Neon Angel : The Cherie Currie Story

Currie, Cherie; Shusterman, Neal

ISBN 10: 0843123486 / ISBN 13: 9780843123487

Published by Price Stern Sloan, Los Angeles, 1989

About this Item

12mo. in black illus. paper wraps; illus. [8]p. plates; 176 p., 18 cm. Signed by Cherie Currie on inside cover; The author recounts her teenaged years as the lead singer of the all-girl rock band, the Runaways, her career as a movie actress, and her battle with drugs and alcohol. Fine copy. Protected in black wrap. Seller Inventory # 83528

Bibliographic Details

Title: Neon Angel : The Cherie Currie Story

Publisher: Price Stern Sloan, Los Angeles

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis:

The author recounts her teenaged years as the lead singer of the all-girl rock band, the Runaways, her career as a movie actress, and her battle with drugs and alcohol.

From Publishers Weekly:

Currie powerfully recounts her teenage years in this candid autobiography, chronicling the experiences that destroyed her self-confidence and led her to drug and alcohol abuse. At 15 she became the lead singer for the Runaways, a female rock group. The Runaways soared rapidly to success, but Currie was overwhelmed by the pace and constant travel. As the pressure increased, Currie went from marijuana to Quaaludes; amid family conflicts and quarrels with the Runaways, she eventually became a cocaine addict. At age 17 she left the group to produce a solo album; her drug use continued to escalate, moreso when she learned that her father was dying of alcoholism, and her mother, of cancer. Currie lets readers know that drug abuse destroyed her family, her career and almost her life; she hit rock bottom before realizing that if she didn't get help she would die. This turbulent, frightening story sends mature readers a potent warning against drugs. Ages 12-up.
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