First published 2011
Stephen "Steve-O" Glover traces his path from filming dangerous skateboard tricks to becoming a star of the Jackass film franchise. He recounts the extreme stunts that defined his career, including stapling his scrotum to his leg and jumping into pools of elephant excrement. Few boundaries existed in his pursuit of increasingly outrageous acts. As his stunts escalated in danger, his personal life spiraled downward. He developed severe addictions to drugs and alcohol while becoming dangerously obsessed with his own fame. The combination nearly destroyed him. Only through intervention and treatment in a psychiatric facility did he manage to save his life. Glover writes from the perspective of someone who has maintained sobriety for over three years, offering an honest account of how extreme behavior and celebrity culture can lead to self-destruction and the difficult work required for recovery.
Genres: addiction, autobiography, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption, self-destruction
336 pages · Hardcover · Hyperion
Content warnings: addiction, drug-use, substance-abuse