Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway

I was delighted to read this growing up. I was a middle schooler when I was in love with The Runaways movie. I learned about Neon Angels and read it throughout middle school on my Kindle. I'm 20 now and I'm buying this again for a reread. It taught me more about life than I intially realized and I'm excited to revisit the story of a rock 'n roll icon I still hold dear to my heart. It's been all these years and I still think back to the time I read and what I learned through her experiences. She really does have a brillant want of writing to make you feel like you're there with her, experiencing everything along with her.

Heartbreaking recollection of the terrible exploitation by Kim Fowley on the young girls who formed iconic band "the runaways". Cherie rose from the ashes of being raped in the worst possible ways (yes ways...more than once, both brutal and horrifying), and drug-play that coalesced into full blown crack addiction. She rose from the ashes in a headspinning tale of adventure and family drama i had a hard time putting down. If one can overlook the over-bubbly inbetweens, i recommend this read for music fans.

This is the kind of book that made me really think what was life like back in the 1970's - parties, drugs, sex, rock and roll, creepy guys, etc. I think that with most things in ones' life, you decide if you want to change. That's what I found the most courageous in Cherie Currie's book - courage to change what you can and the power to know when you can't change. You decide what is right and wrong in your life and you either die or go on living and re-inventing yourself through your talents - art, singing, acting, chain saw carver - and helping other kids who ended up in the same boat you were in. A terrific story that is still unfolding, Cherie Currie can do it all and live her life with no regrets.