Hit So Hard: A MemoirHachette Books, 31. okt. 2017 - 304 síður A stunningly candid portrait of the Seattle grunge scene of the '90s and a memoir of an addict during the last great era of rock 'n' roll excess, by Hole drummer Patty Schemel Patty Schemel's story begins with a childhood surrounded by the AA meetings her parents hosted in the family living room. Their divorce triggered her first forays into drinking at age twelve and dovetailed with her passion for punk rock and playing the drums. Patty's struggles with her sexuality further drove her notoriously hard playing, and by the late '80s she had focused that anger, confusion, and drive into regular gigs with well-regarded bands in Tacoma, Seattle, and Olympia, Washington. She met a pre-Nirvana Kurt Cobain at a Melvins show, and less than five years later, was living with him and his wife, Hole front-woman Courtney Love, at the height of his fame and on the cusp of hers. As the platinum-selling band's new drummer, Schemel contributed memorable, driving beats to hits like "Beautiful Son," "Violet," "Doll Parts," and "Miss World." But the band was plagued by tragedy and heroin addiction, and by the time Hole went on tour in support of their ironically titled and critically-acclaimed album Live Through This in 1994, both Cobain and Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff had died at the age of 27 With surprising candor and wit, Schemel intimately documents the events surrounding her dramatic exit from the band in 1998 that led to a dark descent into a life of homelessness and crime on the streets of Los Angeles, and the difficult but rewarding path to lasting sobriety after more than twenty serious attempts to get clean. Hit So Hard is a testament not only to the enduring power of the music Schemel helped create but an important document of the drug culture that threatened to destroy it. |
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... alcoholic.” It was the late 1960s, and Alcoholics Anonymous was our de facto church growing up in our community in ... alcohol but never once saw them relapse. I understood that when my parents drank, it had been harmful and had caused ...
... alcoholic.” It was the late 1960s, and Alcoholics Anonymous was our de facto church growing up in our community in ... alcohol but never once saw them relapse. I understood that when my parents drank, it had been harmful and had caused ...
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... alcoholic housewife of the 1950s. She had her first cocktail at a holiday party and talked about the way it tasted and the warm way it went down her throat, how after that first drink she had many more that night. She did her best to ...
... alcoholic housewife of the 1950s. She had her first cocktail at a holiday party and talked about the way it tasted and the warm way it went down her throat, how after that first drink she had many more that night. She did her best to ...
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... alcohol abuse, no one seemed to notice. Right around the time I had my first drink, Dad was becoming a regular at the Horseshoe Cafe—his favorite post-AA-meeting watering hole, where everybody went for recovery fellowship. There, in ...
... alcohol abuse, no one seemed to notice. Right around the time I had my first drink, Dad was becoming a regular at the Horseshoe Cafe—his favorite post-AA-meeting watering hole, where everybody went for recovery fellowship. There, in ...
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... Alcohol gave me the bravery I needed to obliterate my self-esteem. I came out to my mother, who was supportive but unable to make me feel any better. The only thing that did, at 14, 15, 16, was this intense sense of connection I felt ...
... Alcohol gave me the bravery I needed to obliterate my self-esteem. I came out to my mother, who was supportive but unable to make me feel any better. The only thing that did, at 14, 15, 16, was this intense sense of connection I felt ...
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... alcohol above all else. I had a crush on one of my friends, Lucy, who I had a few classes with. Lucy was a cheerleader and had blonde hair and blue eyes. She laughed at my jokes and expressed interest in Milkbone and good music in ...
... alcohol above all else. I had a crush on one of my friends, Lucy, who I had a few classes with. Lucy was a cheerleader and had blonde hair and blue eyes. She laughed at my jokes and expressed interest in Milkbone and good music in ...
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