Coreyography: A Memoir (34 page)

Sir Paul McCartney and I come together backstage at The New World Tour, 1993.

Behind the camera producing
Dream a Little Dream 2,
1994.

The final photo: Yoko Ono, Susie, Michael, and I, photographed by Sean Lennon. Tavern on the Green, September 7, 2001.

Backstage with Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour.

Miraculous moment: With baby Zen on the day of his birth, August 7, 2005.

Lone soldier: In my Edgar Frog costume again for
Lost Boys: The Thirst,
South Africa, 2009.

Corey and his mother Judy were closer than ever in his final days.

Me, baby Zen, nephews Ashton and Dorion, and sister Mindy at a Goldstein family dinner.

Soul survivors: Cousin Michael and childhood friend Ian, showing off baby Zen.

Richard Donner and I, celebrating on my tour bus at
The Goonies
25th anniversary concert, June 2010.

My proudest achievement: A happy and healthy Zen.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Almighty God: I am eternally grateful that I have been blessed with this life and the opportunity to keep living it. I am grateful for the many gifts I have been given, as well as the opportunity to have my voice heard. Whenever I hear your call to defend the rights of animals, the environment, or the innocence of your children, I pray to serve thy will. I am your humble servant, and pray that this book serves your will, too.

Zen: My beautiful, amazing, brilliant, handsome, sweet, and loving son, I love you so much. Thank you for understanding when I was locked away at night, chained to my computer, consumed with telling this story. I owe you a lot of playtime! Thank you for bringing an enormous smile to my face every day. You are my driving force and the reason I get out of bed every morning. Everything I do in this world is for you. Zen, you are my everything.

My fans: I love you all so much. Thank you for never letting go, for believing in me, for sharing my dreams, and for being the reason I stay in this roller-coaster business. I hope that my art lives up to your expectations. I do, actually, love you more.

My mother, Sheila Feldman: Thank you for bringing me into this crazy world and for teaching me the most valuable lessons one can learn: patience and tolerance. Thank you, too, for instilling in me a love of animals—you showed me at an early age that animals deserve to be treated with love (sometimes even more than humans).

My father, Bob Feldman: Thank you for instilling in me a love of music, and for allowing me to spend time in all those rehearsal rooms, soaking it up. You helped me learn to hear the difference between a good note and a bad one. I definitely learned how to be a rock star from you.

My sister, Mindy: Thank you for putting up with me through those unruly times, and for all your love and support. I love you very much. I know that you have always been there for me, and I will always be there for you, no matter what. I respect you as a mother, and for holding our family together, even in the darkest hours. I am proud to call you my sister.

My brother, Devin: Thank you for always being the calm in a perfect storm. I admire your honesty and dedication to standing up for what you believe. You have always had a great concern for others, and I know you will make a great father one day. I love you.

Uncle Merv: Thank you for always being there for me as a kid. Even though
I
never got to live with you, you provided a home to my siblings and have acted as a surrogate father. For that, I am eternally grateful. I love you, Merv.

My cousin, Michael: Thank you for being my best friend in the whole world. You know more about me than probably any other person. Although we have grown apart since you moved away, you are always in my heart, and I am very grateful to have you in my life. Other family members to thank are Dara, Ari, Marci, Murray, Marianne, Mark, and Alexa, and Ashton and Dorian Wilson (my sister’s kids).

Richard Donner: Dick! Thank you, my dear, dear friend. I wish I could say “I love you” often enough to explain how much I care for and respect you. You are, without question, the greatest man I have ever met in the entertainment industry. Thank you for always being there, no matter what. I could not have made it without you—that’s the God’s honest truth! I would also like to thank Lauren Shuller Donner and Derek and CeCe at the Donners company.