Strange Celebrity Tales with Neal Strauss | Haight

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Neil Strauss has shot guns with Ludacris, been kidnapped by Courtney Love, made Lady Gaga cry, shopped for Pampers with Snoop Dogg, tried (and failed) to prevent Mötley Crüe from getting arrested, been taken on a Scientology tour by Tom Cruise, flown in a helicopter with Madonna, been taught to read minds by the CIA, soaked in a hot tub with Marilyn Manson, been told off by Prince, and tucked Christina Aguilera in bed.

Rather than creating the usual collection of turgid, “in-depth” interviews with vapid celebrities, Strauss has taken just the most memorable few minutes from each interview, weaving brief passages together into one unforgettable whole.

The celebrities run the gamut from Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen to Steven Colbert and Ben Stiller, from The Who and Ringo Starr to Zac Efron and Britney Spears.

From rock gods to teen idols, superstars to starlets, Neil Straus provides 227 perception-altering moments of truth that illuminate our popular culture as no straightforward interview collection could. A singular, original—and often seriously funny—work, Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead shows why legendary music critic Dave Marsh calls Neil Strauss “the best and most honest daily newspaper reporter rock has ever seen.”

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