One Brain Cell Left

NO. 1-RANKED Rock and Roll Book - Rock Music Biographies - Rock Autobiographies in 12 Countries on 5 Continents | Inside a Classic Rock and Roll Music Journalist's Storied Vault

By: Rosy Steve Rosenthal

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

ONE BRAIN CELL LEFT has been ranked No. 1 on at least one Amazon book chart for more than 2200 straight days ... in more than 200 categories overall. It's been the No. 1-ranked Classic Rock and Roll biography in 12 countries on five continents. Out of more than 2000 Rock Musician Biographies, ONE BRAIN CELL LEFT was ranked No. 1 ahead of autobiographies by such Hall of Famers as Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Elton John, Phil Collins, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Cynthia Lennon’s “John,” as well as biographies of The Beatles, Tom Petty, Van Halen, Stevie Nicks and AC/DC.
From Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson to Madonna and Mickey Mantle, Rosy Steve Rosenthal interviewed the best. He interviewed 153 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... 174 recording artists who had at least one No. 1 hit. His interviews were heard daily on radio stations around the globe during much of the late ‘70s and ‘80s, until severe bipolar disorder took full control.
In the short, snapshot vignettes of ONE BRAIN CELL LEFT, Rosy doesn’t always paint a rosy picture of the Mega-Stars he interviewed. Some were absolute sweethearts; others were absolute ASSHOLES. And they’re not always the ones you’d expect. He’s never asked what he talked about with celebrities. People only want to know what the stars were like in person.
This book's quick-read anecdotes answer the “What were they like?” questions about a cross-section of superstar entertainers, newsmakers and athletes that Rosy interviewed. But it’s equally about the unique and unusual life that he’s led outside the entertainment industry.
He REALLY didn’t want to like Paul McCartney. He found George Harrison to be completely down-to-earth. Unfortunately, he can’t say the same about Ringo. He found Madonna to be “Queen Shit with a muffin top.” Mickey Mantle swore at him. Mel Brooks ran after him. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar intentionally treated him like shit in front of dozens of reporters in the Laker locker room. His first words to Lionel Richie were, “So they tell me you’ve become a real asshole since you’ve gotten all this success.” They both laughed.
And you’ll laugh at his self-deprecating chapters “Always wear a cup when you play tennis” and “Free drinks, a blind hockey goalie and a goat.” You’ll likewise be drawn in by the poignant “I’m no Belushi, but I’ve become Joe Cocker” and the riveting “A machine gun and explosives.”
His stories aren’t always pretty. But they’re always pretty interesting. And he’s got the brain cell to prove it.