Liberty

Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness

By: Liberty DeVitto, Billy Joel

Narrated by: Libert DeVitto, Billy Joel, Torrey DeVitto

Narrated by Liberty DeVitto.
Foreword narrated by Billy Joel.
Also includes additional narration from Torrey DeVitto (Actress - Chicago Med).
Audiobook includes additional stories not contained in the print edition.

For 30 years, Liberty DeVitto was the driving force behind one of the biggest pop artists of all time. With his intense drive, endless creativity, and New York swagger, Liberty created the grooves for 13 platinum Billy Joel albums that have sold over 150 million copies, and wrote and performed the drum parts on 22 of Billy's 23 top-40 hits and all of his six GRAMMY@ Award-winning recordings. He toured the world multiple times as one of the most well-known drummers of his era. The amazing success did not come without a price. This is Liberty's story: a tale of an Italian-American kid who followed his dream and attained unimaginable success, only to see it crumble before his eyes, and ultimately experience a rebirth after passing through the fire of broken relationships, divorce, substance abuse, the death of a brother and a bandmate and the pain of losing the persona the world knew as "Billy Joel's drummer".

In this compelling memoir, Liberty takes you back to his immigrant roots and ultimate settling on Long Island, a place he recounts in warm detail. He then traces a musician's journey: early childhood bands, a rise through the local club scene, wedding bands, building a career, his first tours, and then a juggernaut of success, excess, and stardom with Billy Joel. The making of each of Billy's albums is recounted in detail, with specific memories from the recording sessions of every song on every album from Turnstiles through Storm Front. Liberty then shares stories from the production and tour for River of Dreams and the end of his tenure with Billy.

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Liberty! A Fan Must!

Years ago I did audio books on cassette & CDs.
But, to hear your music hero tell his story about his life and journey with another musical hero felt like he was tell me directly. Could be a Brooklyn/Long Island/Italian thing. Hearing this heart felt, bitter sweet story by Liberty has touched me and inspired me not to stop doing what I was put here for.
Thanks Lib! God bless!
Joe

Loved it.

This is one of my favorite books so far. It's right up there with I'm Keith Hernandez. It's a great read, I mean, a great listen. I really like it when the author reads the book.

Rock 'n' roll drummers

If you are a fan of rock 'n' roll or rock 'n' roll drummers is a fantastic read.

Liberty tells a sincerely account of his life!

I truly enjoyed Liberty’s non-nonsense approach to telling his story. As a long time fan of his drumming, I appreciated his desire, motivation, and aspiration to reach beyond just being average. This is a great book for anyone who desires to see the hard work and adversity that artists can go through in order to do what they love.

great book

this book has great stories and a lot of sound life advice. it was great learning about Liberty's family going back generations.