I'm the Man

“Quick, entertaining . . . often laugh-out-loud funny . . . a clear-eyed, ground-level view of the harder edge of metal that Anthrax helped pioneer.” —San Antonio Express-News

I’m the Man is the fast-paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who co-founded Anthrax, the band that proved to the masses that brutality and fun didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Through various lineup shifts, label snafus, rock ’n’ roll mayhem, and unforeseen circumstances galore, Scott Ian has approached life and music with a smile, viewing the band with deadly seriousness while recognizing the ridiculousness of the entertainment industry. Always performing with abundant energy that revealed his passion for his craft, Ian has never let the gravity of being a rock star go to his shaven, goateed head.

I’m the Man is a blistering hard rock memoir, one that is astonishing in its candor and deftly told by the man who’s kept the institution of Anthrax alive for more than thirty years.

“Jabby, gabby, and metal-obsessed . . . exhilarating.” —The New York Times

“Scott writes with real honesty. I’m the Man stands up as a great insight into one of metal’s leading figures. And you don’t have to be a thrash or rock fan to enjoy it.” —Jewish Telegraph

“Eye-opening . . . The hard-charging head-banger has assembled his best anecdotes into the revealing autobiography. For every familiar factoid, Ian introduces two or three new nuggets even diehard Anthrax fans probably didn’t know. Despite the shenanigans and chicanery of Ian’s teens and twenties, the man who emerges here is surprisingly level-headed and articulate.” —Cleveland Music Examiner.com