Magic Carpet Ride: The Autobiography of John Kay and Steppenwolf (Paperback)

by John Kay (Author), John Einarson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Press (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550821083
• ISBN-13: 978-1550821086
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,189,154 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Steppenwolf Rides Again, March 3, 2003

By	Lars Christensen (Denmark) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a must for die-hard Steppenwolf fans and I've been one since 1968 when my brother and I got their first album. This is an excellent book with no holds barred. John Kay and Einarsson has written a great book. There has been so much talk about the
legal battles after the bogus band appeared and wrecked the name of Steppenwolf in the eighties, but John Kay is frank and let all living past members come forward and tell their version.
Kay isn't holding things back from his personal life as well which makes it very interesting, especially when you know about his background. I've been fortunate enough to travel with the band on several tours in Germany, Denmark and Sweden and has always found John Kay and his fellow bandmenbers Michael Wilk, Ron Hurst and Danny Johnson and their crew to be nicest of
people. I only have one complaint about the book: It's too short!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars its never too late to start all over .., July 10, 2002

By	J. Bringle (orlando ,fl) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i really enjoyed this book.it told me many things i never knew about john kay,like the fact that he has never ridden a motorcycle because he is legally blind...yes it is written from his perspective but his version is a very important one.this book was an easy read and it kept me interested in it through out the whole thing.as a follow up to the book i watched the vh1
behind the music about steppenwolf which confirmed most of the things in the book..in my opinion i do think john should forgive the other guys or at least come to peace with it and them .we all do a lot of dumb things in life thats why we need friends to help us get back up again.i hope the wolf continues to rock much longer!its never too late to start all over again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Steppenwolf fans, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This is an excellent read. I've learned so much from this book about Steppenwolf that I wanted to know. Although it's written in John Kay's perspective, the book contains several quotes from former members and friends. It's well written and an easy read. I couldn't put it down.