Monday, August 9, 2010

Barnes & Noble's Upcoming Events: DAVE MUSTAINE

Author Event: Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) is signing copies of Dave Mustaine: Mustaine A Heavy Metal Memoir at this event. No other books or memorabilia please.

Tuesday August 10, 2010 12:30 PM

Barnes & Noble
Fifth Ave555 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-697-3048

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Product Details
Pub. Date: August 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publishers Format: Hardcover, 346pp
ISBN-13: 9780061714375
ISBN: 0061714372

Synopsis
The fall and rise of a heavy metal iconDave Mustaine is the first to admit that he's bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. Impoverished, transient childhood? Check. Abusive, alcoholic parent? Check. Mind-fucking religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovah's Witnesses and Satanism)? Check. Alcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness? Check, check, check. Soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? Check. Rehab? Check (seventeen times, give or take). Near-death experience? Check that one, too. James Hetfield, with whom many years ago Mustaine founded a band known as Metallica, once observed, with some incredulity, that Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That's how lucky he's been, how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. And Hetfield is right. Mustaine has been lucky. He has been blessed. But here's the thing about having a horseshoe lodged in your rectum: It also hurts like hell. And you never forget it's there. Mustaine has battled through it all to achieve dizzying heights. From the early, heady days of Metallica, being unceremoniously let go only to become a world-famous rock star founder, front man, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeth, one of the most popular bands in heavy metal Mustaine's is a story that will inspire, stun, and terrify.




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