Review: Been There, Done That

Been There, Done That by Eddie Fisher
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a fascinating read for Eddie's plain, open discussion of his descent into meth and cocaine addiction starting with the shots from Max Jacobson. Eddie names many fellow client with Dr. Feelgood and names the many women (and only women, he stresses) he had assignations with from his several wives to Ann-Margret, German-born model Renata Boeck, etc. Other than placing himself at the pinnacle from of the transition from golden throat and big band era (Sinatra, etc.) to group era (Beatles, etc.), not so much is about his artistic career. This is part of Eddie's honesty, he marks his many hits as confection lacking in longevity and bemoans that he didn't build a catalog of songs with more credibility. Each chapter is about 30 pages long with repetitions, chronological inconsistencies and a lack of content grouping. It rather has the fell of an unedited, brisk rant from a meth addict, which I guess it is.

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