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Mark is one of the most indomitable yet gentle spirits I ve ever met. He will always be one of my favorite artists I ve ever worked with. And someday when I grow up, I want to be just like him. Alice Cooper. This book is a puzzle. The outside…


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This is not your typical “as-told-to” autobiography. Instead, Volman and Cody rely on quotations from over 200 interviews with over 100 people close, or once close, to Volman.

The quotations run from a few lines to almost two pages with an average length of a full paragraph. They follow one after another with no intervening narrative and with only an occasional comment from Volman. This organizational strategy proves very effective.

As the title indicates, the book charts Volman’s career from his earliest days until today, where he organizes and performs in the Happy Anniversary Tour, which collects five or six…

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