Former Guns N 'Roses Drummer Matt Sorum Launches Autobiography April 2021

JAKARTA - Currently appearing in the Stop! Podcast Recently Drop & Talk, former Guns N 'Roses drummer Matt Sorum spoke about his upcoming autobiography, Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories From The Drummer Of Guns N 'Roses, The Cult, And Velvet Revolver . This book will arrive in April 2021 after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The title of this autobiography is taken from the song Guns N 'Roses, Double Talkin' Jive, written by former guitarist Izzy Stradlin on the album Use Your Illusion I. Sorum and Stradlin then recorded it in one take.

The premise of the lyrics is based around the kinds of pitfalls and successes of the music business. Regarding this, in this book, Sorum speaks very honestly about the things he went through from his perspective as a musician.

"I have to tell the story like I did, and I hope people don't think of it because I sound lousy or something. I just want to be honest and honest as possible, from my point of view," said Sorum as quoted by Blabbermouth, Monday, 21 December.

Sorum felt there was a misconception among the public that judged the musician to appear automatically and suddenly become famous. Of course, the drummer is grateful for what he has achieved in the music world. However, he wanted to tell us that there is an upstream to every downstream.

"In this book you can see that so much hard work I put in. A lot of bruises along the way. And then, as your career progresses and you become successful, things happen. Of course, there is a drug and alcohol problem you know, the pitfalls. rock and roll stars and all that shit. "

"For me, when I do it," refers to the rock star lifestyle, "and when I'm at the top (of Guns N 'Roses success), I'm like,' If I don't do this now, I'll regret it later. ' So I just tried to live my life because I thought I wanted to live it as a kid who dreamed of being in a rock and roll band, "Sorum concluded.

Sorum, who replaced Steven Adler in Guns N 'Roses recorded the highly successful albums Use Your Illusion I and II (both 1991) and The Spaghetti Incident (1994). He has also supported the group on the Use Your Illusion tour and can be heard on the albums Live Era: '87 -'93 (1999) and Greatest Hits (2004).