CONTENTS
COVER
TITLE PAGE
ACT ONE: WAR MUSIC
1. I WAS THERE
2. IT’S A BOY!
3. YOU DIDN’T SEE IT
4. A TEENAGE KIND OF VENGEANCE
5. THE DETOURS
6. THE WHO
7. I CAN’T EXPLAIN
8. SUBSTITOOT
9. ACID IN THE AIR
10. GOD CHECKS IN TO A HOLIDAY INN
11. AMAZING JOURNEY
12. TOMMY: THE MYTHS, THE MUSIC, THE MUD
ACT TWO: A REALLY DESPERATE MAN
13. LIFEHOUSE AND LONELINESS
14. THE LAND BETWEEN
15. CARRIERS
16. A BEGGAR, A HYPOCRITE
17. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR
18. THE UNDERTAKER
19. GROWING INTO MY SKIN
20. ROCK STAR FUCKUP
ACT THREE: PLAYING TO THE GODS
21. THE LAST DRINK
22. STILL LOONY
23. IRON MAN
24. PSYCHODERELICT
25. RELAPSE
26. NOODLING
27. A NEW HOME
28. LETTER TO MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SELF
29. BLACK DAYS, WHITE KNIGHTS
30. TRILBY’S PIANO
31. INTERMEZZO
32. WHO I AM
PICTURE SECTION
APPENDIX: A FAN LETTER FROM 1967
CODA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AFTERWORD
LIST OF SEARCHABLE TERMS
COPYRIGHT
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
