06 Slush Is On The Phone Matt Sorum Double Talkin Jive Vinyl Audiobook
b'In Double Talkin\\u2019 Jive, legendary drummer Matt Sorum takes music lovers behind the scenes of a remarkable life in rock. Sorum, whose albums have sold tens of millions of copies around the world, provides an honest, engaging account of the highs and lows of superstardom. Sorum recounts his childhood years idolizing Ringo Starr and surviving an abusive stepfather. After leaving high school, Sorum sold pot to get by. Over time, his drug dealing escalated to smuggling large quantities of cocaine, a career that came to a halt following a dramatic shoot-out. Sorum fled his old life and settled in Hollywood, where he\\u2019d enjoy a rapid ascension to rock \\u2019n\\u2019 roll immortality. He caught his big break drumming for the Cult, and only a year later was invited to join Guns N\\u2019 Roses, with whom he\\u2019d record two of rock\\u2019s most iconic albums: Use Your Illusion 1 and 2.\\n\\nThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award\\u2013winning Sorum opens up with forthright honesty, sharing anecdotes from his time touring the globe, battling drug and alcohol addiction, as well as working with Axl Rose, one of the greatest frontmen in rock, Slash and the rest of the GNR team. His career with the Cult, Guns N\\u2019 Roses, Velvet Revolver, Mot\\xf6rhead, the Hollywood Vampires, and Kings of Chaos costars an ensemble of rock royalty, from Billy Idol to Steven Tyler, Billy F Gibbons, and Alice Cooper.\\n\\nDouble Talkin\\u2019 Jive goes beyond the clich\\xe9s of sex, drugs, and rock \\u2019n\\u2019 roll, telling the very human story of what it takes to make it in music, and the toll stardom exacts from those who achieve success. Sorum invites fans to revel in the debauchery of the good times, but also paints a stark portrait of life after the party. Music fans of any generation will find value in the pages of this evocative, thoughtful, and candid autobiography.\\n\\n\\u201cMatt lights up rooms, corridors, clubs, theaters, arenas, and stadiums with the kind of infectious rock \\u2019n\\u2019 roll energy that is increasingly becoming obsolete. His dedication to his craft remains virtually peerless, and when the sticks are resting, you\\u2019ll have to go a long way to find someone cooler in rock \\u2019n\\u2019 roll. Dive into these shenanigan-saturated pages immediately and find out for yourself!" \\u2014Lars Ulrich, Metallica\\n\\n\\u201cA colorfully dark look into the f * * * ed-up psyche of a legendary and badass drummer. I want to read it over and over.\\u201d \\u2014Jonas \\xc5kerlund, director of Spun and Lords of Chaos\\n\\nAvailable in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook, including a signed limited-edition hardcover with vinyl audiobook bundle, narrated and performed by Matt Sorum\\n\\nSigned bundles available at rarebirdlit.com\\n\\nTrade hardcover, e-book, and audiobook formats wherever books are sold.\\n\\nHardcover and E-Book Distributed by Publishers Group West\\nAudiobook Published and Distributed by Recorded Books/Tantor Media\\n\\nAuthor Site: mattsorum.com'