A Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock's Most Dangerous Man
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'They call me a madman but compared to Pete Way， I'm out of my league。' - Ozzy Osbourne
There are rock memoirs and then there is this one。 A Fast Ride Out of Here tells a story that is so shocking， so outrageous， so packed with excess and leading to such uproar and tragic consequences as to be almost beyond compare。 Put simply， in terms of jaw-dropping incident， self-destruction and all-round craziness， Pete Way's rock'n'roll life makes even Keith Richards's appear routine and Ozzy Osbourne seem positively mild-mannered in comparison。 Not for nothing did Nikki Sixx， bassist with LA shock-rockers Motley Crue and who 'died' for eight minutes following a heroin overdose in 1988， consider that he was a disciple of and apprenticed to Way。
During a forty-year career as founding member and bassist of the venerated British hard rock band UFO， and which has also included a stint in his hell-raising buddy Ozzy's band， Pete Way has both scaled giddy heights and plunged to unfathomable lows。 A heroin addict for more than ten years， he blew millions on drugs and booze and left behind him a trail of chaos and carnage。 The human cost of this runs to six marriages， four divorces， a pair of estranged daughters and two dead ex-wives。 Latterly， Way has fought cancer， but has survived it all and is now ready to tell his extraordinary tale。
By turns hilarious， heart-rending， mordant， scabrous， self-lacerating， brutally honest and entirely compulsive， A Fast Ride Out of Here will be a monument to rock'n'roll debauchery on an epic， unparalleled scale and also to one man's sheer indestructability。
There are rock memoirs and then there is this one。 A Fast Ride Out of Here tells a story that is so shocking， so outrageous， so packed with excess and leading to such uproar and tragic consequences as to be almost beyond compare。 Put simply， in terms of jaw-dropping incident， self-destruction and all-round craziness， Pete Way's rock'n'roll life makes even Keith Richards's appear routine and Ozzy Osbourne seem positively mild-mannered in comparison。 Not for nothing did Nikki Sixx， bassist with LA shock-rockers Motley Crue and who 'died' for eight minutes following a heroin overdose in 1988， consider that he was a disciple of and apprenticed to Way。
During a forty-year career as founding member and bassist of the venerated British hard rock band UFO， and which has also included a stint in his hell-raising buddy Ozzy's band， Pete Way has both scaled giddy heights and plunged to unfathomable lows。 A heroin addict for more than ten years， he blew millions on drugs and booze and left behind him a trail of chaos and carnage。 The human cost of this runs to six marriages， four divorces， a pair of estranged daughters and two dead ex-wives。 Latterly， Way has fought cancer， but has survived it all and is now ready to tell his extraordinary tale。
By turns hilarious， heart-rending， mordant， scabrous， self-lacerating， brutally honest and entirely compulsive， A Fast Ride Out of Here will be a monument to rock'n'roll debauchery on an epic， unparalleled scale and also to one man's sheer indestructability。
Reviews
Alexander
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Nothing new here。Could be the drugs， but this book was like one long run-up sentence。 Mr Way started at the beginning of his life and yada-yada'd his entire career while waxing rhapsodic about whatever drugs he was taking at the time。 Zzzzz。 He crossed paths with some of the greatest musicians of the time， yet made them an afterthought。 It was all about the drugs， man。 And Mr Way did not leave me with the impression that he was interesting enough to care。 Nothing new here。Could be the drugs， but this book was like one long run-up sentence。 Mr Way started at the beginning of his life and yada-yada'd his entire career while waxing rhapsodic about whatever drugs he was taking at the time。 Zzzzz。 He crossed paths with some of the greatest musicians of the time， yet made them an afterthought。 It was all about the drugs， man。 And Mr Way did not leave me with the impression that he was interesting enough to care。 。。。more
David
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Entertaining— I guess— but so often these types of autobios reveal our heroes to be immature， shallow， self-absorbed， and tragically flawed people。 Clapton’s autobio is similarly disappointing in this way。 You can admire the musician， but not necessarily regard them highly as a person。Hey， no one’s perfect。 The best thing that can be said about Way and his autobio is that it’s unflinchingly honest about just how selfish addicts like him can be。Everyone has regrets in life。 But Way sure seemed in Entertaining— I guess— but so often these types of autobios reveal our heroes to be immature， shallow， self-absorbed， and tragically flawed people。 Clapton’s autobio is similarly disappointing in this way。 You can admire the musician， but not necessarily regard them highly as a person。Hey， no one’s perfect。 The best thing that can be said about Way and his autobio is that it’s unflinchingly honest about just how selfish addicts like him can be。Everyone has regrets in life。 But Way sure seemed intent on not learning a thing from his mistakes， even to the end。 Even the most major problems and stupid life decisions are rationalized with a flippancy that is appalling。 Pete Way was simply out to have a good time。 He makes that abundantly and redundantly clear throughout the book。 People talk about the wild stories of excess and juicy gossip— but there’s little to no insight on Way’s approach to his music here at all， nor any depth or detail on how all those classic UFO albums were made。 The music itself is presented as barely even an afterthought here。It all comes across as so shallow and simplistic。 I assume that Way was just intent on giving his readers all the celebrity juice they wanted to read， but the amount of human wreckage he left in his wake over the course of his irresponsible life is unbelievable。 And getting away with so much of the callous， impulsive， and often dangerous behavior by getting the celebrity treatment seemed only to be a point of pride with him。Hey— he was the bassist for one of the greatest hard rock bands of the 70’s。 And no doubt their music has brought lasting joy and inspiration to people all over the world。 But maybe I idealized these guys for too long， so in that regard this book was an eye opener。Overall， I came away from this book with a definite sense of disillusionment and regret over such waste of life。 Like Clapton， Way expresses regrets over his more selfish and destructive actions， but absolutely no meaningful， lasting introspection about them。 。。。more
Carrie
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I felt like this was the typical rock story。 I never listened to UFO regularly but was familiar with some of their songs。 A Fast Ride Out of Here is filled with tension among band members， addiction issues， and a lot of sex。 Way admits to an excess usage of drugs throughout his career and treating women poorly in his youth。 It seems that as he matured his frequent sexual experiences and life on the road became less enthralling and he began to crave normalcy to some extent。 Learning about the ban I felt like this was the typical rock story。 I never listened to UFO regularly but was familiar with some of their songs。 A Fast Ride Out of Here is filled with tension among band members， addiction issues， and a lot of sex。 Way admits to an excess usage of drugs throughout his career and treating women poorly in his youth。 It seems that as he matured his frequent sexual experiences and life on the road became less enthralling and he began to crave normalcy to some extent。 Learning about the band's road to success was interesting and I enjoyed reading snippets from members of other bands， along with those of Pete's brother。 I have to say the first half of the book seemed more like Michael Schenker's story than Pete Way's however。 Definitely wouldn't consider Way "Rock's Most Dangerous Man" but I will admit he had some crazy stories to tell。 An okay read。 Quick and easy and pretty much what one would expect。 。。。more
Jamie Robertson
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Straight away I will admit had not heard of Pete Way until his death。 After a little musical research I wished to find out more about the man as so much was mentioned about his lifestyle。 He was definitely a victim of his own lifestyle and took the rock n roll life to its full excess。 A really good read and I particularly liked the brief inserts from the people who knew him。 Gave the tales a different perspective。
Clinton Jones
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At times amusing， others tedious。 Fun side notes about pranks （especially when corroborated） and band dynamics。 Mostly a sad view trapped in the unreliable memories and biases of an addict。Way’s personality and author’s voice shine through。 Seems like a nice， very flawed guy， generally fitting the consensus of the other quoted sources。Fortunately he seems to have been at a good point in his uncertain life when he died: not on top， but not at his lowest， and with hope in reach。
David Jennings
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This isn't really a great book， but it's a great story， and I find it interesting for its insight into the life of a musician and a band who saw what the premier league looks like， and sampled what it had to offer， but didn't quite have the single-mindedness to keep performing at that level。 Yet they didn't give up， or explore second careers， either; just kept doing the only thing they knew how to do。The structure of the book follows a straightforward and well-trodden path: album， tour， line-up This isn't really a great book， but it's a great story， and I find it interesting for its insight into the life of a musician and a band who saw what the premier league looks like， and sampled what it had to offer， but didn't quite have the single-mindedness to keep performing at that level。 Yet they didn't give up， or explore second careers， either; just kept doing the only thing they knew how to do。The structure of the book follows a straightforward and well-trodden path: album， tour， line-up change， better album， great tour， not-so-good album & tour， bust-up， rinse and repeat。 Interspersed with this are the six wives - divorced， divorced， died， died， divorced， survived - and anecdotes about Ozzy， Bon Scott and the brothers Young， dentures soaking by their hotel beds。 The moments of reflection are brief and quickly left behind （usually of the form， "I should have treated her better， but I never seemed to learn"）。 The best insights frequently come the family， friends and peers who contribute commentary along the way - my favourite being when Geddy Lee flatly contradicts the account Pete has just given。Perhaps he and UFO might have sustained their success if it had come slower and harder - the first single went Top 10 in Germany; they hit the magic formula when recruiting Schenker a couple of years later。 Thanks to starting when they did， the field for British hard rock bands was much more open than it later became （now it's so respectable that it seems everyone tries being in a band in their gap year）。Why did Pete keep at it， right to the unfortunate end in an accident a few months ago？ Was it tireless devotion to rock and to performing， or was it lack of ability to imagine any other way of living - aside from drink and drugs？ A bit of both。 。。。more
A KERR
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I've had this book on my bookshelf for a while but chose to read it after learning of Pete Way's death。 For books of this type， its well written with asides from friends， family and fellow musicians。 The comments were not always complimentary so I appreciated the honesty。 I saw him once as a guest at a festival and he came across as a wreck。 However， he had many long lasting friendships and a long list of people wanting to work with him so he must have been great company and a good musician。 I d I've had this book on my bookshelf for a while but chose to read it after learning of Pete Way's death。 For books of this type， its well written with asides from friends， family and fellow musicians。 The comments were not always complimentary so I appreciated the honesty。 I saw him once as a guest at a festival and he came across as a wreck。 However， he had many long lasting friendships and a long list of people wanting to work with him so he must have been great company and a good musician。 I don't believe that he wrote this himself， its too well written。 The writing is concise and the memories are clear （although at odds with some of the added comments）。 I think that the comments by Jenny， his last wife， are the most telling when he turned up at her home towards the end of the book。 。。。more
Carlos Ferreira
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MadnessWell written ， had me anticipating every next word。 Having just tasted this life， I can’t believe how far he took the excess and lived for so long。。。。 true survivor 。 Great story
Partman
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Pete Way， is the true definition of rock and roll star。 I've read the books about Lemmy and Ozzy。 Pete was the craziest of them all。 I like how honest he was about his demons with booze and drugs。 Rest in Rock Pete Pete Way， is the true definition of rock and roll star。 I've read the books about Lemmy and Ozzy。 Pete was the craziest of them all。 I like how honest he was about his demons with booze and drugs。 Rest in Rock Pete 。。。more
Ian Barker
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As a callow youth UFO were one of the first bands I saw live back in the seventies & Pete Way was one of those larger than life characters that you'd love to emulate。Hat's off to Pete for the Raw honesty portrayed in this book， he doesn't pull any punches or shy away from waste of his talent after being lured into the world of rock n roll excess。At times funny， though ultimately depressing to discover someone you looked up to as a hero， was in fact a deeply flawed individual。No one can ever take As a callow youth UFO were one of the first bands I saw live back in the seventies & Pete Way was one of those larger than life characters that you'd love to emulate。Hat's off to Pete for the Raw honesty portrayed in this book， he doesn't pull any punches or shy away from waste of his talent after being lured into the world of rock n roll excess。At times funny， though ultimately depressing to discover someone you looked up to as a hero， was in fact a deeply flawed individual。No one can ever take away his part in a short period of history where he was at the top of his game and he for sure had more than his fifteen minutes of fame， for that I will always be grateful。 Of course there are the salacious tales of excess & shenanigans with some of his contemporaries when he was on tour。 But behind that the lasting impression is of a selfish man， something I think he came to recognise （ & maybe regret） later in life。 The drug & alcohol addiction & the selfish actions that affected his health， personal life & that of those who loved him。Please read this book if for nothing else than to understand the toll fame & fortune can take on an individual， both personally & professionally。R。I。P Pete Way 。。。more
John Lyman
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Fun read。 It’s funny how the biggest drug users' stories are often the best。 Pete passed three weeks ago， I had pulled the book out to read just days prior to that。 I’ll never forget the story behind Too Hot to Handle。 Crazy stuff。 RiP PE Fun read。 It’s funny how the biggest drug users' stories are often the best。 Pete passed three weeks ago， I had pulled the book out to read just days prior to that。 I’ll never forget the story behind Too Hot to Handle。 Crazy stuff。 RiP PE 。。。more
Pip Carter
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Sweet book。 Typical story of the tragedy that can befall those in the entertainment world。 Stands as a warning。
Cpadgett
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Would've loved to hear more about the recording of the classic UFO records but my guess is he just wasn't mentally present or just can't remember。 Drugs are bad。 Would've loved to hear more about the recording of the classic UFO records but my guess is he just wasn't mentally present or just can't remember。 Drugs are bad。 。。。more
Anthony fox
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Really enjoyed pete’s account of his classic rock n roll lifestyle。 Interesting to read some of the contrasting accounts told by others close to him。 Overall a solid rock biography。
Kevin Thompson
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While I was never really all that familiar with Pete Way， or UFO， I still realize how influential they were so many of the bands I loved like Maiden， AC/DC， Preist and so on。 This was the one book where I actually LOL'd many times throughout。 Pete's English wit and the way he phrases things is comic gold。 In the end though its really just another sad story of a Rock star who becomes a hopeless addict。 Glad he eventually got clean and found happiness。 While I was never really all that familiar with Pete Way， or UFO， I still realize how influential they were so many of the bands I loved like Maiden， AC/DC， Preist and so on。 This was the one book where I actually LOL'd many times throughout。 Pete's English wit and the way he phrases things is comic gold。 In the end though its really just another sad story of a Rock star who becomes a hopeless addict。 Glad he eventually got clean and found happiness。 。。。more
David Dewata
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This is a good read namun lama-lama terlalu fokus kepada drugs abuse daripada musikalitasnya sendiri。 Saya sebenarnya ingin mengetahui strategi bagaimana Pete melakukan proses penulisan lagu dan rekaman。 Namun tetap ini buku yang enak dibaca。
Peter Butzer
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Excellent job Pete WayGreat read all inspiring。 I am a huge UFO fan and now even more。 Thank you for sharing your trials and tribulations。
Gary Carter
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Very good book in terms of the highs and lows of being a rock star in the 1970s-1980s。Not for the feint hearted as it features quite a lot of lows （drugs）。
David
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If one knows the stereotypes of the rock star lifestyle， then the book would not shock anyone， though it is a fascinating read。 It details UFO bassist Pete Way’s career with UFO and his own bands Fastway and Waysted。 Other than the stories about groupies and partying， Way talks about his friendship with AC/DC and Ozzy Osborne， as well as the aftermath of the deaths of Bon Scott and Randy Rhoads。 Way is pretty honest with how his extensive drug addiction and alcoholism negatively affected his rel If one knows the stereotypes of the rock star lifestyle， then the book would not shock anyone， though it is a fascinating read。 It details UFO bassist Pete Way’s career with UFO and his own bands Fastway and Waysted。 Other than the stories about groupies and partying， Way talks about his friendship with AC/DC and Ozzy Osborne， as well as the aftermath of the deaths of Bon Scott and Randy Rhoads。 Way is pretty honest with how his extensive drug addiction and alcoholism negatively affected his relationships， and his road to recovery。 The book also includes commentary from fellow bandmates， friends and those who toured with Way， giving insight to Way’s naivety and confirming （or correcting） Way’s stories。 。。。more
Christine Andrist
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Life The Hard WayGreat read by an all time legend。 Pete doesn’t spare himself criticism and doesn’t beg for forgiveness even if that may be a good idea！ A lot of funny stories and insight into his band UFO。 This book is much like Pete; a good time & always real。
Kie Spirit
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Too trumpsA great read。 If you like Rock'n'Roll。 Give it a go you won't be disappointed。 Made me start back into his back catalogue。 Too trumpsA great read。 If you like Rock'n'Roll。 Give it a go you won't be disappointed。 Made me start back into his back catalogue。 。。。more
william lanning
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UFOGreat insight into a very underrated rock band full of characters that made the read that much better。 How Pete made it through and survived this madness to get this book together was no small task。 UFO 50th anniversary tour called Last Orders will take place in 2019。 Phil Moof has been in fine form long after the original band break up。
Aled Owen-Thomas
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It wasn't as funny as I hoped it would be， although there are some good stories regarding Ozzy。 But I have to be honest， I finished the book thinking that Pete Way has wasted his life thanks to his addictions。 It wasn't as funny as I hoped it would be， although there are some good stories regarding Ozzy。 But I have to be honest， I finished the book thinking that Pete Way has wasted his life thanks to his addictions。 。。。more
Scott Beckius
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It's A Wonder He's AliveLong time UFO fan so enjoyed the book and the stories。 Pete is the original wildman。 This is a must read it you are a DUO fan。 It's A Wonder He's AliveLong time UFO fan so enjoyed the book and the stories。 Pete is the original wildman。 This is a must read it you are a DUO fan。 。。。more
Mike Balsom
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In 1980 a young Canadian boy purchased a copy of UFO's album "Obsession"， having been familiar with their previous release "Lights Out"。 Almost 40 years later， that album continues to be an obsession for this now-much-older Canadian man。 Over those many years it's clear that too few people are familiar with the band and especially this masterpiece of an album。 That's a crying shame。 I'm sure that means that very few will also pick up and read bass player Pete Way's memoir， and that， too， is a sh In 1980 a young Canadian boy purchased a copy of UFO's album "Obsession"， having been familiar with their previous release "Lights Out"。 Almost 40 years later， that album continues to be an obsession for this now-much-older Canadian man。 Over those many years it's clear that too few people are familiar with the band and especially this masterpiece of an album。 That's a crying shame。 I'm sure that means that very few will also pick up and read bass player Pete Way's memoir， and that， too， is a shame。 Though he most definitely comes across as a womanizing， drug-and-alcohol-addicted reprobate at times， his life and the history of his band are interesting stories。 Unlike many other rock and roll memoirs， he actually has a "Way" with words， as well。 。。。more
JW
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“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt。” Now that would be a good alternate title for this book。 It begins as if you’re reading the memoirs of a member of Spinal Tap， but as the rock ‘n’ roll excess continues you wind up in an E Channel True Hollywood Story: the struggle for fame and success followed by sex， booze and drugs hell。 Fortunately， Pete Way survived， older but wiser。 Well， maybe。Our hero comes across as a likeable guy。 You won’t regret the time spent reading his tale。 However “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt。” Now that would be a good alternate title for this book。 It begins as if you’re reading the memoirs of a member of Spinal Tap， but as the rock ‘n’ roll excess continues you wind up in an E Channel True Hollywood Story: the struggle for fame and success followed by sex， booze and drugs hell。 Fortunately， Pete Way survived， older but wiser。 Well， maybe。Our hero comes across as a likeable guy。 You won’t regret the time spent reading his tale。 However， I must differ with the author on one point。 The UFO 2 album is much better than he will admit。 。。。more
Jim Hickey Music
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Great！If you are a fan of UFO you will enjoy this。 He is very upfront and unapologetic about his past。 It is a funny and interesting read。 It took about 3-4 hours to read。
Shell
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This was a very interesting read。 Not only did it give the great UFO bassist Pete Ways views on the events he described， in many instances the opinion of the other participants in the events was also provided in a different font。 This was a great way for the reader to see how events are viewed differently by both participants。 Whoever thought of doing this bio this way is a frickin genius。The book itself was well written and a good solid read。 Pete WY led the ultimate rock and roll life which ev This was a very interesting read。 Not only did it give the great UFO bassist Pete Ways views on the events he described， in many instances the opinion of the other participants in the events was also provided in a different font。 This was a great way for the reader to see how events are viewed differently by both participants。 Whoever thought of doing this bio this way is a frickin genius。The book itself was well written and a good solid read。 Pete WY led the ultimate rock and roll life which eventually destroyed him。 But，like the proverbial Phoenix he eventually did come back。 Altered and damaged he certainly was。 But he survived， and this book tells that story。 。。。more
David breakwell
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True Rock N Roll story。 After hearing some snippets of stories over the years from interviews with Steve Harris and other music royalty， I had to see for myself if it was true。 Pete Way’s story is true rock n roll in all it’s glory and not so glorious moments。
Jeff
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