STEVEN Adler was Guns n' Roses' first drummer, kicked out of the band due to his excessive drug use. Ironically, he was on detox medication when he was asked to leave (during the recording of the first Use Your Illusion album), while most of the rest of the band were indulging in hard drugs. Calling himself the "undisputed all-time booze-chugging, pill-popping, drug-shooting, Katrina-calibre f***up," Adler chronicles his long fall from grace in graphic detail. Though the book will make you want to cringe at times with its puerile too-much-information boasting about sexual conquests, it's hard not to sympathise with Adler, who for over 20 years was literally sucked into a hole of addiction he couldn't get out of. Although, you may find yourself wanting to slap him at times ...Along the way he suffered two strokes, numerous overdoses and many run-ins with the law. And who helped him get over his addiction? None other than Slash, his former bandmate, along with various long-suffering family members. This book not only acts as a warning to anyone dabbling with hard drugs but gives an insight into the explosive dynamics of one of the most popular bands of the 80s and early 90s. What a pity Axl Rose messed it all up and alienated all the original members. If you're a Guns n' Roses fan, or like a good rock wreck saga, then this trash fest is for you. If you're (foolishly) expecting Pulitzer Prize-winning words of wisdom, run for the hills.
Adler was featured in "Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House", an eight-episode, one hour series that premiered in January 2009 on VH1.
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