Stephen Pearcy is releasing his memoir, Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life In Rock, today. It's exactly what you'd want from one of the kings of the '80s hair metal scene: tales of backstage debauchery with tons of sex and drug usage. But there's also another side to the memoir which lets you in behind the curtain to hear about the bicycle accident that nearly left him paralyzed as a teenager but did lead to months in a hospital, the brotherhood of the band and its sometimes volatile relationships and inner-workings, his interactions and friendships with other musicians, the journey to superstardom, and his daughter Jewel, which is who finally got him into rehab.I was lucky enough to chat with Stephen about the book, the bicycle accident, Robbin Crosby, the Sunset Strip, women, Simon Le Bon, Eddie Van Halen, and who would play him in the movie adaptation of Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life In Rock.
You're currently doing a book tour for Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life In Rock. How's that compare to a rock tour?
Well, I'm not releasing any energy, number one. Number two... it's just like an interview. It's just like doing interviews in Japan nonstop minute after minute after minute after minute, which is cool. I can handle it.
Are you doing readings from your book or just signing autographs?
I have three important personal events to go to, bookstores. I'm going to be setting up the reading thing probably in the next few weeks. That's my own thing, though. Hopefully they'll help.
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| Mickey Ratt gig, 1978 CREDIT: Stephen Pearcy |
