Desmond Child is the ultimate hitmaker, contributing to some of the biggest smash global hits that helped ignite the success of music icons KISS, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, Katy Perry, and countless others. In Livin' On A Prayer, he reveals how he climbed his way to the top and beyond amid extraordinary circumstances and shares his very personal and unbelievable journey that shaped him into an artist of international renown.
For over half a century, Desmond Child has collaborated with the world's most celebrated artists creating timeless hits, such as Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer and You Give Love A Bad Name as well as Ricky Martin's Livin' La Vida Loca and The Cup Of Life amongst his vast catalog. But in Livin' On A Prayer, Desmond himself takes center stage to share his transformational story from misfit outsider to cultural pacesetter.
In collaboration with legendary music biographer David Ritz, Child recounts his unconventional upbringing as his colorful family fled Cuba in the 1960s and fell into poverty. He details his shocking discovery at age 18 that the man he called dad was not his biological father after all, and he courageously bares his soul about navigating the trials of being a Latino gay man in the macho world of rock and roll. His is a story of willing himself to succeed and overcome impossible odds to establish himself as one of the most influential composers and lyricists of all time.
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Music BiographiesTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Author's Note
- About the Author
- Desmond Child - Hitmaker to the Stars
- Praise for Desmond Child
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Epigraph
- FOREWORD BY PAUL STANLEY
- INTRODUCTION BY DAVID RITZ
- PART ONE: FROM CUBA, WITH LOVE AND CHAOS
- PART TWO: THE BIRTH OF DESMOND CHILD
- PART THREE: THE DISCIPLE
- PART FOUR: THE BOY FROM MISSOURI
- PART FIVE: LA VIDA LOCA
- CODA: THE HUSTLE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- Desmond Child Songwriter Discography
- Desmond Child Producer Discography
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ABOUT THE COLLABORATOR
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