# Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir - Hardcover

by **Steve Gorman** (Author), **Steven Hyden** (With)

**Black Crowes drummer and cofounder Steve Gorman shares the band's inside story in this behind-the-scenes biography, from their supernova stardom in the '90s to exhilarating encounters with industry legends.**  
For more than two decades, the Black Crowes topped the charts and reigned supreme over the radio waves, even as hair bands, grunge, and hip-hop threatened to dethrone them. With hits like "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," and "Remedy," their massive success launched them to stardom in the early '90s, earning them a place among rock royalty. They were on the cover of _Rolling Stone_, MTV played their videos 24/7, and Generation X rediscovered the power of classic rock and blues by digging into multi-platinum classics like _Shake Your Money Maker_ and _The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion_.  
But stardom can be fleeting. For the Black Crowes, success slowly dwindled as the band members got caught up in the rock star world and lost sight of their musical ambition. Despite the drinking, drugs, and incessant fighting between Chris and Rich Robinson -- the angriest brothers in rock and roll, with all due respect to Oasis and the Kinks -- the band continued to tour until 2013. On any given night, they could be the best band you ever saw (or the most combative). Then, one last rift caused by Chris Robinson proved insurmountable for the band to survive. After that, the Black Crowes would fly no more.  
Founding member Steve Gorman was there for all of it -- the coke- and weed-fueled tours; the tumultuous recording sessions; the backstage hangs with legends like Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and the Rolling Stones. As the band's drummer and voice of reason, he tried to keep the Black Crowes together musically and emotionally. In _Hard To Handle_ -- the first account of this great American rock band's beginning, middle, and end -- Gorman explains just how impossible that job was with great insight, candor, and humor. They don't make bands like the Black Crowes anymore: crazy, brilliant, self-destructive, inspiring, and, ultimately, not built to last. But, man, what a ride it was while it lasted.

### Author Biography

**Steve Gorman** is a founding member of the Black Crowes as well as his current band, Trigger Hippy. He has created and hosted two nationally syndicated radio shows. _Hard to Handle_ is his first book. He lives in Nashville with his family.

**Steven Hyden** is the author of _Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me_ and _Twilight of the Gods._ His work has also appeared in the _New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Grantland, The. A.V. Club,_ Uproxx, and The Ringer.

**Number of Pages:** 368

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 24, 2019

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- **Price:** 40.0 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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