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STEVEN ADLER'S MOM GETS READY TO FINISH TELL-ALL BOOK ABOUT HER SON

Posted on 05.5.2008

Deanna Adler, the mother of famed Gun?s and Roses drummer Steve Adler, is putting the finishing touches on a tell-all book about her son?s rise and fall in one of the biggest groups in the history of rock n roll. Deanna traces Steven?s life from the cradle to his ultimate rocker destiny. She relives her son?s life in the world of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll.  The name of the book will be ?No Bed Of Roses.? Gun's and Rose's has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

http://thevegaseye.com/home/2008/5/5/steven-adlers-mom-gets-ready-to-finish-tell-all-book-about-h.html

Is this the same book?

February 4th, 1998

Ex-Gn'R Drummer Adler Pens Tell-All Book

 http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=38

probably, i would like to have this book though

If she knew as much about his life, as my mom did mine ...

It's definitely the same.  Years in the making, for whatever reason.  Should be interesting reading.  I'd buy it.   

This has gone from Steven writing a tell-all, to DaBrookman writing it for Steven, to Steven's mom's book.  He's been trying to do this since 1995, 13 years in the making?   :hihi:

Over a decade in the making, different people involved, the whole will it/won't come out thing...reminds me of something else!

Lynn, I hate to differ, but my mom didn't have a clue. If one were to ask her what "moving wieght" meant, she would think the post office.

STEVEN ADLER's Mother Selling 'Piece Of Rock Royalty Lifestyle' - June 15, 2008

According to this eBay listing, Deanna Adler ? the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler ? is selling "a luxurious strip-view Las Vegas condominium . . . in the prime location of the prestigious Las Vegas Country Club, a place that Steven Adler could call 'home.' This is a truly exciting opportunity for anyone who wishes to not only live in the heart of Sin City, but to own a piece of and experience rock royalty lifestyle."

According to a posting on the eBay auction page, "Deanna is relocating to Los Angeles as she puts the finishing touches on the book 'No Bed of Roses', a much-anticipated tell-all which documents the rise of her son in the most exciting rock band of all time."

eBay link here: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99082

nice to see mom cashing in on her drug addict son; thats even worse than madonna's brothers tell all book about his sister >:(

agreed.....so Stevens MOM is going to write about his sex, drugs and rock n roll experience....wow thats pretty bad ass... ::)

 :no:

Thursday, Oct 30

Later this morning, editors will begin receiving a proposal from former Guns'N'Roses drummer Steven Adler for a memoir about his drug addiction and recovery called My Appetite for Destruction. But that's not all! It comes bundled with another memoir, this one written by his mother, which will be called Sweet Child Of Mine.

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/buzzpr/if_theyd_waited_a_week_they_couldve_called_it_november_rain_99040.asp

I saw Steve and his mom on Hard Copy like 10 years ago! and the booked seemed to be finished then! so i guess this is going to drag on even longer if steve is writing  a book now!!

I'm not a huge fan of his Mom. She has no idea that she needs help too. :confused:

 :hihi:

Reminds me of the Classic SNL sketch when John Belushi reads the news and talks about the Irish contribution to society - potato famine, my Irish mother...

In this instance substitute Jewish for Irish.

(If anyone is offended by this just watch the sketch! It's funny! Personally I identify with the "Jewish Princess" Jeans sketch by Gilda..)

Yeah lets cash in on my son's drug problems by writing a book.  I can't believe what some people will do.

Everybody wants their piece of the pie it seems, but if the book has been in the making for so many years, it doesn't really seem to be about the money then ???

I urge you all to please not buy this book.

Adler's mom, excuse my language, is a cunt.  She throws her 11 year old son out and sends him in a downward spiral.  Now she wants to cash in??

Pplease don't let one dime of your money go to her.

Wait on his book.

I bet she is a big reason to why he got so fucked up :no:

We don't know that she really did that, though, do we?  That story is according to Steven.  Steven says a lot of things and blames a lot of people and situations for his downward spiral.     

I'm not buying it. It's awful, I think. SHe's just cashing in. She's not helping. If she wanted to help him, she wouldn't write a book. He needs help, not a book of his life.

Steven and his mother had been trying to get someone to help write this book since at least 1996.  They then got Brooke to write it for them a few years ago and who knows what happened since then.  I agree, his mom is a piece of work, but it is also true that Steven blames everyone else and everything else for his problems.  I am sad for him that he and his people have agreed to let him go back out on the road - bad, bad place for him and his sobriety, if he is even still sober. 

I'm not either.  Its shameless on her part.  Steven obviously has deep, personal, painful issues from his childhood.  Where was she then?  If she wants to help him, she would help him resolve the past.  She owes him that, and he deserves that.  His addiction is so ingrained in who he is.  He needs to revisit his chilhood, and start his life over again.  He uses such bad judgement for an adult because he is still basically12 years old.  He seems like he could be talked into anything - including trusting his mom enough to write a book with him, or about him.  I'm glad he is working and its important for him to feel productive and worthy.  But I agree being out on the road is probably not safe.  He needs a sober coach with him and to surround himself with good people who sincerely care about his welfare. 

According to this report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, it will be release on Mothers Day (May 8th) 2011.

Oct. 22, 2010

Las Vegas resident Deanna Adler's book about her son, Steven Adler, original drummer and co-founder of Guns N' Roses, is coming out on Mother's Day. It's well-timed and well-titled: "Sweet Child of Mine." His book, "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, Drugs, and Guns N' Roses," came out a couple months ago.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/-the-tell--kicks-off-storytelling-today-105511083.html?ref=083

It will be available from HarperCollins.

Sweet Child Of Mine: A Memoir of Steven Adler

STEVEN ADLER's Mother To Release 'Sweet Child Of Mine' Tell-All Book - Oct. 23, 2010

HarperCollins is tentatively scheduled to release "Sweet Child Of Mine" (formerly "No Bed Of Roses"), the much-anticipated tell-all book from Deanna Adler ? the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler ? in May/June 2011 (exact date to be announced). The book reportedly documents the rise of Deanna Adler's son "in the most exciting rock band of all time."

Deanna Adler appeared on the second season of "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew", on which Steven was a cast member. During the season's episode five, Dr. Drew, Dr. Sophy and Steven sat down for a meeting with Deanna in a what was described as "a tense whirlwind of accusations, denials and resentment. Steven is so flustered that he storms out of the room, leaving the many issues between he and Deanna unresolved, possibly forever."

You can see Deanna Adler's appearance on "Celebrity Rehab" at this location. (Deanna Adler first appears around the 19-minute mark.)

Photos/link here: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148179

Here's the new title to the book, and cover, plus an interview with Deanna Adler:

Sweet Child Of Mine ? A Candid Conversation with Deanna Adler

http://www.lavocelasvegas.com/006-sweet-child-of-mine-a-candid-converstation-with-deanna-adler-part-i/

Book cover and description:

Sweet Child of Mine: How I Lost My Son to Guns N? Roses

http://harpercollinscatalogs.com/harper/539_2005_323937303139.htm#readmore

I don't think Steven Adler's Mom's book would be interesting at all.

She had no direct contact with the band, only Steven. Her only inside knowledge on GNR would be what he told her and we've already had his book.

The book's not about GnR.  It's about her struggles as a mom with a drug addicted son.

I think It will be an intersting read, I'm curious!!!

I love Steven, but it seems like his mother is trying to make abit of cash here. Even Adler said himself, that his mother kicked him out of the house when he was like 11.

Seems like Guns N' Roses saved Adler, so that title makes me cringe.

And I don't think Adler would dispute the fact that his mother wasn't the best parent when he was a kid. Just listen to any recent interview with Stern, and they both discuss with Chip Z Nuff how his mother kicked him out and he had to go to live with his Grandmother.

And what makes me angry is that you can bet Adler has helped his mother out financially since his fame with GN'R. So yeah, that quote from his mother is just stupid.

GN'R's fame meant that Adler was responsible for his actions more than he would have been just on the street. And GN'Rs firmness is what got him kicked out of the band, so can you imagine what would have happened to Steven if he was just a regular, homeless, junkie.

Thank God Steven Adler was in Guns N' Roses.  : ok:

Well said.  The title blaming "Guns N Roses" is pretty bad.  I still feel for the poor woman, as it must have been hell for her.  The story is probably really depressing, so I might skip this book.  It could be interesting though to hear it from a different perspective than Adler.   Steven seems to have a love/hate relationship with her from what I understand...and Axl wasn't too fond of her in his 2008 chats.   

Adler's book "My Appetite For Self Destruction" was great though.

I'm not sure I feel sorry for her. She seemed really cold and unloving when she was on Celebrity Rehab.

I wonder if she'll be making another appearance this time around to promote her book?

The second part of Deanna Adler's interview has been posted.  She talks about GN'R and what Steven was like after he was fired from the band.

http://www.lavocelasvegas.com/007-la-voce-las-vegas-sweet-child-of-mine-deanna-adler-part-ii/

From the book description:

During the last quarter century, Deanna Adler kept her diaries, journals, and personal letters, as well as a dozen scrapbooks and hundreds of photographs, putting them aside for safekeeping. Sweet Child of Mine is her stunning book about raising her son, Steven Adler, the drummer for Guns N? Roses, and the travails of keeping him alive and herself sane.
 
Deanna?s son has had a turbulent life in Guns N? Roses and afterward; he struggled with drug addiction, financial ruin after being kicked out of Guns N? Roses, and health problems that almost claimed his life several times?two heart attacks, a suicide attempt, and a debilitating stroke. Now, he appears to have finally beaten his epic twenty-year addiction to crack and heroin. But through it all, his mother was by his side. Deanna offers a window into the world of rock?n?roll and addiction while at the same time providing deep insights into her son?s tortured years.
 
These are the memoirs of a mother?s love for an infamous son whose phenomenal success is only surpassed by his astounding capacity for self destruction. Her pages are filled with moments of profound joy and crippling heartbreak. Sweet Child of Mine will inform and inspire others to find the strength to help their loved ones.

Steven Adler:

Congrats to my mom for signing her book deal just now. "Sweet Child of Mine" will be in the stores in April. http://lockerz.com/s/178002359

26 Jan via UberSocial for BlackBerry

Piss on your mom's stupid book

This book reminds me somehow of both AC/DC songs "Moneytalks" and "Money Made"   :hihi: ... if you know what i mean...

I have been looking forward to this book.  Glad to see it might finally be released.  I want to hear her side of what it was like to have a son like Adler. 

I guess the co-author is Larry Spanglenoli (sp?).  I wonder if that one poster will come on here and claim that he ripped him off for this book too?  :P

Looks like this is it...it's actually being released through 4th Street Media.  Pre-order your copy here:

http://sweetchildbook.com/

Sweet Child of Mine

By Deanna Adler

Sweet Child of Mine:  How I Lost My Son to Guns N' Roses is the story of Deanna Adler, mother of legendary rock star and original G N' R drummer Steven Adler.  Deanna gives an honest and revealing look into a life beset by abuse and betrayal and what it was like raising a child who became a member of one of the greatest rock bands in history, and a heroin addict of equally epic proportions.  The book emotionally and enthrallingly details a mother's love for her infamous son, whose phenomenal success is surpassed only by his astounding capacity for self-destruction.

Sweet Child of Mine is the universal journey of a mother's devotion to her child, filled with moments of both profound joy and crippling heartache.  Deanna takes readers on a roller coaster ride through raising a troubled young boy who ultimately reached the pinnacle of fame and success, only to then be publicly branded a junkie and kicked out of his band in front of a television audience of millions; go on to endure continuing addiction, legal battles, financial ruin, two heart attacks, multiple suicide attempts, a debilitating stroke, and numerous stints in rehab.  But it is her courage and indomitable spirit that both educates and inspires, as she is living proof that devotion to family, a sense of humor, and faith in a higher power are the foundations for achieving peace and purpose in life.

^^From 4th Street Media:

Official release date is April 5th, we start shipping pre-orders and preview copies in a couple weeks.

I'm surprised either of them know how to read or write.

this annoys me and makes Steven look so uncool

well ill say this ....this is why no one wants him on the reunion tour,....HIS FN MOM!!!

Adler is a "momma's boy"  :hihi:

i know right, axl even said...theres dealing with stevens mom, wich is an issue.....but i will say in the cunts defense...lol.....they really fucked steven over, they handed him 2 grand and walking papers...lol hahahahah 2 thousand,...hahahaha...the court ordered gnr to pay him over 2.8 million,.....as well as future royalty earning potential.....come on now this guy played drums on the greatest r n roll album prolly of all time....axl has a tattoo of stevens skull on his arm....now idc what management did you dont just do that to somebody, they should have checked his ass into rehab took care of him and paid him fairly, wich when your axl rose thats not even that hard to do, an hour out of your day of money, women, and amazing rock n roll concerts

Yea, not saying Steven didn't fuck up...but the band totally tried to screw him out of his royalties (even when he WAS IN THE BAND!)  I love it that he sued them and won. :hihi:  He probably would be dead if he hadn't won that lawsuit...so MORE POWER TO HIM!!!! : ok: :peace:

That lawsuit and the royalties from it afforded him a life of directionless drug abuse for the next 20 years. I totally agree that he deserved the money and they tried to screw him. But I wouldn't say the money did him many favors.

Oh for christ sakes.... why do the Adlers keep peddling the stupid lie that Steven was kicked out of G n' R on live TV???  :rant:

Well it is kind of true.  There was a public comment made on TV instead of keeping it behind the scenes.

Yes, it was initially announced that Steven had quit the band. Then about a month later in an MTV interview airing before the Video Awards Axl said "Steven didn't quit, Steven was fired."

Fair enough, though surely the actual dismissal happened behind the scenes???

I still don't have much interest in reading this book.  Anyone actually read it?

I don't think it's being released for a couple weeks yet. 

 :hihi:


Newsflash!!!! Adler was not the original GNR drummer  ::)

he is considered the original drummer because he plays on ALL 80s GN'R releases and also on all real drum demos. he IS the only drummer on AFD, period!

Rob Gardner is GNR's original drummer whether he recorded or not.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Gardner_(musician)

With that said Adler is part of the "classic" GNR lineup.

i stand by my word that people (meaning about 99%) consider Adler being the original drummer as he is on all 80s Guns releases.

Back in the day, before AFD came out, some people thought the world was flat.

Just because a majority thinks something, doesn't necessarily make it right.


In the strict sense of the word original, he isn't.

o?rig?i?nal/əˈrijənl/
Adjective:   
Used or produced at the creation or earliest stage of something.

He wasn't there when Guns N' Roses was formed.

So when you call him the original, you're making a mistake. If you want to be correct about it, which I'm sure you would since you're such a huge fan of that era, you should make it more clear that you don't mean original in the true sense of the word.


Is he the most recognized drummer? Yes, probably.




/jarmo

Serious question cause I don't know the answer

how many gigs did Traci and Ole play with Guns N Roses?

Arguing that Steven Adler isn't the original drummer is akin to arguing that Ringo Starr isn't the original Beatles drummer.  Only someone obsessed with arguing semantics -- not to mention discrediting Steven (or Ringo for that matter) -- would vehemently assert that Steven isn't the original drummer.  And you're not accomplishing a damn thing by stating that he isn't the original drummer, other than making your fruitlessly argumentative voices heard.

As far as the world is concerned, Steven IS the original drummer -- he is credited with cowriting and recording Guns "original" album -- and the fact that the majority of GNR fans view him as such DOES matter.  Those few of you stating otherwise can argue the "definition" of the word "original" until your face turns blue, and the dead horse you're beating turns black.

Rob Gardner?  Not an original GNR member.  He's a preliminary member at best, which every band goes through before cementing an "original" lineup.  Few even remember him and fewer will care.  Slash even talked in his book about how Gardner didn't fit in and "wasn't one of us" so he called Steven to replace him.

Notwithstanding the 2 or 3 people on this website who are intent at trying to draw blood from a stone, as far as rock n roll history is concerned, Steven Adler will go to his grave as the rightfully recognized "original" drummer in Guns N Roses.

If you know what the word means, and you use it in an incorrect way, then the word loses it's meaning.

Nobody's discrediting anybody.

Just pointing out FACTS.


Look at how Wikipedia writes about Ringo:



All that is correct.

Doesn't say "original" because he wasn't.


And Steven:


and:


Also true.




/jarmo

You're pointlessly arguing semantics again.


I'll restate what I said above, arguing over what the word original means is frivolous.  Here, I'll put it in context, Steven Adler is the original drummer who wrote and recorded with Guns N Roses.  He is the original drummer who toured with them DURING and AFTER the release of their debut EP and album.  For those reasons, people refer to him as the ORIGINAL drummer.  That's the way it is with most bands, including the Beatles.  Regardless of what Wikipedia says, Ringo Starr will ALWAYS be remembered as the Beatles' original drummer, unless you ask someone who's just intent on stating "facts" for no apparent reason or arguing for the sake of it.



To what point and purpose?  I must've missed something in the original poster's message, I didn't realize a debate about the meaning of the term "original" was included in a post about Deanna Adler's book.

The first person to asininely claim Steven wasn't an "original" member added nothing to the discussion other than an irrelevant post sparking an irrelevant debate.  Not only irrelevant to this thread, but irrelevant to GNR history.  Like I said above, few people remember Rob Gardner, and even fewer care.  When people purchased Appetite (or even Live Like a Suicide) it was Steven's photo they saw in there.

Bridge, you just nailed it in the last two posts man, you'r one smart dude. Perfectly said.   

Could you imagine being on "who wants to be a millionaire" and the last million dollar question is , "who was the original drummer for Guns n Roses"...you answer Steven Adler!!!!!! and loose....lol. i guess technically you would too!

Or imagine if Rob Gardner went around telling people he was an original member of GNR.  He'd get laughed right off the street -- including by people who know who he is!  I'd probably laugh and say "Wow, it sure sucks to be you, pal!"

Just because somebody is being remembered or labeled as something doesn't mean it's technically right.

Nobody's taking anything away from poor Steven here, just stating that GN'R had a drummer at first who didn't last long.



What's wrong with sticking to facts and not trying to rewrite history?  

So he didn't start the band, he joined a band that existed before him. That doesn't take anything away from his contributions on the albums.

 :)




/jarmo

If Ringo is the original drummer (even though The Beatles had been an active, touring group for 2 years prior to him joining), then where exactly does Pete Best fit into the history of The Beatles? or Stuart Sutcliffe for that matter?

Bill Wyman wasn't the original bassist in the Rolling Stones (Dick Taylor was), Charlie Watts was the last to join (Mick Avory - known as the Kinks drummer, and Tony Chapman had preceded him), and Ian Stewart was the keyboardist, but "looked too old", but he stayed a part of the Stones in the studio and on the Tattoo You tour, but had been their road manager and occasional session pianist. They ran all their songs by him for feedback up to Dirty Work. 

The Stones fans actually did care that Ian was an original Stone only because that was Andrew Loog Oldham's call.

The Stones included Stu in the Rock Hall induction as a band member, and could argue in his case, because he had been on RS albums over the years.

Pete Best was featured on Anthology, the story's been told, and speaks volumes that Paul has never reached out to Pete in 50 years. Even just to show up and play as guest musician for a day? To me, it was up to Paul and Brian Epstein as to why he was kicked out.

There is one similarity - Adler getting the attention from the girls, as did Pete, being a bone of contention between people in the band. No one specific, but silly things like that can cause problems.

The Rock Hall had a rule that you go by lineup - first single or first album as a band, they didn't count "My Bonnie".  Ian could be included because he was a part of the Stones for 20 years or so. Pete should've been included on Anthology in the interviews and did something where they got Paul, George, and Pete in the same room and talked about it.

Not to be a dick, but I thought everyone knew that Ringo wasn't the Beatles original drummer. Pete Best's story is somewhat legendary (in that he got screwed).

By the way, Neil Pert isn't Rush's original drummer. :rofl:

Heh.

The release date of this book has been moved yet again.  :confused:  It will now be out on August 28th.

Official Sweet Child of Mine Excerpt

?Steven was, in every way, the worst kind of drug abuser addicted to the worst drugs, crack cocaine and heroin. He had an incredibly resilient constitution that allowed him to recover from the most debilitating overdose in record time. He was surrounded by losers and sycophants who would do anything he asked of them. He had a substantial, constant source of income from his music royalties. And his disease left him bereft of conscience; he did not care what he did to himself or to others. Steven did not care if he lived or died; that responsibility fell to his family.?

I'm having difficulty reconciling both the above excerpt with the title of the book, and the mere concept of "losing (her) son to Guns N' Roses".  Seems to me that if anything, Steven lost himself to drugs and that bringing Guns N' Roses in the title of the book was just a way for Ms. Adler to get her book more attention. ::)

Ali

I found the above excerpt to be terribly written

Some comments on the new release date here:

Tell-All Book From STEVEN ADLER's Mother Pushed Back To August - July 1, 2012

"Sweet Child Of Mine: How I Lost My Son to Guns N' Roses" (formerly "No Bed Of Roses"), the long-awaited tell-all book from Deanna Adler, the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, has had its release date pushed back to August 28 from the previously announced April 5 (via 4th Street Media).

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=176157

This is how the book/entertainment business works

Plus if you read Slash's book, he and Steven were fucking around with drugs long before Guns N Roses got started. I'm sure becoming a rock star (and then becoming not a rock star) didn't help though.

No shit, but that doesn't make it any more honest than it actually is:  not at all. 

Ali

well, might be crap but we dont know yet. add that we dont have to buy and/or read it.

still she has a point with loosing her son to Guns - as Adler will always be connected with GN'R cause of being on Appetite and being in the band for the rising of GN'R. about any interview by Adler he is talking about Guns.....so there still is some form of obsession/addiction to that band which she might think ruined his life big time. usually mothers do care about her sons, right?

You read the book?

If you're looking for honesty in the entertainment world, best of luck.