I loved autobiographies, it was the only non-fiction I can read. So when Perry’s book came out I read it immediately and after his death I used an audible credit on his Audibook.
The Friends series was my favourite growing up and it was one of the things that my wife and I discussed on our first date.
I’m shocked that hearing it in his voice has ruined the actor and the book for me forever. It felt like a different book somehow.
It is incredibly sad and even though it’s full of quotes and mantras of the Big Book of AA, nothing he says feels genuine. Unless he was shitting on something or someone. He never really took any responsibility for anything.
I understand he had issues but his hate of actors that did him no harm and his opinions about women in general were quite disturbing and misogynistic. The Jennifer Anniston stuff was quite creepy.
If you’re a fan of Perry or just Friends I believe this will be damaging to your experience of the art in future.
It has seriously made me reconsider ever reading any biography ever again.
by AwarenessPrimary7680