Over the years, Allman kept these cassettes-which together amounted to over 67 pounds worth. Wouldn't it be nice to have my whole life there to read and kind of re-live it?" A member of the Allman Brothers Band's road crew, Kirk West, had an encyclopedic memory of their history, and they began to meet each Thursday to record Allman's recollections on cassette tape. He first had the idea for a memoir while privately reflecting, noting to himself, "One of these days I will be an old man in a rocking chair on a porch. The book was optioned for a feature film, Midnight Rider, which was eventually cancelled after a train accident on set caused the death of a member of the crew.Īllman first had the idea for documenting his life in the mid-1970s, and started keeping a journal in 1981. Upon its May 2012 release, My Cross to Bear achieved high critical reviews, with many praising its tone and honesty. It also covers Allman's brother Duane, his death in a motorcycle crash, and how it affected him. A large portion of the book candidly details the drug and alcohol abuse he dealt with for much of his life. The book chronicles Allman's life and career in music, including his beginnings with the Allman Joys and Hour Glass, finding success and later reforming the Allman Brothers Band, his solo career and albums, and his marriage to pop star Cher. He worked with Light to use that, as well as new and old interviews to create the book.
Allman first began keeping a journal in the 1980s, with the intention to possibly write a memoir at some point. The book's title stems from the Allman Brothers Band song " It's Not My Cross to Bear" (1969). The book was published by William Morrow and Company on May 1, 2012. It was written by Allman and American journalist Alan Light. My Cross to Bear is an autobiographic memoir of American songwriter-musician Gregg Allman, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.
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