Product Description

Steven Tyler is one of life's natural born survivors. With an exhaustively vibrant personality, this dynamic lead singer has been one of the most distinctive figures in rock music for more than three decades. Raised in a close, loving family, Tyler survived a tough upbringing in the Bronx. His inherent passion for performing and a talent for playing instruments propelled him into rock music as a teenager. He fronted a succession of local bands before meeting the guys with whom he would form Aerosmith in 1970. Laura Jackson reveals the stories behind Tyler's relationships with band members and the many women in his life, his battle with Hepatitis C, and his drug-fuelled meltdown during the late '70s and early '80s when he was snorting pure heroin. She also explores his visits to rehab in the 1980s which saved his life. Tyler has lived a roller coaster life of excess - spending over a million dollars on drugs - but is miraculously still performing. Steven Tyler: the biography tells his incredible story.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #365488 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Review
'When it comes to getting close to the rich and famous Laura Jackson is second to none.' Sky TV 'Laura Jackson is the queen of biographers.' Daily Express

About the Author
Laura Jackson is a highly regarded biographer. Steven Tyler: the biography is her fourteenth book. Others include Queen: the definitive biography, Kiefer Sutherland: the biography, Brian May: the definitive biography, and Jon Bon Jovi: the biography. Laura lives in Scotland

Customer Reviews

Walk This Way - Lite
This isn't a bad book ... but it comes across as the lite version of the Stephen Davis penned autobiography Walk This Way. A great deal of things are skimmed over and although there is an emphasis on Steve Tyler it isn't as pronounced as you'd think it would be given the title.
The book is worth getting for the latter stages where it deals with a time frame outside the Davis books scope though.
As I say, not a bad read, but if you want the in depth story with a little more character then go for Walk This Way.

Decent
It's a decent book but i would recommend getting Does the noise in my head bother you by Steven Tyler because it's his own take on things.
Like i say the book is a decent book if you knowledge of Steven Tyler is basic like mine was but it you could probably read everything in the book on a website like Wikipedia.
Decent book but pretty basic