[.ca] King of an Empire to the Shoes of a Misfit: The Memoirs ... (ISBN 1410700682)

A must read for musicians trying to "make it":
I heard about this book for a while but never really got the chance to pick it up until recently. Needless to say I finished the book in 3 days which is great for me. This book is basically what almost every musician goes through who is trying to make it in this m-tv fed music world we live in. I found myself relating to a lot of things Myke said and even opening my eyes to seeing things different ways. As an extra added bonus for me I am/was a fan of The Misfts and reading the tour diaries were an amazing look on the inside of the "new" misfits. I'd highly reccomend this reading for anyone who is a struggling musician and has fallen short just to get up and kick butt again. cheers.

A Rare Glimpse:
You'd be hard pressed to find a more brutally honest nonfiction account of life as a musician. This intensely personal autobiography by Myke Hideous takes you from his beginnings with Empire Hideous through his time as lead singer of the Misfits to the present. Along the way, as if reading his diary, you rejoice in the opportunities and then plunge head long into the downward spiral of disappointments. Myke slices his soul open and lays it down in print for everyone to examine. No one is spared in this story. Loves and friends are won and lost and battles with death itself ensue. Musically, tricks of the trade and hard lessons are learned. If you're an Empire Hideous fan, or even a Misfit fan, this is the ultimate piece of memorabilia and an overpowering insight into the man behind it all. If you're a struggling musician it'll be an empowering read. -Blu, Editor of StarVox.net

A sad sad tale:
This book was the book that could've been something special, but falls short in every way possible. Obviously, the only reason it was published was because of Hideous's very short stay with the revival of the power rock/punk band, The Misfits; the band name sells people, and the book got published, it's as simple as that. Except for the journals Hideous kept while in the Misfits, when all was said and done, I didn't believe any of the mudslinging (whether is was true or not) and Myke Hideous accomplished nothing other then portraying himself as a angry, bitter, self-loathing, hateful person with nothing better to do with his time but make a few bucks off another band's name, a band he barely knew.