Me as well, but nowhere near what’s happened to those guys. They’re two icons that have had really interesting things happen to them. Having said that, the Mike Tyson book is fascinating as well. Q: Have there been memoirs that you’ve enjoyed reading or do you not like the format?Ī: Absolutely. I think people take themselves far too seriously when there really isn’t much to talk about. So there’s really nothing to be remembered for. Martin Luther King, Gandhi, they’ve got something to say. Having said that, someone said, "What would you like it to say on your gravestone?” And I said, “I really don’t think I’m that self-important.” I mean, I enjoy it. That’s the part of me jumping around on stage half naked all the time at 57. And I don’t really need to be that for every part of my life. There’s a certain level of ego that gets you up there in the first place. People say, “I see you on stage and you look like you’re full of it.” I say, “Look, I’m a rock star.” If you don’t feel that way, then you perhaps shouldn’t be on stage. It’s one of the reasons that I didn’t want to do a book. Q: Did the process of writing it put you in a more reflective mood?Ī: No. It wouldn't interest me, so I don’t see it being interesting to other people.” And there’s a lot of it where you go “This is irrelevant. Having said that, when you do a book, it's like a TV hour. I did these interviews with Chris, then me and my wife, Helen, we went through and pretty much redid the whole thing based on how I speak. Question: Could you talk about the writing of your memoir?Īnswer: It wasn’t as easy as someone ghost-writing.
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