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Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock
Cheetah Chrome A Dead Boy's Tale From the Front Lines of Punk Rock Author:Cheetah Chrome "Cheetah Chrome is one of the true icons of rock and roll. And the sooner more people get that through their f**king heads the better."--Slash Here is the no-holds-barred autobiography of Cheetah Chrome, lead guitarist of the Dead Boys, one of the greatest punk bands ever. It's a tale of success and excess--amazing music, legendary antics, epi... more »c drug use, and eventual resurrection--that only a true rock and roller could deliver. Rising from the projects of Cleveland, Ohio, the Dead Boys took the New York punk scene by storm in the mid 1970s. Now, for the first time, Cheetah dishes on those notorious days: taking the stage at CBGB's, recording at Electric Lady Studios, fist-fighting with Iggy Pop, roller skating with the Rolling Stones, partying with John Belushi, playing with Nico, and tearing it up with Stiv Bators and the Dead Boys as they traveled to clubs and dives everywhere, spreading the gospel of punk rock. Straight from the man, these are the untold backstage stories that every punk fan will want to hear. Never mind the Sex Pistols, here's Cheetah Chrome! Cheetah Chrome is a founding father of punk rock and was heralded as one of the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time by Musician magazine. A former member of the Dead Boys and Rocket From The Tombs, Cheetah currently plays guitar in the Batusis, a band he founded with former New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Anna and son Rogan.« less