Reviews for Hardcore Troubadour: The Life and near Death of Steve Earle

The average rating for Hardcore Troubadour: The Life and near Death of Steve Earle based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-04-03 00:00:00 Amy Dao Steve Motherfuckin' Earle, y'all. Bow down to my favorite socialist cowboy.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-03-06 00:00:00 Chelsea Cox This book is an adventure and roller coaster ride, never a dull moment. You learn so much about who Steve Earle is through interviews with his family, friends and ex wives. He is all about family, and stops everything to be there for them when needed, got a groupie pregnant, had many lovers while married(no surprise, really)he loves children, but during his darkest point in his life he and fourth wife who he married twice had an abortion. His crazy wild marriages, especially to his second wife was a trip to read about.(Nutso!) And you feel really sorry for his first wife. His third wife who is his son Justin Townes Earle's mother seems like a very sweet woman. Steve had a bit of a crush on Emmylou Harris and she reminded him of her. If you're also a fan of JTE's music you'll get to know a bit more about him and his childhood. The book starts off light hearted about Steve's childhood and quickly gets darker and then when you think it can't get any darker, it takes you into the pits of hell that was Steve's life before getting clean. We all know he had a drug problem and that it was bad, but here you really see how so much worse it was than you can ever imagine, and leaves you wondering how he survived. Family and everyone interviewed for the book was extremely honest about the horrors, and it's very sad. This man went through a lot and put everyone he cared about through a lot. You get to understand why he has been married so many times, he could be very charming and very mean. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Steve's memoir "I can't remember if we said goodbye" i'm sure we'll get to see who he is on the inside and how he felt and deals with the things he's done and the life he lived.