Professional Idiot

A Memoir

By: Stephen Steve-O Glover, David Peisner

Narrated by: Stephen Steve-O Glover, Stu Stone, Full Cast

From his early days videotaping crazy skateboard stunts to starring in the Jackass movies, there was little that Stephen "Steve-O" Glover wouldn't do.

Whether it was stapling his nutsack to his leg or diving into a pool full of elephant crap, almost nothing was out of bounds. As the stunts got crazier, his life kept pace. He developed a crippling addiction to drugs and alcohol, and an obsession with his own celebrity that proved nearly as dangerous. Only an intervention and a visit to a psychiatric ward saved his life. Today he has been clean and sober for more than three years.
Professional Idiot recounts the lunacy, the debauchery, the stunts, the drug addiction, and the path to recovery with bravado, humor, and heart.
"It's mind-blowing to me how utterly far gone Steve-O was, and how he looks back on it in this book with such intelligence, humor, and searing honesty. What a truly unbelievable life."-- Johnny Knoxville
"A great book to read before you get on the roller coaster to hell, if you plan on surviving to tell about it like Steve-O did."--Nikki Sixx, author of The Heroin Diaries
"This is the perfect book for people who hate reading."--Tommy Lee, author of Tommyland
The feedback I've gotten on Facebook and Twitter from those of you who've read this book has been fascinating, heartwarming, and hilarious. I'm happy to keep answering your questions on there, and I encourage more of you to join in the discussion. Hope to hear from you soon, and thank you all so much.
Love,Steve-O

Tough but good story

It’s not an easy listen but Steve-O’s honesty is refreshing and engaging. My only tiny complaint is that I wanted Steve-O to do the recording. Nothing against Stu Stone, I just would have liked to hear it in the author’s voice. Overall I enjoyed learning more about this complicated person. The world is rooting for you, Steve!

Rad

It is totally rad, dude! Only complaint is that Steve-O did not read the entire thing.

Loved it but didn't realize SteveO barely narrated

Really enjoyed the story. Jarring to hear a new narrator after 1 or 2 chapters.

Loved it.

At some points hard to read, but an incredible story of intense addiction and recovery.

Gripping and interesting!

As a fan of Steve-O, its great to get the details of his journey and see where he's come from. His journey is very inspirational, and he doesn't hold back! He's very open and descriptive about his mistakes and what he's done to fix them (tw because it includes substance addiction). only disappointing thing was that Steve-O doesn't read all of it, someone else takes over but it's understandable because he was going on tour. The readers were still great.