{"product_id":"9780061714405","title":"Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow with a new chapter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Mustaine is the first to admit that he’s bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpoverished, transient childhood? \u003cb\u003eCheck\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbusive, alcoholic parent? \u003cb\u003eCheck\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMind-f**king religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and satanism)? \u003cb\u003eCheck\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness? Check, check, \u003cb\u003eCheck\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? \u003cb\u003eCheck\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRehab? Check (\u003cb\u003eseventeen times, give or take\u003c\/b\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear-death experience? \u003cb\u003eCheck that one, too\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Hetfield, with whom many years ago Mustaine founded a band known as Metallica, once observed, with some incredulity, that Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That’s how lucky he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. But here’s the thing about having a horseshoe lodged in your rectum: It also hurts like hell. And you never forget it’s there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMustaine has battled it all to achieve dizzying heights. From the early, heady days of Metallica, being unceremoniously let go only to become a world-famous rock star—founder, front man, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeth, one of the most popular bands in heavy metal—Mustaine’s story will inspire, stun, and terrify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026544083184,"sku":"9780061714405","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061714405_p0.jpg?v=1763622027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061714405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}