With Sum 41 looking to wrap things up as a band within the next year,
frontman Deryck Whibley has somehow found the time to write a book in between
planning global farewell shows.
The Canadian pop-punk hero has just announced details of his new
memoir, which goes by the name Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And
Hell. It’s due out on October 8 via Gallery Books, and will also include “the
untold story of Sum 41” as well as his own.
A synopsis on Simon & Schuster says that in his memoir the frontman
“takes you backstage, into the recording booth, and through the highest highs
and lowest lows of the band whose story is inextricably woven with his own.
“With his insightful, earnest, and genuine voice, Deryck gets
real about fame, fortune, and the music industry. From winning at the MTV Video
Music Awards, being nominated for a GRAMMY, his high-profile relationships and
friendships, contending with invasive paparazzi, and suffering from health
issues that brought him to the brink, Deryck offers a forthright and
unforgettable memoir.”