Long Hard Road Out Of Hell: Long Hard Road Out of Hell

I was 39 yrs old before i became a fan of MM, and then only because Gary Numan raved about him in a doco. Warners music leaves you with a lot of questions and this book has a fair crack at answering them. Although frequently "shocking" its apple pie at others and appears to give a sincere account of Brian Warners life. Written in an almost "matter of fact" style it smells rather than reeks of nastiness, he certainly could have made it more shocking or dramatic if he'd wanted to. It's interesting that although Warner has clearly been an enormous worldwide success, the book understates the size of his achievements. Neither does it really tell the reader why the causes had their affects - nothing explains why self mutilation later became an obsession for example, but then MM's lyrics cover that side of things. It's a child to rockstar story (pre divorce) that covers the "Reznor" thing and spends alot of time recounting the beginnings of MM. Intelligent rather than glib and frequently funny, Warner gives clues aswell as statements about why he felt obliged to brake the crust of the american pie. He is a bad boy, but his mommy loves him.

Fisrtly I would just like to point out that i'm a huge Manson fan.If you've ever wondered why he's the way he is...this book will answer all your questions and more. He has had a truly shocking past..starting at a very early age. It has been at least 7 years since I read this but remember being utterly engrossed.Infact I was reading this on a plane...as I was working my way through it I came to a bit that mentioned Brian May (queen guitarist. The next time i look up....there he is! Sitting up front in 1st class. After we landed I approched him and asked him to sign it...really down to earth guy.Well worth a read even if you're not a fan....this might just turn you.

The start of the book was interesting, portraying us mansons childhood and what he was exposed to but after that the book was just kind of boring and spoke mostly about ex girlfriends and didn’t really touch on the music part of his life. Not worth reading

I think that this is amazing having being a long time fan of Manson and having purchased alot of his CD's and DVD's of him and wanted something different and this was the perfect solution to keep my interest with him. I truly hink that he is the most interesting man on Earth. It tells you the disturbing truth about his childhood and explains alot about the way he is. Anyway a must have for fans. I think he is the best.

Had this book recomended by a friend, MM certainly led a colourful life up to the writing of this book. I personaly found it alluminating to read how he triumphed over his demons at the making of his "Antichrist Superstar" album - only to fall off the waggon.Theres more to MM than the image, and i would really like him to do a follow up book sometime in the future.