Check out some recent reviews of Joey Kramer's newly-released book "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom:"
Dallas Morning News
July 18, 2009
“In the book, which Kramer signs for fans today at Legacy Books in Plano, he details his dysfunctional, volatile relationship with his late father, Mickey Kramer, and how that set the precedent for a lifetime of love and abuse. ‘It's a timely subject matter, the confusion that people have between love and abuse,’ he says. ‘That's what runs through the book, and I hope people can identify and relate to that and that they know it's OK. That's what stopping drinking and drugging allowed me to do and be twice as strong after that. That's what life is about. Only the strong survive.’”
Nebraska News Press
July 17, 2009
“The Aerosmith drummer has seen a few things, and if there’s one phrase from his new autobiography, ‘Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom’ (HarperOne, $26.99), that captures the whole panorama, it’s probably this one: ‘All I know is that it’s a (bleeping) miracle that none of the five of us are dead.’”
New England Patriot Ledger
July 18, 2009
“What’s remarkable about Kramer’s book is that it isn’t just gossip and memories of off-the-rails nights, even though readers who approach the book just for the juice won’t leave disappointed. Just as often as he is recounting wild and woolly times, Kramer is lucidly explaining his complicated relationships with bandmates, his father, his long bouts with depression and the positive forces that caused him to leave the drug-and-booze lifestyle behind before it had finished eating him.”
Examiner.com
July 16, 2009
“This is not the same old song and dance, just another rock ‘n roll memoir; it‘s a tale of sweet emotion, of an average kid from an average suburb who became a less-than-average rock star and, who after too many years of being wild ‘n crazy, finally accepted help and finally kicked a serious alcohol and drug addiction, only to find that the real terrors and hard work were still ahead. Kramer’s story details his depression and his nervous breakdown at the height of the band’s comeback success. But ultimately, it’s the tale of recognition and acceptance as Joey understands he has what it takes to discern between love and abuse, wakening up to to the other side, to self-acceptance and compassion that makes healthy relationships possible. Call it coming full circle.”
