Running With Monsters: A Memoir
New York: Crown Archetype, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. First ediiton, first printing. Fine in ifne dust jacket. Hardcover. 230 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Remarkably uncommon, an unflinchingly honest memoir by musician and recovering drug addict Bob Forrest. As a musician he is best known for his Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. He started out as a teenage drunkard from the SoCal suburbs and went on to become a member of the Hollywood hip crown that included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Depp, and River Phoenix. As Forrest's fame grew worldwide, he descended deeper into his chemical dependency. He went to rehab a number of times but that never stuck and his once-promising music career slipped away. He eventually defeated he addiction and once he did he devoted himself to helping other seemingly hopeless cases as a certified drug counselor. Fine / fine. Item #E27271
ISBN: 9780770435981
Price: $39.95