My Cross to Bear

Name: My Cross to Bear
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.52 (21 reviews)
Author: Gregg Allman
ISBN: 9780062116178

Author: Gregg Allman

Narrator: Will Patton

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/01/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Music & Musicians, Memoirs, Music, Rock

Synopsis

For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock ’n’ roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of brother Duane Allman, and life on the road in one of rock’s most legendary bands.

About Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman is one of the original members of the Allman Brothers Band, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He continues to make music as a solo artist and with the Allman Brothers and lives in Georgia.Alan Light is a former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Rolling Stone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Duffy on August 14, 2016

The title comes from his song "It's Not My Cross To Bear," and the full song title would have been more apt. No matter what went wrong with the band, according to Gregory, it wasn't really his fault. For example, the decline the band saw in the eighties was the fault of the audience and the change i......more

Goodreads review by Ed on October 22, 2021

His friends called him Gregory, he writes. Sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll pretty much sum up his adult life. Count me as one of his legions of fans. A lot of this stuff has been already covered in the media. I found the parts where he discusses his creative processes at songwriting to be among the mo......more

Goodreads review by Ann on July 28, 2012

I totally loved this book but am very aware of the fact that my reaction is deeply personal and not at all that of an objective reviewer. I love a lot of the Allman Brothers' music and have idolized Duane Allman since I first heard him play guitar, so I'm predisposed to love any book that goes into......more