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Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness Paperback – March 15, 2011

by Neil Strauss (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 393 ratings
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You can tell a lot about somebody in a minute. If you choose the right minute. Here are 228 of them. Join Neil Strauss, "The Mike Tyson of interviewers," (Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum), as he

  • Makes Lady Gaga cry, tries to keep MÖtley CrÜe out of jail & gets kidnapped by Courtney Love
  • Shoots guns with Ludacris, takes a ride with Neil Young & goes to church with Tom Cruise and his mother
  • Spends the night with Trent Reznor, reads the mind of Britney Spears & finds religion with Stephen Colbert
  • Gets picked on by Led Zeppelin, threatened by the mafia & serenaded by Leonard Cohen
  • Picks up psychic clues with the CIA, diapers with Snoop Dog & prison survival tips from Rick James
  • Goes drinking with Bruce Springsteen, dining with Gwen Stefani & hot tubbing with Marilyn Manson
  • Talks glam with David Bowie, drugs with Madonna, death with Johnny Cash & sex with Chuck Berry
  • Gets molested by the Strokes, in trouble with Prince & in bed with… you’ll find out who inside

And many, many more awkward moments and accidental adventures with the world’s number one stars in Everyone Love You When You’re Dead.

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Journalist Strauss, who has coauthored books with the band members of Mötley Crüe (The Dirt) and porn superstar Jenna Jameson (How to Make Love Like a Porn Star) now offers a terrific look at the dysfunctional livelihoods of stardom, a theme based on his many interviews for various publications. Strauss went back to his original interview tapes and notes in search of moments—mostly unpublished—that reveal "the truth or essence of each person, story, or experience." He liberally and ingeniously cuts back and forth between scenes, such as pairing the youthful, arrogant claims of Oasis that the band could have been the Beatles in the 1960s with the tortured feeling of the Who's aging leader Pete Townshend ("All we can do in the future is look back"). In other instances, he shows the self-doubt shared by Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner and actor Orlando Bloom. But the best moments come when Strauss has earned such trust of his subjects that he becomes part of some very weird scenes, all of which are presented in all their often hilarious detail: shooting guns with Ludacris, getting kidnapped by Courtney Love, making Lady Gaga cry, and shopping for Pampers with Snoop Dogg. (Mar.)
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“We might as well have had sex now.” — Lady Gaga

“If you were a girl, I’d f*ck you.” — Bo Diddley

“We could do fifteen minutes in Vegas.” — Chuck Berry

“One of the longest and greatest interviews I’ve ever had.” — Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

“The best interview of my life.” — Britney Spears

“Well Neil, f*ck you.” — Phil Collins, Angry Letter to Neil Strauss

“The best and most honest daily newspaper reporter rock has ever seen.” — Dave Marsh, Author

“This excellent bathroom read is boiled down like little rocks of crack.” — Library Journal

“Gonzo interviewing at its best.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A terrific look at the dysfunctional livelihoods of stardom.” — Publishers Weekly

“God bless the demons―and Neil Strauss too.” — Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ It Books; First Edition (March 15, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061543675
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061543678
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.36 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 393 ratings

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A former New York Times cultural critic and Rolling Stone contributing editor, Neil Strauss is the author of ten New York Times bestselling books, including The Truth, The Game, Rules of the Game, Emergency, and Everyone Loves You When You're Dead. He is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Creative Act with Rick Rubin, I Can't Make This Up with Kevin Hart, The Dirt with Mötley Crüe, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star with Jenna Jameson, and The Long Hard Road Out of Hell with Marilyn Manson. His serial podcast To Live & Die in LA reached number one on the iTunes charts, and was named by the Associated Press as the best podcast of the year.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book very interesting and entertaining. They appreciate the insightful interviews that give them insight into many famous lives. Readers describe the humor as funny and witty. They appreciate the clever layout and cool illustrations. Overall, customers describe the book as real and raw, providing an amazing account of the people behind the famous rock stars.

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38 customers mention "Readability"34 positive4 negative

Customers find the book very interesting, entertaining, and perfect for reading on the bus or train while traveling to work. They mention it's a must-read for any music fetishist, behavioral anthropologist, or armchair. Readers also appreciate the great stories written by an excellent author.

"...But as entertaining and fun as the book is, it's also a deep and surprisingly illuminating exploration of fame, art, and ego...." Read more

"...The individual pieces are interesting to read in themselves, but the best part of EYLWYD, in my opinion, is how Neil intertwines all these stories..." Read more

"...But, if you can do that, each chapter gets successfully more interesting, Neil pulls you in with each interview that stands as its own, but ends..." Read more

"...be a nice creative way of putting the book together, and I was thoroughly entertained." Read more

29 customers mention "Interview quality"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the interviews interesting and insightful. They appreciate the author's unique perspective on situations and interactions. Readers also describe the book as intriguing, captivating, and beautifully edited.

"...and fun as the book is, it's also a deep and surprisingly illuminating exploration of fame, art, and ego...." Read more

"...interviews, never longer than a couple of pages, gives you insight into many famous lives...." Read more

"...What really makes this book a great read is how well Neil understands people...." Read more

"...enjoy about Strauss's writing is his insight and unique perspective on situations and interactions...." Read more

5 customers mention "Humor"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the humor in the book entertaining. They also describe the conversations as funny and witty.

"...continuity one 'scene' to the next was always pointed and sometimes very funny or moving...." Read more

"...Many of them are hilarious. Celebrities saying crazy stuff is a win...." Read more

"...Some of the conversations are funny, and very entertaining. Snoop Dog, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, etc.,..." Read more

"Engaging, witty, sad, entertaining, and profound. This book of portions of interviews by journalist Neil Strauss is all of those things...." Read more

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Customers find the interviews in the book real and raw. They say it's an amazing account of the people behind the famous rock stars.

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Customers find the book long, but it keeps them wanting to keep reading.

"...It's long but he keeps you wanting to keep reading, like usual. It is pretty much a bunch of trivial knowledge...." Read more

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Erik Ketzan
5.0 out of 5 stars So much more than a compilation of interviews
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2011
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I was pleasantly surprised by Everyone Loves You When You're Dead (ELYWYD?). I was expecting a collection of Strauss' interviews over the years, assembled, like every other such book, in some kind of mundane order-- the interview with Madonna, then Gaga, then Bowie, etc.-- I was expecting to read the interviews I was interested in and skip the ones I wasn't.

Thankfully, ELYWYD is so much more than that. The book splices dozens of Strauss' interviews into a narrative so that, unlike most books of interviews, you actually want to read this one cover to cover. The narrative sometimes follows a theme (contrasting different rock stars' views on faith, struggles with addictions, their childhoods, battles with record companies, etc.), and other times explores a particular story (for instance why some members of Pink Floyd don't speak to one another and why Pete Townshend resisted re-forming The Who).

Like most of Strauss' books, this one's a page-turner. I read over 300 pages in one day. The book goes down so easy that it's easy to take for granted how *big* it is, in every sense. It's the condensation of apparently a couple decades worth of rock journalism, and assembling such a crazily entertaining narrative from what must have been thousands of hours of interview tapes must have been no easy task. But as entertaining and fun as the book is, it's also a deep and surprisingly illuminating exploration of fame, art, and ego. It's a major and important book on music, stardom, and, well, the times we live in.

There's a lot more to say, and I'm sure many other reviewers will jump in and say it. Anyone with a serious interest in music or pop culture in general will probably devour Strauss' ELYWYD.
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Bradley Bevers
4.0 out of 5 stars If Charlie Sheen Were A Book . . .
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2011
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Everyone Loves You When You're Dead is an addictive, guilty pleasure on the surface but much more that underneath. Reading these short interviews, never longer than a couple of pages, gives you insight into many famous lives. These short bursts of interviews, snapshots of one's life really, end up conveying more than entire biographies do. It reminds me of Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, and the discussion about knowing people. Gladwell contends that you actually know someone better after 5 minutes than you do after 50 years; that first impressions trump our ability to wade through someone else projection of themselves every time.

These short interviews are all interesting, many of them sad, many of them surprising. I particularly liked the Colbert interview, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn, and others. The Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor, and Russell Brand interviews were intense, exposing enough make it uncomfortable to read (Especially the Brand interview - skip it). The interviews with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and other modern pop stars were profoundly sad . . .

In short, there are over 500 pages guaranteed to entertain you, provoke you, and offend you. The people that Neil interviews do not pull any punches and some of them you will probably want to forget about as soon as you read them. The book accomplishes its goal surprisingly well - the author uses a few minutes of interviews to reveal much about their life. While you may not like the people he chose for the book, and you may not like their answers, you cannot argue that these are real portraits of very real individuals. Be sure and read the epilogue at the end, it sums up the purpose of the book and makes it easy to take away something from it more than the interviews themselves.
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Duncan
5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Knows People
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2011
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I've a big fan of Neil's writing style, and he delivers another book you won't want to put down with ELYWYD. What really makes this book a great read is how well Neil understands people. He builds trust and rapport during his interviews and you won't believe some of the fascinating answers he gets because of this. In ELYWYD, Neil has gone back through hundreds of his past interviews and picked the most honest, interesting parts to show you what really makes the celebrities he's interviewed tick.

One of the first things I noticed when I began reading ELYWYD was the format of the book is written entirely in an interview format. I was nervous this choice might take away some of the unique personality Neil's writing style brings to his other books. It didn't take long before I got lost in the story and stopped even thinking about the "interview format". Neil does an amazing job of piecing together parts of interviews with different celebrities in a way that tells a bigger story. The individual pieces are interesting to read in themselves, but the best part of EYLWYD, in my opinion, is how Neil intertwines all these stories throughout the book. Trust me, just read it from front to back (instead of skipping around) and you'll see exactly what I mean.

Overall, ELYWYD is another great book from Neil Strauss. It's entertaining, addictive, and even manages to teach you a lot about people. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends (and actually have now that I've had a chance to read it).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2016
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Great book, great condition, very happy customer!
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Daniel Welsch
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fun
Reviewed in Spain on December 12, 2013
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This book is great--it's a collection of interviews with all the many, many famous people that Neil Strauss has had access to over the decades. Life, death, sex, drugs and more. Definitely recommended for a behind-the-scenes into music and show biz.
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Sarah Tipper
5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody Loves You When You're Neil Strauss :)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2013
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This is a great book to dip into and out of, as well as being beautifully structured so readable in a short space of time. There will be interviews with people you've already heard of and are a fan of, interviews with people you don't like, and interviews with people you were previously unaware of. All of these interviews are woven together wonderfully. Neil's ability as an interviewer means he gets great stories and he talks to people who are obscure or usually reluctant to do interviews. If I wasn't busy already I'd like to be Neil Strauss, it sounds like he had fun talking to some of these people. I especially loved the epilogue, where Neil puts together a list of instructions for living, based on other people's commonly made mistakes.
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M. Friedrich
5.0 out of 5 stars gute empfehlung von Mr.Jared Leto
Reviewed in Germany on March 20, 2012
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hätte nie gedacht das ich mir mal ein buch nur auf die empfehlung von Mr. Leto kaufen würde, aber bei diesem werk habe ich mir gedacht warum eigentlich nicht das klingt ganz interessant, und das ist es auch. man schnuppert hier mal ein bisschen in die denkweisen und "psychen" der sogenannten promis rein. ist auch einfach geschrieben, man versteht eigentlich alles wenn man ein bisschen englisch kann.
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Karas Bücherecke
5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse
Reviewed in Germany on September 18, 2017
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Dutzende von Interviews, die man einfach gelesen haben muss. Neil Strauss ist nicht nur ein Meister des Interviewens sondern auch des geschriebenen Wortes - also ein Gesamtvergnügen.
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