Kind of Sort of Book Review

I don't normally do book reviews because I suck at them.
(unlike Tammie over at Irregular Tammie)

But I would love to know if anyone read these books.
I have been on an autobiography run of late.
Some good, some so light and fluffy that it took a few minutes basically to read (see betty white) and thankfully I didn't pay for them!

Steven Tyler from Aerosmith wrote a book called, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?”   Clever title, not so clever book to me.

I had read great reviews.
In fact I read no bad reviews.
I wonder now if the reviewers were blinded by the rock star and just didn’t bother to read the book.
I can’t seem to finish it to see if I will ever agree with them on their great reviews.
I hope it turns around soon.

I really enjoy his music.
While I am not as old as Steven I have loved Aerosmith since I was a kid.
I have also enjoyed him a great deal when I saw him in interviews.
Then I saw his big heart on Oprah. I see his heart on American Idol.
But this book is so different. If I had only read this I would not like this man.
At least that is how I feel with how far into the book I have gotten.

It has been a difficult read for me.
I found it read like he speaks and half the time I am trying to figure out what the hell he is saying? So to say there are a lot of “Tylerism’s”is an understatement.
A few “tylerism’s” here and there are fine and generally funny, but too many are too much – at least for me.

While an autobiography is about you the writer it should have heart.
I have not see heart in this book. Very self absorbed which is normal I guess but to the point that it is so distracting to me.
The stories around him that are swirling he is oblivious to as he recounts the story.
Then when the ending is what it is he is surprised to this day.
Yet as I read this I would think to myself that he did it all to himself.

You sure see his addictions that is for sure.
When he seriously states that acid should be used to come down from a heroin high you know the man has serious addiction issues.
He  appears to me to miss the drugs and drink and it is a constant struggle for him to be sober but he has been for several years. His struggle with this at times seems to be part done for family and part done for himself. Never 100% for himself - at least that is how I see it.
That may also be why he sometimes appears to resent it to me. (sobriety)
I found this sad.

The way he spoke about himself as this rock star was also a bit off putting to me.
At least he was honest and not faking humility I suppose.
What wasn’t a surprise to me was his love of family and his children.
Oh that didn’t make him faithful in any way and he justifies it every which way one can.
C'mon he's a rock star. He believes he had no other choice.
No one else with a brain reading this or the women he has hurt would agree.
He has strong family roots in an odd sort of way and he loves nothing more than being around lots of family eating, talking and drinking wine.
He says it's his Italian American upbringing.

I find the book so hard to read.
My mind would wander and that is a true testament that the book was not holding my interest.
I hope I can give this book thumbs up by the time I get through it.
I find that hard to believe.
So far I would tell you that if you want to read a really good rock star autobiography then I would grab Sammy Hagar’s book.
Fascinating read.
Who knew he was such an entrepreneur and smart business man with a big big heart?

I have a feeling that even after I finish (and hopefully I will before 2012) Steven’s book will not be a winner for me.

I was thinking of reading Keith Richards autobiography which got rave reviews but I fear it may be too much like Steven’s. 
I am going back to fiction now. I've had enough of the self absorbed bad boys for awhile.

Anyone read any of these books?