The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Neil Strauss, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, and Tommy Lee
2001/431 Pages

Growing up and listening to Motley Crue, I thought when I got Girls Girls Girls, that Wild Side and the title track were some of the greatest songs I’ve heard! (In 1992, that all changed with a song called Pull Me Under) Then, they released Dr Feelgood and it was all clicking for them. Soon after, Vince left the band and all changed for them and their millions of fans.

Knowing the reputation they had as a hard drinking, drug taking, sexual overdrive, kick ass rock and roll band that must be worth millions and getting all the girls they want and living the high life (pun intended) that everything must be perfect. With this novel, you read about their dark times from each member and their own views. Also, secrets that they never told each other (like how many times they slepted with each other’s wife’s, except Mick) and you get the darker side of their lives.

In the core, they are just as human as we are with real emotions and goals in lives like all of us. They made it to the top and then fell hard. Through that they took more drugs then any human should ever take, maybe except Keith Richards, and they are still alive today.

It was interesting reading about them and what they went through and to see that the lime-life is not all that we see on T.V. This was a fast and fun read.

Would I recommend this? I still listen to Crue and it was an interesting world to see from their view. However, it also is a great lesson to anyone that thinks money and fame will buy you happiness. For this Rock and Roll band, that was sometimes the curse of their lives.

Happy Reading,

Lopaka