian (Portland)
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“Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll…gets a booster shot of head-spinning authenticity in Steven Tylers brash memoir Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?...a frank, full, and colorful accounting of the bands tumultuous history.” USA Today
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“[Tylers] forays into music theory are absorbing snapshots of what goes into making great songs. When Tyler is able to articulate what went into Aerosmiths music, the book becomes fascinating.” Washington Post
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“[Tyler] offers a colorful glimpse into his head as well as his life.... Its got everything you want from a guilty pleasure: obscenity, revelation, bad behavior and humor. And, oh yeah, a beat you can dance to.” NPR's All Things Considered
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“[A] colorful all-access pass to the rockers storied past…replete with hilarious Tylerisms, tales of debauchery and detox and Aerosmiths fabled climb to superstardom...as well as warmer memories of relationships with his children, wives and friends...particularly Tylers toxic tangles with guitarist Joe Perry.” USA Today
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“Revealing…fascinating.” Entertainment Weekly
Synopsis
"Steven Tyler is one of the giants of American music, who's been influential for a whole generation of Rock 'n' Roll fans around the world. Long May He Rock "
--Sir Paul McCartney
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? is the rock memoir to end all rock memoirs -- the straight-up, no-holds-barred story of Grammy Award-winning, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and all around superstar legend Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith (and celebrity judge on American Idol).
The rock and roll epic that is Tyler's life begins with Tyler's youth in the Bronx, tracing his early music career and influences, his legendary partnership with Joe Perry, the meteoric rise, fall, and rise of Aerosmith over the last three decades, their music, Tyler's battles with substance abuse, his epic romantic life, his relationship with his four children (including actress Liv Tyler), life on the road and in the spotlight, the economics of the rock star business --and all the sex, drugs, and rock and roll that anyone could ask for.
In Tyler's own words: "I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized and fooligized, I've been Cole-Portered and farmer's-daughtered, I've been Led Zepped and 12-stepped. I'm a rhyming fool and so cool that me, Fritz the Cat, and Mohair Sam are the baddest cats that am. I have so many outrageous stories, too many, and I'm gonna tell 'em all. All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs, transcendence & chemical dependence you will ever want to hear. And this is not just my take, this is the unbridled truth, the in-your-face, up-close and prodigious tale of Steven Tyler straight from the horse's lips."
Synopsis
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? is the rock memoir to end all rock memoirs the straight-up, no-holds-barred life of Grammy Award-winning, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and all around superstar legend Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith (and celebrity judge on
American Idol).
This is it "the unbridled truth, the in-your-face, up-close and prodigious tale of Steven Tyler straight from the horse's lips" as Tyler tells all, from the early years through the glory days, "All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex, drugs, and transcendence you will ever want to hear."
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In
True Love, Lopez explores one of her lifes most defining periodsthe transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than shes ever been. This visually arresting publication is guided by both intimate and electrifying never-before-seen photographs.
True Love is an honest and revealing personal diary with hard-won lessons and heartfelt recollections and an empowering story of self-reflection, rediscovery, and resilience.
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In Jennifer Lopezs first ever book,
True Love, she explores one of her lifes most defining periodsthe transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than shes ever been. Guided by both intimate and electrifying photographs,
True Love an honest and revealing personal diary with hard-won lessons and heartfelt recollections and an empowering story of self-reflection, rediscovery, and resilience.
Completely full-color, with photos throughout and lavishly designed, True Love is a stunning and timeless book that features more than 200 never-before-seen images from Lopezs personal archives, showing candid moments with her family and friends and providing a rare behind-the-scenes look at the life of a pop music icon travelling, rehearsing, and performing around the world.
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From country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus, a revealing book about faith, family, and the power of music. Heand#8217;s an award-winning musicianand#160;whoseand#160;and#8220;Achyand#160;Breakyand#160;Heartand#8221; shot to the top of the charts. Heand#8217;s also the devoted father of one of Hollywoodand#8217;s most successful young stars. From his turbulent childhood in Kentucky to the trials and tribulations of raising a family,
Hillbilly Heartand#160;shines a revealing light on one of country musicand#8217;s most enduring icons.
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Billy Ray Cyrus is an award-winning country music legend whose and#8220;Achy Breaky Heartand#8221; propelled his debut album,
Some Gave All, to the top of the charts for a record-breaking seventeen weeks. Heand#8217;s also father of Miley Cyrus, one of Hollywoodand#8217;s most successful young stars, who grew up on stage and on screen, most famously as the lead on the Disney Channeland#8217;s and#8220;Hannah Montana,and#8221; where Billy Ray Cyrus played her father. But sometimes the truth is even better than fiction. Now, for the first time, fans can read about Cyrusand#8217;s tenacious and inspiring struggle to find his own way to faith, family, and the power of music.
Hillbilly Heart opens during Cyrusand#8217;s turbulent childhood in Kentucky, where he sought refuge in music and sports after his parentsand#8217; divorce. He was a troublemaker in training, known more for pulling pranks than for following in his preacher grandfatherand#8217;s much-vaunted footsteps. But when he heard a voice telling him to get a left-handed guitar and start a band, this rebel found his cause. Ten years later, after tirelessly working the club circuit and knocking on the closed doors of music executives from Nashville to Los Angeles, Cyrus finally made a stratospheric breakthrough, becoming a multi-platinum selling artist and taking his rock-and-roll twist on country music to the worldand#8217;s stage.
Cyrus fans have always been able to piece together the details of his life through his lyricsand#8212;the ups and downs, adventures and disappointmentsand#8212;but Hillbilly Heart gives them a front row seat for his most candid performance ever.
About the Author
Born Steven Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948, in Yonkers, New York, Steven Tyler is the iconic songwriter, composer, and voice of Aerosmith America's greatest rock 'n' roll band and is considered one of rock's most recognizable and dynamic frontmen.
Rolling Stone magazine has cited him as one of the greatest singers of all time.
After coming together in Sunapee, New Hampshire, in the late sixties, five musicians made the decision to move to Boston, live together, and become the band we know today as Aerosmith: Tyler as frontman, guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton, guitarist Ray Tabano, later replaced by Brad Whitford, and drummer Joey Kramer. The band has sold more than 100 million records across the globe and won numerous prestigious awards multiple Grammys, American Music awards, Billboard awards, and MTV awards and was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Aerosmith has infiltrated rock history with their memorable appearances in Wayne's World and The Simpsons, at the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, and in their own Aerosmith version of Guitar Hero. Their number one single, "Don't Want to Miss a Thing," was nominated for an Academy Award for best song for the movie Armageddon. In December 2010, Tyler performed for President Obama and the First Lady in a special tribute to Sir Paul McCartney at the Kennedy Center Honors. In January 2011, Tyler joined Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson, and host Ryan Seacrest as a judge on the Fox TV phenomenon American Idol.