Mia Tyler Releases Autobiography– Creating Myself

November 8, 2008 by Rachel Burke · Leave a Comment 

Mia Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith’s legendary frontman Steven Tyler, recently released her autobiography, Creating Myself, on August 26th, a tell-tale turn of events about growing up in a dysfunctional rock n’ roll family. In her memoir, Tyler dishes about childhood life on the road with Aerosmith, meeting her sister Liv for the first time, her marriage to Papa Roach’s former drummer, Dave Buckner (which occurred, naturally, on-stage at an Aerosmith concert), along with numerous other antics that make Tyler who she is today.

The book starts off on a positive note with amusing pre-teen tales about bouncing from school to school, hanging backstage with the members of Guns N’ Roses, Skid Row and Billy Idol, and the late-night strangers who would show up at her house unannounced, hoping to catch a glimpse of her celebrity rocker father. But then it takes a downward turn, when she touches on her parent’s divorce, rehab stints, self-mutilation and suicide attempts. Tyler makes it known that being the daughter of a rock star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Read more