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Sweet Child o' Mine

Guns N' Roses

"A rock…hit makes a tender love note from parent to child."—

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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr repeatedly highlighted the memoir as a brutally honest, tragic yet hopeful account of Steven Adler's addiction told from his mother's perspective, noting it pulled no punches and was a difficult read. He promoted the book signing, encouraged listeners to purchase it, and suggested it as a companion to Steven's own memoir. The overall tone was enthusiastic and supportive of the title.

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-30-17

It was described as a tragic and then hopeful book about Steven Adler, told from his mother's perspective, which was considered a very brutal read.

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Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom, who wrote the wonderful book, Actually, don't tragic book and then it comes out this Suns, you know, it starts off with sunshine. It gets really fucking cloudy for a couple hundred pages and then it comes out again. It's a great book called 'Sweet Child of Mine' and she was doing a book signing.

It's an incredible read man. I'm telling you it's fucking brutal. It's fucking like if you already read his his Stevens was brutal enough, but now to hear the mother's side going through the pain to try and help him out I tell you I'm gonna be honest with you. I haven't gotten through it yet. That's how fucking brutal it is.

Steven starts going off the rails and I'm just like oh man, I gotta go like one chapter at a time. In other words, she pulls no punches.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-22-17

It was described as a story between a mother and son about the mistakes a mother can make in her relationship with her son, specifically when her son is an addict.

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New books sweet child of mine, which is basically her story of having it's a story between a mother and a son and Not only that it's a story about how many mistakes a mother can make in her relationship with his son

I really want this book to be a big success not because of well, yeah sure I want to make some money, but I want to be able to help the rest of the world I want the rest of the world is to not have to hold on these secrets anymore

It's called sweet child of mine by Deanna Adler and you can get that on amazon.com

You could also find it at Barnes and Nobles.

And if you're in the neighborhood on March 29th at 7 p.m Go to the Grove and I'm gonna have my first book signing at Barnes and Noble

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was described as a complementary read to Steven Adler's book, offering a contrasting perspective on his struggles with addiction, told by his mother.

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Recently, I don't know when she put it out, but Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom wrote a book, sweet child of mine.

Especially if you... You should read Steven's first. You get his version of the hell he went through as an addict and then you get his mother's version, which is unbelievable.

You go down there and you can fucking meet the mother of the best fucking ... One of the best drummers of the 80s, my personal opinion.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-30-17

It was described as a tragic and brutally honest book about Steven Adler's life and his mother's struggles to help him, told from the mother's perspective.

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Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom, who wrote the wonderful book, Actually, don't tragic book and then it comes out this Suns, you know, it starts off with sunshine. It gets really fucking cloudy for a couple hundred pages and then it comes out again. It's a great book called sweet child of mine and She was doing a book signing as I said, I was gonna be down there and You know, so I went down there and the book signing was great.

And they sold a bunch of books. So order one today It's an incredible read man. I'm telling you it's fucking brutal It's fucking like if you already read his his Stevens was brutal enough But now to hear the mother's side going through the pain to try and help him out I tell you I'm gonna be honest with you. I haven't gotten through it yet.

Steven starts going off the rails and I'm just like oh man, I gotta go like one chapter at a time In other words, she pulls no punches.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-22-17

It was a story about the relationship between a mother and son, detailing the numerous mistakes Deanna made during her son's drug addiction, ultimately finding solace in Al-Anon meetings.

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New books sweet child of mine, which is basically her story of having it's a story between a mother and a son and Not only that it's a story about how many mistakes a mother can make in her relationship with his son

I want the rest of the world is to not have to hold on these secrets anymore Cuz like my brother just shared a crazy secret.

I've been writing this book since since 1984. Every time I would see him perform or we went like literally writing it Yes, I would write down notes on a piece of paper saying well this is what happened today and

It's called sweet child of mine by Deanna Adler and you can get that on amazon.com

You could also find it at Barnes and Nobles. Oh, you could find it on Kindle and if you're in a foreign country all around the world you could find it on book depository

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was described as a book about Steven Adler's life as an addict, and his mother's perspective on it, recommended to be read after Steven's book.

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Recently, I don't know when she put it out, but Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom wrote a book, sweet child of mine.

Especially if you... You should read Steven's first. You get his version of the hell he went through as an addict and then you get his mother's version, which is unbelievable.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-30-17

It was described as a tragic and honest book, with a positive start, followed by a difficult period and a hopeful end. The podcast host mentioned that it was a brutal and difficult read due to the topic of a mother dealing with her son's addiction and challenges.

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Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom, who wrote the wonderful book, Actually, don't tragic book and then it comes out this Suns, you know, it starts off with sunshine. It gets really fucking cloudy for a couple hundred pages and then it comes out again.

It's a great book called 'Sweet Child of Mine'.

She was doing a book signing as I said, I was gonna be down there and you know, so I went down there and the book signing was great.

And they sold a bunch of books. So order one today. It's an incredible read, man. I'm telling you it's fucking brutal. It's fucking like if you already read his his Stevens was brutal enough, but now to hear the mother's side going through the pain to try and help him out I tell you I'm gonna be honest with you. I haven't gotten through it yet.

In other words, she pulls no punches. So definitely check that out if you can.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-22-17

It was described as the story of a mother and son, and explored the mistakes a mother could make in her relationship with her son. It was also described as a story of unconditional love for family.

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New books sweet child of mine, which is basically her story of having it's a story between a mother and a son and Not only that it's a story about how many mistakes a mother can make in her relationship with his son

It's called sweet child of mine by Deanna Adler and you can get that on amazon.com

And if you want to read the other side of Steven going through it you can read his my appetite for destruction sex drugs and guns and roses

You could also find it at Barnes and Nobles. Oh, you could find it on Kindle and if you're in a foreign country all around the world you could find it on book depository

And I'm very excited about it, and I'd love to meet you.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was described as a complementary read to Steven Adler's book, providing a different perspective on his struggles with addiction, particularly from a mother's point of view.

"

Recently, I don't know when she put it out, but Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom wrote a book, 'Sweet Child of Mine'.

Especially if you... You should read Steven's first. You get his version of the hell he went through as an addict and then you get his mother's version, which is unbelievable.

You go down there and you can fucking meet the mother of the best fucking... One of the best drummers of the 80s, my personal opinion.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-30-17

It was described as a tragic but ultimately hopeful book about Steven Adler's life, with a difficult period in the middle, and was well-received by Bill Burr.

"

Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom, who wrote the wonderful book... Actually, don't tragic book and then it comes out this Suns, you know, it starts off with sunshine. It gets really fucking cloudy for a couple hundred pages and then it comes out again. It's a great book called sweet child of mine and She was doing a book signing...

It's an incredible read man. I'm telling you it's fucking brutal It's fucking like if you already read his his Stevens was brutal enough, but now to hear the mother's side going through the pain to try and help him out I tell you I'm gonna be honest with you. I haven't gotten through it yet.

Steven starts going off the rails and I'm just like oh man, I gotta go like one chapter at a time In other words, she pulls no punches.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-22-17

It was a story about the relationship between a mother and her son, Steven, and detailed the many mistakes she made along the way, specifically in relation to Steven's addiction issues.

"

New books sweet child of mine, which is basically her story of having it's a story between a mother and a son and Not only that it's a story about how many mistakes a mother can make in her relationship with his son

I really want this book to be a big success not because of well, yeah sure I want to make some money, but I want to be able to help the rest of the world

I've been writing this book since since 1984

Steven Adler's book sweet child of mine is available at amazon.com.

It's called sweet child of mine by Deanna Adler and you can get that on amazon.com

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-13-17

It was described as a companion book to Steven Adler's book, providing his mother's perspective on his struggles with addiction.

"

Recently, I don't know when she put it out, but Deanna Adler, Steven Adler's mom wrote a book, 'Sweet Child of Mine'.

Especially if you... You should read Steven's first. You get his version of the hell he went through as an addict and then you get his mother's version, which is unbelievable.

You know what would be fucking amazing is if you could go down and meet her at a book signing at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on March 29th.

Tales from the Stinky Dragon

Sweet Child o' Mine was suggested as a theme song for Barney, referencing the song's use in the Haunted Mansion theme song and the ending guitar solo.

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I would think almost like Sweet Child of Mine.

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Sweet Child o' Mine was suggested as a theme song for Barney, referencing the song's use in the Haunted Mansion theme song and the ending guitar solo.

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I would think almost like Sweet Child of Mine.

One for the children and two also at the end.

I do like at the end of Sweet Child of Mine, the where do we go?

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