Review 'Evolution of a Cro-Magnon'

This guy has a story to tell! I have just finished the book "The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon" by John Joseph (MySpace). For everybody out there who does not know John Joseph. He was the vocalist of the legendary hardcore band "Cro-Mags" from NYC. In this book he writes about his life and the stages he has gone through. Sometimes it really feels that he would sit right next to you and you cannot believe what he is telling you. He speaks about his early life being a foster kid and being abused by his temporary parents, how he escaped the children's home and chose a life on the street by selling drugs. He became a drug addict himself till he became a Hare Krshna and finally ending up by founding the band "Cro-Mags", which became one of the most famous band in hardcore history ... but the story is not over yet. Well, to sum it up it's a great book about ups and downs, right and wrong decisions in life and contains so many important lessons on it. The entire book is well worth reading, because along the story it is sprinkled with hilarious anecdotes, shocking moments and instructive conclusions. Somehow, it seems to me that John has written this book to get a lot of shit off his chest. Many different persons and situations crossed his way sometimes in a good, but more often in bad way. Take yourself as an example ... oftentimes it feels much better afterwards when you put something to paper. John Joseph just wrote an entire book. That's the cover...
I recommend this book not only to hardcore kids who are into Cro-Mags or punkrock music in general, but also to everyone else who want to read an interesting story about life and different perspectives on it.
Try to find the book on the internet for a supplier. It has been published on Punkhouse, which is an alternative label. Probably you won't get it everywhere, but the search will be worth it.
Please also check out the episode 29 of Issue Oriented, which features an interview with John Joseph. Awesome dude!

Stay classy!

Good:
- Running
- Pumping iron :)

Bad:
- Ironing
- Credit cards

Song for this post:
Cursed - God and Country (from the album "I")