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Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top

"If 'sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll' is what you want, it's what you'll get in these photo-laden pages. Kramer's style is honest, straightforward and pulls no punches."

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— Publishers Weekly

Cashmeets The Heroin Diariesin Hit Hard: Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's moving and inspiring story of fighting personal demons, as well as a wildly glamorous, crazy, drug-addled, behind-the-drum-set look at one of the greatest bands in rock n' roll history. From never-before-told Aerosmith war stories across their entire 40 year career to Joey's own struggles with addiction and depression, Hit Hardis only the second authorized biography of the band—following the New York Timesbestseller Walk This Way—and the first autobiography from any Aerosmith band member.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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