"As someone who’s attempted comedy for a while, it’s always riveting to read about the life of someone who actually got it right. Written in 1964, My Autobiography, by the master himself, it is revealing and enlightening and empowering. Kind of what a memoir is supposed to be, but so very seldom is."

"Clegg's memoir of hitting bottom made me so grateful, both for him, and for the possibility of recovery from addiction, which so many of us don't survive. It's a story of violent indulgence, the saving grace of his own wise spirit, as well as the transformative power of love from true friends."

"This was the first autobiography that meant everything to me as a young survivor struggling to find voice and meaning through the overbearing darkness. Angelou did what great writers of memoir do; she let me know that I was not alone because someone else had been there and made it out to tell the truth."