Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10934 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Synopsis
One day, Dave Navarro decided to open the doors of his house in the Hollywood hills to the chaos of the valley below. The only rule was, "You come in the house, you get in the photo booth." The result is a diary, a sociology experiment, a documentary of Hollywood, and an exercise in exhibitionism: strippers, Kurt Loder, Marilyn Manson, pizza delivery boys, Rose McGowan, Keanu Reeves, record executives, Scott Ian, Billy Corgan, hookers, Flea, Billy Zane, drug dealers, Angelyne, Leonardo DiCaprio, the cleaning lady, Leif Garrett, Natalie Imbruglia, and everyone else who came into the house are all caught on film-whether zany, inebriated, naked, hamming it up, looking beautiful, or looking ugly, the photo booth tells no lies. Accompanying the strips are hilarious stories, musings, tell-all anecdotes, and other glimpses into the lifestyle of a one of the most decadent rock stars of our time. His chronicle of a year in Navarro's life is also a gritty portrait of his descent into drug use and self-destructiveness, and his struggle to find meaning.

Designed by the mad genius that produced "Manson's", "Motley Crue's", and "Mankind's books", "Don't Try This at Home" is a visual masterpiece, a celebrity expose, and a shocking, hilarious, and irresistible read.

Customer Reviews

disappointing
Got this as I was a fan of Navarro and of some of Strauss' other work (Manson, Motley cru etc) but this is just dull dull dull. In fact i got so bored i never finished it. It is basically a picture book (wow look at all the Celebs I hang out with...yawn) with a diary element to it. Maybe I have missed something but i found it pretty much rubbish... shame as I have heard Navarro has had quite a life and a proper autobiography (which this had been marketed as I'm sure) would surely make for a compelling read. This however, a diary set in probably the least creative part of his career, is not.

Disappointing.
This book had the potential to be a good read but I was left feeling disappointed. The premise of the book is good- the people who visit Navarro's house throughout the year have their photo taken in his booth and these are printed in the book. However the stories and pictures printed next to each other do not match so I spent time looking through the book and trying to match faces to descriptions- frustrating!

Navarro could have come across as deeply sensitive and emotionally scarred but, in my opinion, he came across as self-centred, egotistical and self-indulgent. For true Navarro fans only.

Another sell out junkie be moaning his 'terrible' life
What a self-centered egotistical jerk Navarro is... The word 'I' is used far too often and you wonder if Dave ever considers anyone other than himself. His life is all about shooting up and bad sex... great... oh and don't forget Dave's obsession with analysing all his thoughts and feelings...so boring when you consider he is so drugged up he probably has no grip on anything REAL.