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11 - Out of order! But listened to this on audio after reading the first bit in my physical copy. I like personal anecdotes in audiobook form as it feels more like the person is telling you their story in conversation. As expected it was not G-rated in the slightest but interesting nonetheless!

I went back and forth between Like and So-So. I settled on Like when I realized that I was letting my opinions of their behavior influence me. The book itself is a great read, and the audiobook adds another great layer with its multiple voices, especially the guy who reads Tommy. I learned lots about the Crüe I didn‘t know and the titling of the chapters cracked me up.

🎧 It‘s difficult not to compare this book to the other rock books I‘ve read recently. The Korn & Van Halen books seemed genuine & I couldn‘t help but like them on a personal level. This book was a huge disappointment. These guys are being described as miserable, violent, criminal, addicts. There isn‘t much about their actual musical talents just lack there of. There‘s multiple viewpoints & narrators. Good book but disillusioning. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

@vivastory you picked the one thing that made me stop and go hmmm this morning ... hundreds of covers ... I have cover playlists 😆 ... why? ... I love covers (the originals too of course) .. here‘s 16 off the top of one of my Apple Music playlists 😈 nothing is safe ......

One of my favorite bands I finally managed to get a hold of this and read it. Great bio told from each one of their perspectives.

All the yes!!
I got introduced to Motley Crue from The Dirt on Netflix so of course I got the book.
The story of Motley Crue is one hell of a wild roller-coaster of a ride.
There's ups, down and everything in between.
These dudes are lucky to be alive.
Protect Mick!

Poor Mick :( (he has ankylosing spondylitis)

Shame I have to work before I can crack these babies open.
Feat: Cherie Currie

Looking down on it from the helicopter, with a bottle of Jack in my left hand, a bag of pills in my right hand, and a blond head bobbing up and down in my lap, I felt like the king of the world.

I read this book back when it came out, this was reread/listen in Audio format. When I noticed that it wasn't narrated by the members of the band, I was disappointed...but after listening...I'm not anymore. These narrators are all seasoned narrators and very good at it. Since narrating is a form of acting, I get why they had other guys narrate for them.

https://leahsbookishobsession2.blogspot.com/2020/06/audiobook-review-dirt-confes...

Day 1 of #FebruaryFeels and this is my #FebTBR
Books 3 & 4 of Dresden Files series, Motley Crue: The Dirt, Two Can Keep A Secret, The Bad Mother's Book Club, book 3 & 4 of the Halloween Laveau series and an unknown read for #Bookspin
@eggs

I've been aware of this book since it's publication, but never took much interest in it because I thought that the repetitive themes of drinking, having sex, and doings lots of drugs would get boring and repetitive. But I changed my mind after watching the Netflix adaptation, and I'm glad that I did because I learned some interesting facts about the band that I never knew before.

Tommy Lee writing about his preparation for his first date with Pamela Anderson. You would think that he wouldn't need all that extra equipment considering the fact that his penis is about the size of my leg, but I guess that's not the case.

I read that book by curiosity as I loved that group when I was a young teenager. These guys were pretty disgusting but the book is well written.

🎵🎶Music makes the world go round.🎶🎵

For #WildOnes I have to post my rock star books! This is an old picture from before I moved. I still don‘t have all my books shelved correctly! Maybe this weekend. #SongsofSummer

I loved reading this guilty pleasure and living the fast life vicariously through these guys. Within a few minutes of reading, I was sucked into the hurricane of dysfunction that is Motley Crue. There were many feelings of disgust and a lot of “what the fuck is wrong with you?! Why would you do that?!” After reading this, I am honestly amazed how these guys are still alive, functioning and that their dicks haven‘t necrosed and fallen off.

You can read this book as a Crüe fan and that‘s cool. It‘s fun. But you can also read it as a snapshot of how women were treated less than 20 years ago. This was normal. Sheesh!

Like most of the Mötley albums I grew up with, half of this book is hall of fame material. The other half reads like a Tommy Lee gossip magazine. Read it for the 80s stories, and then stick with it because you‘re a loyal Crüehead, regardless of how bad it gets.

I've always loved this saying, it just rolls off the tongue nicely lol #SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll I also watched the new Netflix movie 'The Dirt' based on the history of Mötley Crüe and I think it definitely hits hard on those points 😁 #MarchIntoThe70s @Lizpixie @Cinfhen

Guess I‘ll be sitting on the floor. Hope he lets me have my book back.
#catsoflitsy

So, I watched the movie. Amusing. Let‘s hope the book is better.

I watched the movie, might as well read the book. I enjoyed the movie in all its f-bomb dropping outrageous and raunchy glory. It‘s was by turns funny and tragic and I‘ve always been a Crue fan so I remember a lot of it when it happened.

I grew up listening to hair metal in the 80‘s. My Mom blasted Dr. Feelgood on the car ride to elementary school every single day. This book reads as a manual for how to mess up your life very quickly. I loved every word of it. Every story rings true and not embellished in anyway. If you are a rock music fan, this is a must read.

I‘m a huge Mötley Crüe fan and I‘ve read The Dirt twice, but the movie version was just so bad. ????

T-4 DAYS UNTIL THE DIRT IS ON NETFLIX!!!!!! I'm so f**king excited for it to be Friday. Like, y'all have no idea.

Who else is planning on watching the movie this Friday? I'm curious to see how the movie showcases Nikki Sixx's OD at Franklin Plaza Hotel.

I‘m going to be almost 100% housebound this week while my sweet doggie recovers from eye enucleation surgery (see my previous post) and adjust to his new life. I‘m out of library books so going to work on this stack all from my owned piles.

Made a quick stop at our one USB (that I don‘t like very much) but found these 4. I had the hardback of The Dirt when it first came out but stupidly got rid of it during a purge. I‘m feeling the need to reread. I‘ve also seen so many raves about Lonesome Dove recently that I had to get it.

I loved Lorelei before but when I saw her reading this book? Huge girl crush!!

I may have already made a post like this lol but I‘m watching it again and we‘ll, you know. I need to read this one again!

Alternative name "How are we still alive?" Spoiler: There is no answer inside. The quote that has permanently moved into my everyday life - "torch the bastards". In other words, that is a must read.

#lyricalapril #true This book was a wild ride from start to finish! It's telling the "true story" about one of the craziest rock bands around, and I had troubles believing everything that happened in it because it sounded too crazy to be true haha?

2/5⭐️This book was a wild ride from start to finish! Read in February 2017

#RGreadingchallenge I've got to give this a so so because although I enjoyed it - and I did, and it's an excellent insight into rock an roll excess, I can't get past some of what they do is repellant. Rape isn't rock and roll high jinks.

I have loved Motley Crue since high school. Their story is even crazier than I imagined. Great book for fans.

#photoadaynov16 My #recommendsday pick is The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. It's so good! It starts from them meeting each other all the way thru 2001 when it was published. So many great stories (each chapter is told by one of the members) and photos! This will also be my #bookandbrew photo for today 😜 Some of my collection...thought it would be appropriate given their party nature 😉 This one is unputdownable!

I've had the flu, I didn't want to read my current book and not remember it, so I started reading The Dirt by Motley Crüe to fill time. For someone who has met the band, loved their music through the years, and been front and center at their concerts, I should not have read this book. The idealized version I had of the band was better than the reality they explained in this book. I still love the music though.

I've had the flu, I didn't want to read my current book and not remember it, so I started reading The Dirt by Motley Crüe to fill time. For someone who has met the band, loved their music through the years, and been front and center at their concerts, I should not have read this book. The idealized version I had of the band was better than the reality they explained in this book. I still love the music though.

LORELAI GILMORE: "Uh, you‘ve gotta read this Motley Crue book. I swear, you get to the point where Ozzy Osbourne snorts a row of ants and you think, it cannot get any grosser, and then you turn the page and oh, hello, yes it can! It‘s excellent!" Gilmore Girls is often talked about with regards to books but I think it also is a show that deals a lot w music. Hep Alien! Town troubadour! Sebastian Bach of Skid Row! #musicandbooks #augustofpages

LORELAI GILMORE: "Uh, you‘ve gotta read this Motley Crue book. I swear, you get to the point where Ozzy Osbourne snorts a row of ants and you think, it cannot get any grosser, and then you turn the page and oh, hello, yes it can! It‘s excellent!" Gilmore Girls is often talked about with regards to books but I think it also is a show that deals a lot w music. Hep Alien! Town troubadour! Sebastian Bach of Skid Row! #musicandbooks #augustofpages

Books that make me smile! I love music bios and these two let you live like a rockstar without all the shame and damage to your liver. I can't believe some of the stuff these guys got away with. RIP Lemmy! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻#augustofpages #bookphotochallenge