via Andy McCoy's autobiography. Based on the world tour that featured the two in Iggy's band, McCoy refers to Gibbs's book as being 75% about him (i.e. McCoy). And he's not far out although he was helped by Iggy taking on this tour in a comparatively clean state, giving Hanoi's guitarist a free run in the excess department.Alvin Gibbs does a good job of capturing the highs and lows on the road, and even when he needs to resort to detailing the more monotous stretches he doesn't manage to make the reader feel as bored as he clearly was. Recommended reading.
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