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My Life With Deth: Discovering Meaning In A Life Of Rock & Roll (2013)

by David Ellefson(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1451699891 (ISBN13: 9781451699890)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Howard Books

review 1: Awesome book. It was a great read that goes into the personal life of long time Megadeth bassist David Ellefson. In this book Elleffson shares his story of how he became a musician the bass player in Megadeth his struggles with addiction and also his recovery from it. He also shares his journey of his faith and spiritual life as well as his relationships with his band mates and his family. I highly enjoyed reading this book and found it very hard to put down.
review 2: Megasigh...I was SO excited to read this book. I've loved Megadeth for years and Dave Ellefson was always my favorite. I read Dave Mustaine's biography, and I couldn't wait to see how Ellefson's side of the story matched up with that red-headed blowhard.Yeah, too bad Ellefson doesn't really t... moreell us. His book reads like a list of accomplishments with footnotes of important events in his life. Admittedly,thirty five years in the music business makes for impressive name-dropping, but I think that getting various colleagues to add anecdotes about what a super-nice guy he is was unnecessary. I would have preferred to read about how they got their first record contract, or the first impressions he had of his wife. Or maybe how it felt to become a father for the first time? He mentioned where he was when the jets hit the twin towers, but didn't go into detail. Also missing where his reactions to the death of Dimebag Daryl and Gar Samuelson. He never even mentioned either event, which I thought odd, because he knew both of them. The only place he seemed to show any emotion at all was in the parts about his religion...which also reads like the snorefest it sounds like. I'm happy he found God and that he's spiritually fulfilled, but I don't think it deserved it's own chapter. Towards the end, the religious aspects became more pronounced and the book became harder to finish. Sorry, I just didn't care. Dear Dave Ellefson, I'm still a huge fan. But until you can put out a book with more personality than tepid water, I won't be reading another. less

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