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A Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock's Most Dangerous Man by Pete Way, Paul Rees (Paperback, 2018)
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Author: Pete Way, Paul Rees ISBN 10: 1472124340. Used-like N : The book pretty much look like a new book. There will be no stains or markings on the book, the cover is clean and crisp, the book will look unread, the only marks there may be are slight bumping marks to the edges of the book where it may have been on a shelf previously.
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'They call me a madman but compared to Pete Way, I'm out of my league.' - Ozzy Osbourne There are rock memoirs and then there is this one. A Fast Ride Out of Here tells a story that is so shocking, so outrageous, so packed with excess and leading to such uproar and tragic consequences as to be almost beyond compare. Put simply, in terms of jaw-dropping incident, self-destruction and all-round craziness, Pete Way's rock'n'roll life makes even Keith Richards's appear routine and Ozzy Osbourne seem positively mild-mannered in comparison. Not for nothing did Nikki Sixx, bassist with LA shock-rockers Motley Crue and who 'died' for eight minutes following a heroin overdose in 1988, consider that he was a disciple of and apprenticed to Way. During a forty-year career as founding member and bassist of the venerated British hard rock band UFO, and which has also included a stint in his hell-raising buddy Ozzy's band, Pete Way has both scaled giddy heights and plunged to unfathomable lows. A heroin addict for more than ten years, he blew millions on drugs and booze and left behind him a trail of chaos and carnage. The human cost of this runs to six marriages, four divorces, a pair of estranged daughters and two dead ex-wives. Latterly, Way has fought cancer, but has survived it all and is now ready to tell his extraordinary tale. By turns hilarious, heart-rending, mordant, scabrous, self-lacerating, brutally honest and entirely compulsive, A Fast Ride Out of Here will be a monument to rock'n'roll debauchery on an epic, unparalleled scale and also to one man's sheer indestructability.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781472124340
eBay Product ID (ePID)19046654019
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock's Most Dangerous Man
AuthorPete Way, Paul Rees
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2018
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width124mm
Item Weight200 g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPaul Rees, Pete Way
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 24 Aug, 2022
Fascinating insight
Having seen UFO first (and my first ever gig) on the Strangers in the Night Tour with 'Tonka' Chapman on guitar to replace Schenker I thought I'd give the book a speculative punt. Pete Way was manic onstage. UFO not long after played Top of the Pops miming to Doctor Doctor (a fact omitted from the book), released with a B-Side including Try Me. I've bought the Strangers 6 CD pack to get a true feel for the tour and the extended version of Strangers is a classic.Having left UFO I saw Pete on stage with Michael Schenker at Dudley and he looked a little worse for wear but received a loud ovation form the crowd. I lived in Ponders End while at College, so amusing to read about his being in the local Athletics Club. I do like his reminiscences which gain extra depth by being segwayed with comments from his brother, and members of various bands, including UFO.. The writing is easy to read and the stories exactly what you'd expect from a "larger than life" character, and I found it an enjoyable read while at the same time I was able to recall the album releases as the autobiography is pretty much chronological, the coming and going of band members etc. Pete is right, once they moved from Hipgnosis for album art the covers were rubbish (especially Mechanix). Some "new" info about certain events. David 'Kid' Jenson on his Friday show discussing UFO'S "Strangers" but in the main the release of the single Doctor Doctor summed them up - "A study in perseverance" Well worth a speculative purchase!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Mar, 2022
Interesting insight into how selfish people can be
I read this in 3 days. An easy read, but disturbing to know what money, drink and drugs can do to people. A member of one of my favourite bands doesn't hold back on taking his band mates apart in a no holds barred book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Sep, 2024
an absorbing read , just buy it if you are a fan of rock music in general or of course of ufo
A BRILLIANT READ FROM START TO FINISH DETAILING THE CARREER OF ONEOF ROCK MUSICS ICONIC FIGURES THE LEGENDARY PETE WAY BASSIST OF BRITISH ROCK BAND UFO , YOU GET A A BIT OF BACKGROUND OF HIS CHILDHOOD TO START WITH BUT THEN IT MOVES ON TO HIS LIFE IN MUSIC , AND WHAT A LIFE ! THERE IS HUMOUR BUT ALSO SADNESS AND HARROWING DETAILS OF HIS ESCALATING DRINK AND DRUG ABUSE A COUPLE OF THE CHAPTERS DEALING WITH HIS BATTLES WITH HEROIN ARE A DIFFICULT READ TO SAY THE LEAST AND PETE SPARES NO DETAIL THIS IS WARTS AND ALL STUFF , HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST LOVED FIGURES IN BRITISH ROCK HE SADLY PASSED AWAY IN 2020 A FEW YEARS AFTER THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED . R.I.P. PETE WAY .Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Oct, 2018
drug and booze filled life
very good read for any body intrested in rock music and are ufo fansVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Jul, 2019
wow what a read
Best read everVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Aug, 2022
compeling read
a good insight into a rock bandVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Aug, 2018
dynamite baby
dynamite babyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
