When he was sixteen, Jack Osbourne's life must have seemed like a teenager's dream. The son of superstar Sharon and legendary rock star Ozzy, he was a celebrity thanks to The Osbournes, living in LA and hanging out with musicians. But, behind his outrageous on-screen antics, Jack was hiding a serious problem - an addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs. In "21 Years Gone", Jack writes with brutal frankness about his descent into addiction, a terrifying downward spiral that began when he was twelve. He describes his escalating drug use and the low point he reached when Sharon was diagnosed with cancer. Scared by her illness, hating who he was, he prayed to God to take his life. Finally, he had reached rock bottom and knew he'd die if he didn't reach out for help - and so began the long process of recovery. Today, Jack is a sober, fit young man with a newfound passion for extreme sports and his own television series. By turns funny, disarming and moving, "21 Years Gone" is the powerful story of a young man who has confronted his demons and defeated them.
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Jack Osbourne has worked as a talent scout for Epic and a manager for Ozzfest. He is currently the star of ITV's Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie 2.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: 21 Years Gone: The Autobiography (Paperback)
I bought this for my son who is experiencing a lot of depression and had been medicating with drugs and alcohol. He really enjoyed the book and had decided to make some changes. I guess that's all you can ask for.
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This review is from: 21 Years Gone (Paperback)
'21 Years Gone' is a surprisingly good read. Jack comes across as funny, intelligent and witty at various points in the book and you realise that the 'bratty' image that he is renowned for may well have been any normal teenage phase that was unfortunately put on TV for all to see. His stories of growing up around Ozfest and other tours are very funny and hard to imagine a young kid experiencing and his frank and brutally honest account of his addiction is a little wearing at times, but interesting never-the-less. I agree with other reviewers here that say this was brought out too soon. I really enjoyed the adrenaline junkie and extreme sports part of the book, but this was sadly too brief, a few more years would have been a bonus in the overall story. Although Jack has had a busier and varied life than many, 21 is still too young for an autobiography, however funny or interesting it may be. I guess the short 200 or so pages reflect this. There are two great colour plate sections with serious and funny shots in equal measure. Overall, this is an engaging book, that will keep you turning the pages, but if you want true stories of sex, drugs and rock n roll try Anthony Kiedis' book which I found to be a better read. A worthy four star read, good but not excellent.
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Just not as good of a read as I thought it would be...,
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I personally would not recommend this to all addicts. This book wasn't very exciting and you don't get much from it other than what we have already seen on the osbournes. Sure a few family photos and a couple of intimate details. Overall wasn't a good read. Like the previous review said way too young to have wrote a bio and wish there was just simply "More". I am happy for him though his recovery, progress and attempts at the unknown and impossible. Way to go Jack!
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