The Nervous Breakdown has an except of Forest of Fortune. This section tells the story of how Pemberton going on a job interview that ends with a coke party in the Hollywood Hills (hate it when that happens). It’s one of the more risqué sections of the book and was inspired by an article I read in New Music Express way back in the ’90s about an infamous rock star. Kudos if you can guess who it is…

They went up to the Hills in Ricky’s limited edition Lexus. They lived in Koreatown, Kiki explained, but were mansion-sitting for a friend in the porn industry. The house looked like a wedding cake made out of birdcages. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls, fire pit in the parlor, infinity pool on the patio. The guest bedroom bathroom was a tribute to the 1970s. Pemberton wondered how many adult films had been shot here.