"Real rock stars do truly insane things and invite truly insane things to happen to them: murder, drug trafficking, rape, cannibalism, and the occult. We allow this behavior. We are complicit because a rock star behaving badly is what's expected. It's baked into the cake. We know the music industry is full of demons, ones that drove Elvis Presley, Phil Spector, Sid Vicious, and that consumed the Norwegian Black Metal scene. Deep down, way down, past all our self-righteous notions of justice and right and wrong, when it comes down to it, we want our rock stars to be bad. DISGRACELAND is a collection of the best of these off-kilter, hysterical, at times macabre stories from the highly entertaining underbelly of music history. It shines a light into the dark corners of fame, revealing the fine line that separates heroes and villains as well as the danger Americans seek out in their news cycles, tabloids, reality shows, and soap operas. At the center of this collection is the ever-fascinating music industry -- a glittery stage populated by gangsters, drug dealers, pimps, groupies with violence, scandal, and pure unadulterated rock 'n' roll entertainment."-- Provided by publisher.

Title from container. "HD." "Light." Previously released by Hachette Audio, Â2019. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.