My Life in Poison
by with Martin Svensson & Leif Eriksson
From the suburbs of Mechanicsburg to the neon glare of Los Angeles — the raw, relentless story of one of glam metal's defining drummers, and everything he saw between the beats.
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A Genuine Rare Bird Book · Distributed by Simon & Schuster
From the suburbs of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to the neon glare of Los Angeles, Rikki Rockett's journey is as raw and relentless as the beat of his drums. Before becoming the flamboyant, fire-breathing drummer of Poison, Rockett was a restless kid with a taste for rebellion and an obsession with music that refused to let him go.
In Ghost Notes, Rockett pulls no punches as he recounts the wild ride from basement bands and dishwashing jobs to forming one of the most iconic glam-metal acts of the 1980s.
Beyond the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, Rockett confronts the shadows: fractured family ties, addiction, betrayal, cancer, brushes with death, and a lifelong search for meaning beyond the stage.
A backstage pass to a life lived loud, fast, and without apology — and to the quiet ghost notes humming underneath the noise.
The quiet hits between the loud ones — the texture, the feel, the things you barely hear but always feel.
Through the years, [he has] not only provided the crushing backbeat to the band's biggest hits but has also served as a driving force in propelling the band forward.Icon Vs. Icon
Listen for the ghost notes. The ones the spotlight never caught. They're all in here.
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