Overview
- The 381-page memoir was published on November 12 by Goldmann.
- Hopkins recounts a blackout drive in Beverly Hills and says he quit drinking at 11 a.m. on December 29, 1975, noting he still attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
- He reflects on leaving his first family in 1969, describing the estrangement from his daughter Abigail as his greatest regret and saying attempts to reconnect later failed.
- He acknowledges affairs and accepts responsibility for the collapse of his 25-year second marriage to Jennifer Lynton.
- He dedicates the book to his third wife, Stella Arroyave, crediting her with helping him open up emotionally and rediscover painting.