Bob Forrest is best know for being the cool guy who dresses like Johnny Depp on Celebrity Rehab. This is somewhat tragic. Bob was the lead singer of an incredibly cool but somewhat cursed band, Thelonious Monster. Throughout the late 80s and early 90s Thelonious Monster put out a series of critically acclaimed albums. Forrest is a great songwriter who manages to make the mundane realities of life sound like an epic tale. He also has one of the most expressive voices I've ever heard. Not to mention, he was the first person to discover the amazing hendrixian talent of John Frusciante who was originally going to join Thelonious Monster before their untimely demise. Despite their talent and eventual major label contract, Thelonious Monster was doomed from the start. Bob Forrest developed an addiction to heroin around the same time the band was gaining momentum. Bob and the Monster tells the story of Bob's descent to rock bottom and his eventual rise from the ashes. The movie features interviews from some of the many musicians that Bob has helped including, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Courtney Love, Scott Weiland, Steven Adler, and Stephen Perkins. Bob and the Monster shows the dark side of sex, drugs, and rock n' roll but is also an inspiring story of how someone can bounce back after hitting rock bottom and become a beacon of hope for others. Plus, it's a biography of one of the coolest people to ever walk the streets of Hollywood. (In my opinion. But, really, come on just look at him, you know he's cool...)
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