My grandfather passed, my mother fought cancer, my father fought cancer, my father had a knee replacement. And in the space between his last album to now, life has returned the favor, providing part of the backdrop for All Love Lost.
In the years that followed, Joe has taken the Budden faithful down plenty of dark rides. As one of the pioneers of putting personal life and feelings on wax, tales of woe on everything from shaky situations and substance abuse to family drama and failed relationships have been the norm since his Def Jam debut.
If Joey is a bit annoyed at the extra scrutiny applied to his paragraphs, he s got no one but himself to blame.
