Crash and Burn

Artie Lange’s memoir “Crash and Burn” is a brutally honest account of his years of addiction, suicide attempt, lowest point, periods of treatment, and excruciating relapses. When his career was at its peak, Lange took a pocketful of heroin to Carnegie Hall and played to a packed house. He became dependent on heroin, cocaine, and prescription medications as his life fell into a profound, self-destructive melancholy. Despite his difficulties, Lange can bounce back and resume his profession and personal life.