- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: It Books; 1 edition (May 11, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061998494
- ISBN-13: 978-0061998492
I just love Craig Ferguson...the accent, the crazy antics, the naughty little boy quality. I DVR The Late, Late Show every night so I don't have to stay up half the night to see him. American on Purpose is his brutally honest memoir.
Ferguson begins his story during his adolescent years in school in Glasgow, Scotland, describing a system that practiced physical punishment more than education. He takes us on a journey through his life that is funny, sad and inspiring, from Glasgow to late night TV in the USA. It shows us what can happen if you follow your dreams, never giving up no matter what happens along the way.
What comes across right from the beginning, is that he is not typical of show business personalities. There is no arrogance or sense of entitlement, no ego. He is down to earth and completely honest about who he is. He graphically describes his addiction, sometimes in rather humorous ways. He wrote of his decision to commit suicide but forgot to do it when someone offered him a sherry. His writings about his marriages do not ridicule or place all the blame on his wives. He takes responsibility for his part in the failures of his first two marriages and it is apparent he learned from those mistakes.
His pride in becoming an American citizen is one of the most appealing things about him. His decision to move to America was made early in his life when, as a teen, he traveled to New York to visit relatives. What happened along the way is well worth the read.
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