Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh

Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh by Casey, Kristin. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781945572791.

Far from bitter or self-pitying, Rock Monster is an honest account of one womans life-changing experience in a relationship with rock legend Joe Walsh. At once envious, glamorous, debauched and disturbing, its her long and winding journey from life in the fast lane to sobriety and redemption. Set in the late-eighties and nineties, these are some of Walshs darkest years, from spiraling addiction to a stunning comeback with the Eagles Hell Freezes Over tour. Loaded with true stories never before heard, Rock Monster is essential reading for classic rock fans and anyone touched by addiction. Kristin Casey pulls no punches, sharing gritty details with self-awareness, humor, and affection. Sharply written, bold and incisive, its the worldly-wise tome only an ex-addict, ex-stripper, and ex-rock-chick could give us. In the tradition of women-in-rock survivor tales―think Marianne Faithful, Crystal Zevon, Jo Wood et al.―Kristin Casey pulls a veil on the enduring myth of the lifestyles glamorous decadence. Rock Monster is a sexy, crazy, cautionary tale of two addicts in love without a single relationship skill.