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If Steve Earle weren't a living, breathing person, he'd be a character in a blues song -- a raucous ballad about a gifted rebel who drank too much, lost most of his women in a blizzard of crack and cocaine addiction, and always came out on the wrong side of the law. Somewhere in the midst of all this, he also managed to weld rock to country, the Beatles to Springsteen, and bluegrass to punk, establishing himself among the most thoroughly original and politically astute musicians of his generation. Granted unrestricted access to Steve and his family and friends, Lauren St John has given us a sometimes shocking, often moving, and completely unvarnished biography of one of America's most talismanic sons.
- Sales Rank: #203924 in Books
- Published on: 2004-01-20
- Released on: 2004-01-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.04" w x 6.00" l, 1.12 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 416 pages
From Publishers Weekly
This biography of country rocker Earle begins with him skipping a 1992 meeting with record execs to sign a potentially career-reviving, multimillion-dollar record contract. Instead, he sold his airplane ticket for $100 and went to score crack in the slums of Nashville, beginning what Earle calls his four-year "vacation in the ghetto." It's a brilliant opening hook, and St. John (Walkin' After Midnight) never lets the reader go, breezily guiding through Earle's wild childhood (he dropped out of school after the eighth grade and was living on his own by 16), his five tumultuous marriages, his many run-ins with the law, his restless wanderings through the American South and Mexico-and a quarter-century of addiction to booze, cocaine and heroin that finally ended after some jail time in the mid-1990s. By talking to many of Earle's closest friends, family and former wives, St. John manages to demythologize a man whose life often threatens to overshadow his music (unfortunately, however, she herself doesn't spend much time on Earle's actual recordings). She interprets Earle's death wish simply as an attempt to break away from his middle-class upbringing. Like his literary heroes Hemingway and Kerouac, he courts disaster to fuel his writing. As St. John writes, "It was no accident that his life was a series of belief-beggaring dramas; quite often he was the cause of them. Consciously or unconsciously, he cultivated his own legend." Springsteen may have been the "consummate chronicler of welfare-line blues," she writes, "but Steve had lived the life."
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From Library Journal
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Earle granted St. John, a frequent contributor to the London Sunday Times, unrestricted access to write this unfliching portrait. Drawing on interviews with Earle as well as his friends and family (including six ex-wives), she traces the songwriter's life in gritty detail, from his childhood in rural Texas through his addictions, arrests, and breakups to his most recent triumphs. St. John also chronicles Earle's diverse musical influences, which range from Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark to Gram Parsons and Bruce Springsteen. When Earle's debut, Guitar Town, was released in 1986, he achieved success by reviving the pure sounds of legendary country musicians and combining it with the bluesy strains of rockabilly. Not long after the album's release, though, Earle began his slow descent into an inferno of drug abuse that nearly ended his life. After a four-year rut, Earle came roaring back to life with two flawless albums: El Corazon (1997) and Transcendental Blues (2000). On one hand, this first full-length portrait doesn't break any ground-the sordid aspects of Earle's life were already well documented. On the other, however, by using Earle's own words, St. John brings us closer to her subject's intimate relationship to music, which often gets overshadowed in the press. Ultimately, Earle emerges as a guy who wants to make damn good music. Recommended for all collections.
Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Lancaster, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Okay, so the name-recognition factor for a Steve Earle bio may not be what it would for, say, a Nellie or Justin Timberlake tell-all. But those lightweights hold no candles to Earle when it comes to rootin', tootin', cursin', boozin', and drug huffin'. Although best-known as a songwriter and guitarist, Earle is an all-around accomplished folk-, country-, and "biker"-rocker and a liver of the blues--not to mention a mistreater of his liver--in the mode of Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash. He resembles Cash the most, in that he has lived the hellion life and hasn't killed himself. In fact, he may be walking down Recovery Road. Still, nothing is simple in Earle's life. Son Justin characterized a 12-step program his pop entered to fight his addictions as "only marginally less evil than the drugs," for the "compulsive necessity [and] life and death importance" of the program mirrored addiction. St. John tells Earle's story in grisly detail, thereby baring "the stuff legends are made of." Earle's a must-know pop musician, for sure. Mike Tribby
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Most helpful customer reviews
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing
By A Customer
He's had a hell of a life and he hasn't always been a hell of a guy...but he remains one of the most prolific, talented, and dogged songwriters around. I haven't stopped listening to Steve Earle since I've finished reading this book and his book of short stories.
He's worked hard to maintain his unique voice and his activism. This biography gets underneath all his songs - placing his music in the context of his life. I highly recommend this book, and his music.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Hardcore indeed
By James Nelson
By now, anyone with even a passing interest in "alternative country" has heard of Steve Earle and his womanizing, heroin shooting, crack smoking past. What people may not have heard about are the details. Lauren St. John lays them bare in this book, courtesy of the people who have befriended him, loved him, supported him and in most cases been thrown by the wayside by him. Earle recounts his past with the sheepish humor of a kid who's just been caught stealing the neighbor kid's bike. Personally, I'm a huge fan of his music and like many, think he is one of the most brilliant American songwriters ever. His knack for lyrical detail, gritty melodies and broad musical range are the stuff of legend. Having said that, he just doesn't sound like a real nice guy. But hey, how many of your heroes are? One could argue that nobody is a nice guy in the grip of crack and heroin addiction, and at times, Earle most certainly was not. The thing that disturbed me, however, was that even after recovery Earle still did not seem very remorseful about his treatment of former business associates, not to mention wives and family members. Again, one could argue that the past is the past, as Earle himself is inclined to do, but it seemed that some of the people who tried to help him even as he destroyed himself, such as John Dotson, were not given proper credit or respect. Earle's assertion that he "doesn't buy into" sister Stacey's version of events in the last days of his addiction just smacks of arrogance and unfairness. Besides, who are you going to believe, the crackhead or the sweet caretaking sister? Nonetheless, Hardcore Troubadour is a fascinating, well written biography . Despite all the misery, such as the gut-wrenching "Vacation in the Ghetto" sequence, many of Earle's antics are downright hysterical. One particular Christmas "homecoming" comes to mind. With or without drugs though, Earle obviously has a kind heart and is extremely generous to those he loves, especially in the area of finances. He is immensely talented, super intelligent and kind of bonkers in an endearing sort of way. Like myself, you may come away from this book all the more impressed that he is currently making the best music of his career, and not so impressed at how many people had to suffer for it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
A Survivor's Tale
By Mad Dog
I'm buying copies of this book for each of our kids - to show them one path through life they shouldn't even consider walking down. Steve Earle's life story isn't really all that new. Other artists, including numerous musicians have had difficulty with drug addiction following bouts with success in their craft. But Earle's story is nonetheless chilling and at times painful to absorb. The facts come crashing down like broken glass, leaving the reader to ponder just how Mr. Earle managed to survive THAT disaster.
I gave this book four stars and in terms of literary quality, that is a generous rating. I agree with reviewer Dale Miles's conclusion that a skilled editor could have helped significantly with the writing quality. To be more specific, I'd have enjoyed a more in-depth analysis of Earle's music and of the music that inspired him. I'd like to know more about his philosophical and political beliefs - simply put, I'm sure more flesh could have been put on the bones of this story.
Aside from those criticisms, I must admit that I'm hearing Steve Earle's music from a new perspective now. Back in real time, I'd heard of his addictions and of his battles with the music industry, but the numerous hard-luck stories revealed within Hardcore Troubador have a cumulative effect on the reader. Now, when I think about how I reacted to his weathered appearance at the Johnny Cash CMT tribute event, it all makes more sense. Earle's life episodes have certainly given him the blues and folk foundation from which he has drawn to create beautiful art, but I pity the man for what he's lived through in order to produce it.
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