Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: (And Other Things I Learned From Famous People)

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You can tell a lot about someone in a minute. If you choose the right minute. Join Neil Strauss as he: - Makes Lady Gaga cry - Tries to keep Moetley Crue out of jail - Gets kidnapped by Courtney Love - Goes to church with Tom Cruise - Buys nappies with Snoop Dogg - And tucks Christina Aguilera into bed

Neil Strauss is the author of the international bestsellers THE GAME, RULES OF THE GAME and EMERGENCY. He is also the co-author of three New York Times bestsellers - Jenna Jameson's HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE A PORN STAR, Moetley Crue's THE DIRT and Marilyn Manson's THE LONG HARD ROAD OUT OF HELL - as well as Dave Navarro's DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, a Los Angeles Times bestseller. A writer for Rolling Stone, Strauss lives in Los Angeles.

* Strauss is a deft narrator and expert inquisitor. He cuts out the flowery descriptors and gumpf that comes with interviewing a star...and strips it back to the revealing nitty-gritty, absurd and amusing exchanges we all wish we could be privy to. ... The perfect book to dip into. -- Kim Taylor Bennett Time Out * Strauss becomes confessor, accomplice, champion and prosecutor. One minute he's discussing feminism with Lady Gaga. Next, he's taking part in the Ho'lympics at the home of rapper Ludacris. -- Colin Waters Sunday Herald * Fantastically entertaining. Sunday Times * Strauss is genuinely trying to shake down celebrity for the small change of wisdom. ... Strauss can be an imaginative and sympathetic interviewer and packaged up alongside his A-list interviews are encounters with unsung heroes. Observer * One of the most intuitive interviewers and portraiture artists on the Rolling Stone/NY Times payroll ... Addictive. -- Peter Murphy Hot Press * One of the longest and greatest interviews I've ever had. -- Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys * We might as well have had sex by now. -- Lady Gaga * The Mike Tyson of interviewers. -- Dave Pirner, Soul Asylum * The best interview of my life. -- Britney Spears * One of our favourite interlocutors. -- Bono * The best and most honest daily newspaper reporter rock has ever seen. -- Dave Marsh * Well Neil, f**k you. -- Phil Collins (In An Angry Letter To Neil) * [Strauss has] had fantastic access to an enormous range of famous people... -- Keir Hind Skinny * When dealing with the media-savvy, emotionally frail modern megastar...[Strauss'] techniques certainly get results. -- Andrzej Lukowski Metro * It's almost overwhelming when you realise the wealth of people [he has interviewed]...beautifully designed, it's a lovely thing to own. -- Alex Heminsley BBC 6 Music Nemone * an insight into the inner workings of contemporary fame RedHanded * fantastically riveting RedHanded * rare skill... extremely intriguing/entertaining RedHanded * An entertaining stream of musings and rants ... a mad mixtape of words and weirdness -- Kevin Courtenay Irish Times