INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER . The BELOVED STAR OF FRIENDS takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this "CANDID, DARKLY FUNNY...POIGNANT" memoir (The New York Times) . A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by Time, Associated Press, Goodreads, USA Today, and more!. "Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty.". So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell -- and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it -- Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices) , the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. . Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening -- as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.
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Hard to read, but makes you understand Matty through the tears
I put off reading this book because I loved Friends so much and felt so close to the cast through all of the seasons. Matthew Perry was a very complicated man to say the least. So intelligent. So funny. So caring. His life should be defined by so much more than the evil addiction that took hold of him for most of his life. Incredibly sad read, but makes you feel like you really know what “Matty” went through. Probably worth reading again. Read more
I am me. And that should be enough, it always has been enough. I was the one who didn’t get that. And now I do. I’m an actor, I’m a writer. I’m a person. And a good one at that. I want good things for myself, and others, and I can continue to work for these things. There is a reason I’m still here.
It is very odd to live in a world where if you died, it would shock people but surprise no one.
My mind is out to kill me, and I know it. I am constantly filled with a lurking loneliness, a yearning, clinging to the notion that something outside of me will fix me. But I had had all that the outside had to offer!
Drinkers think they are trying to escape, but really they are trying to overcome a mental disorder they didn't know they had.
And if you’re going to blame your parents for the bad stuff, you also have to give them credit for the good stuff.
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