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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... looked up from my desk and saw he had his head down in a book, pretending not to notice me noticing. I marked the YES box, folded it back up, and passed it to Stephen Markham, whose desk was next to Scott's. Instead of the smooth ...
... looked up from my desk and saw he had his head down in a book, pretending not to notice me noticing. I marked the YES box, folded it back up, and passed it to Stephen Markham, whose desk was next to Scott's. Instead of the smooth ...
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... looked them in the eye but didn't answer. “Why don't you put your drink down and show us your identification.” I was emboldened not just by alcohol but by the small crowd that stayed to watch, including Lucy. “What's your name?” I came ...
... looked them in the eye but didn't answer. “Why don't you put your drink down and show us your identification.” I was emboldened not just by alcohol but by the small crowd that stayed to watch, including Lucy. “What's your name?” I came ...
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... looked like a kitschy vintage shop—she was the queen of collectibles. She worked nights as a lab tech at the blood bank but was one of those people who always expressed herself with clothes; she would usually finish off an outfit with a ...
... looked like a kitschy vintage shop—she was the queen of collectibles. She worked nights as a lab tech at the blood bank but was one of those people who always expressed herself with clothes; she would usually finish off an outfit with a ...
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... looked at this skinny rocker with unfortunate facial hair (his beard had a braid), who was also wearing a conch belt that was holding up shorts over long underwear—it was Layne Staley. Not long after, Alice in Chains bass player Mike ...
... looked at this skinny rocker with unfortunate facial hair (his beard had a braid), who was also wearing a conch belt that was holding up shorts over long underwear—it was Layne Staley. Not long after, Alice in Chains bass player Mike ...
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... looked like a 1970s porn star or a cast member of Magnum P.I. I'd known Kurt Cobain from around the scene since probably 1986. He'd roadied for the Melvins when the Primitives opened for them in Tacoma, and we went to a lot of the same ...
... looked like a 1970s porn star or a cast member of Magnum P.I. I'd known Kurt Cobain from around the scene since probably 1986. He'd roadied for the Melvins when the Primitives opened for them in Tacoma, and we went to a lot of the same ...
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