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| Author | Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | HarperEntertainment (hardback), ReganBooks (paperback) |
Publication date | May 22, 2001 (first edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 431 (hardback), 448 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-06-098915-7 |
| OCLC | 50170658 |
| Followed by | The Heroin Diaries (2007) |
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (ISBN 0-06-098915-7) is a collaborative autobiography of Mötley Crüe by the band – Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx – and New York Times writer Neil Strauss. First published in 2001, it chronicles the formation of the band, their rise to fame and their highs and lows.[1]
Contributors include onetime member John Corabi, former band manager Doc McGhee, co-manager Doug Thaler, and A&R man Tom Zutaut.[1]
The book contains over 100 photographs, mostly black and white, with a 16-page color section in the middle of the book.
The first hardback edition was on the New York Times Bestseller list for four weeks and sold 13,000 copies in the UK.[2]
The Crüe's 2008 album Saints of Los Angeles was inspired by the book.[3]
- ^ a b Lee, Tommy; Mars, Mick; McGhee, Doc; Sixx, Nikki (2001-06-29). "The Dirt: the confessions of Mötley Crüe". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "aStore for Amazon Associates". Astore.amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ "Motley Crue Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved 2018-02-13.