Book · 2017 · Biography & Autobiography
Sweet Child of Mine
How I Lost My Son to Guns N' Roses
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Deanna Adler Steven Adler's mom wrote a book Sweet Child of Mine and um especially if you if you should read this you should read Stevens first.
Bill Burr · Monday Morning Podcast · Mar 2025 Why people recommend it
Sweet Child of Mine by Deanna Adler and Lawrence J. Spagnola is a biographical book recounting the tumultuous life of Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler from the perspective of his mother. Bill Burr repeatedly recommended the memoir on his Monday Morning Podcast across multiple episodes in March 2017 and March 2025, often mentioning the author's upcoming book signings. He described the work as a deeply moving and ultimately tragic account that begins with bright moments before descending into severe struggles with addiction for several hundred pages, eventually finding some resolution. Burr urged his audience to read the book, suggesting that readers pair it with Steven Adler's own autobiography to gain a full perspective on the band's chaotic history and the personal toll of fame and substance abuse. The podcast host praised the mother's honest portrayal of her son's harrowing battles, making it a compelling read for fans of classic rock history and memoirs detailing the dark side of the 1980s music scene.
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Bill Burr Deanna Adler Steven Adler's mom wrote a book Sweet Child of Mine and um especially if you if you should rea… 3
“Deanna Adler Steven Adler's mom wrote a book Sweet Child of Mine and um especially if you if you should read this you should read Stevens first”
“Deanna Adler Steven Adler's mom who wrote uh the wonderful book um well actually tragic book and then it comes out this sun you know it starts off with Sunshine it gets really [ __ ] cloudy for a couple hundred pages and then it comes out again it's a great book um called uh Sweet Child of Mine and”
“and uh recently I don't know I don't know when she put it out but Deanna Adler Steven Adler's mom wrote a book Sweet Child of Mine and um especially if you if you you should read this”
