Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

Trouble Boys is the true story of the Replacements, one of the most brilliant and notoriously self-destructive rock 'n' roll bands of all time. Based on a decade of research and reporting—as well as access to the Replacements' key principals, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson—author Bob Mehr has fashioned an intimate portrait, revealing the primal factors and forces that shaped their lives and music. The book uncovers the darker truths behind the band's legendary drinking, showing how their addictions first came to define them, and then nearly destroyed them.