{"product_id":"18-and-life-on-skid-row-isbn-9780062265401","title":"18 and Life on Skid Row","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNPR Best Books of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW IN GLORIOUS PAPERBACH AND FEATURING NEW PHOTOS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e18 And Life on Skid Row\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach has sold over twenty million records both as the lead singer of Skid Row and as a solo artist. He is particularly known for the hit singles \u003cem\u003eI Remember You,\u003c\/em\u003e Y\u003cem\u003eouth Gone Wild,\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003e18 \u0026amp; Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and the albums \u003cem\u003eSkid Row\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSlave To The Grind\u003c\/em\u003e, which became the first ever hard rock album to debut at #1 on the \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e Top 200 and landed him on the cover of \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Bach then went on to become the first rock star to grace the Broadway stage, with starring roles in \u003cem\u003eJekyll \u0026amp; Hyde,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJesus Christ Superstar \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Rocky Horror Picture Show. \u003c\/em\u003eHe also appeared for seven seasons on the hit television show \u003cem\u003eThe Gilmore Girls.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his memoir, Bach recounts lurid tales of excess and debauchery as he toured the world with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Soundgarden, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N’ Roses. Filled with backstage photos from his own personal collection, \u003cem\u003e18 And Life on Skid Row\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of hitting it big at a young age, and of a band that broke up in its prime. It is the story of a man who achieved his wildest dreams, only to lose his family, and then his home. It is a story of perseverance, of wine, women and song and a man who has made his life on the road and always will. \u003cem\u003e18 And Life On Skid Row\u003c\/em\u003e is not your ordinary rock memoir, because Sebastian Bach is not your ordinary rock star.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM SKID ROW TO BROADWAY,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE GUTTERS OF NEW JERSEY TO SAVILE ROW,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHEREIN LIES THE TALE OF THE FIRST THIRTY YEARS OF BACH ’N’ ROLL, MOTHERTRUCKERS!!!!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSebastian Bach is the epitome of a rock ’n’ roll front man. Loud, boisterous, sometimes self-destructive, and constantly creative, he was the electrifying, iconic lead singer of Skid Row—the band whose platinum-selling songs “18 and Life,” “Youth Gone Wild,” and “I Remember You,” took the world by storm, and were MTV mainstays. But Bach is no ordinary rock star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his whip-smart, exhilarating, and brutally honest memoir, Bach tells his story of Skid Row: the parties, drugs, and international tours with Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, Metallica, Slayer, and Guns N’ Roses, as well as the one-of-a-kind voice that carried him through Skid Row’s heyday and their eventual breakup. With typical Sebastian-esque scream and bravado, he reflects on the cost of fame, the price of creativity, and what it means to go from rock hopeful to rock star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his birth in the Bahamas to his teenage years in Canada to the music that rocks his life today, \u003cem\u003e18 and Life on Skid Row\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate story of Sebastian Bach and his devotion to the music he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This must-read autobiography is overflowing with eye-popping tales of success, excess, and sorrow. . . . Lurid details, shocking truths, and unbelievable admissions follow at a tumultuous rate. . . . Guaranteed to enlighten and delight the Youth Gone Wild everywhere.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBravewords.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“give the gift of Baz this holiday season and get the Skid Row scoop via one of rock’s greatest frontmen.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanyaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In the hedonistic new memoir \u003ci\u003e18 and Life on Skid Row\u003c\/i\u003e, Sebastian Bach is brutally frank in his description of life on the road and exploits...Written in a funny, everyman style, \u003ci\u003e18 and Life\u003c\/i\u003e finds Bach as one of rock’s most affable frontmen.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The soulfulness of Sebastian Bach’s new memoir caught me off-guard….The book’s personal stories are compelling…they’re what make \u003ci\u003e18 and Life on Skid Row\u003c\/i\u003e a captivating read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[a] ribald and freewheeling memoir…often a delightfully trashy and salacious read. 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