It's So Easy (and Other Lies): The Autobiography (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
I picked this book up because I had a 7 hour layover at the Dallas airport and had nothing to read. I'm not a huge Guns n Roses fan, but I was when I was younger. What a great read - I read it cover to cover, and finished it just as my plane touched down in Calgary!Even if you're not a GnR fan, you'll be a Duff fan after you read this! what a strong. smart guy! he's been through a lot, but worked hard to turn it around and get himself sorted! I started reading this on the plane back from NY and found it to be thoroughly enjoyable. At times it was kind of like reading a long Rolling Stone article, one with plenty of interesting music history and one that's full of obstacles and adversity for the subject to overcome but devoid of innuendo and tabloid journalism that often plagues the rock n' roll autobiography.Duff McKagan's story is about a guy who while in his teens dedicated his life to becoming a professional musician and that by the time he left his native Seattle for LA, he'd already made a name for himself playing in such seminal Seattle bands as The Fastbacks and Ten Minute Warning. He had a mission, and in less than a year of living poor and in various flophouses all over town he was able to form and release the most important debut album in rock n roll history, Appetite for Destruction.The big obstacle in Duff's life is his alcoholism and after nearly dying from a ruptured pancreas from drinking too much, Duff has his moment of clarity and gets his life together by sobering up, getting super healthy, earning a degree in finance, marrying and having kids and becoming a responsible family man and businessman (he was an early investor in Starbucks and Amazon).I'd recommend It's So Easy to fans of Guns N Roses, hard rock or rock music in general. Famous bands and entertaining stories make up a lot of the book so those wishing to hear about the disolution of GnR, their hard partying ways and the musicians they crossed paths with will definitely be satisfied. I think the Sly Stone story is definitely the most memorable one to me. It's not often that you find a music legend smoking crack in your bathroom.
What do You think about It's So Easy (and Other Lies): The Autobiography (2011)?
A captivating read by an intelligent, funny, smart and above all nice and decent human being.
—curlysoni
Really tried to like it but a waste of my good money
—nikki
Good insight, good book - not common tell all.
—valerie309
Awesome guy, great story, great writing.
—bw13games
