Jesse James poses like an old-timey douchebag on his book cover
People Magazine has an interview with Jesse James regarding his soon-to-be-released tell-all memoir, American Outlaw. When I was trying to find better, high-quality images for the book’s cover art, I discovered that variations of “American Outlaw” have been used for various books, movies, TV shows and school projects regarding the real Jesse James, the 19th century gunslinger. That’s what this douche is trying to evoke in the cover art, which you can see here at People Magazine, and I’ve also screen-capped above. Like, we’re supposed to think Jesse James is an old-timey badass when really he just looks like a pencil-dicked douche who only gets hard when he’s in his “special” costume. Truth. Here is what Jesse had to say:
Jesse James has been called a lot of things – chopper king, TV star, (very) bad boy – but nobody expected his latest title: author. With his memoir, American Outlaw, hitting stores May 3, James promises readers a raw and wild ride.
“I’ve lived a pretty crazy life,” James, 41, tells PEOPLE of his hardscrabble journey that spans a volatile upbringing, addiction struggles, failed marriages, artistic success and fame and the salvation of fatherhood.
“My life has been defined by many things and not just the events of the last year,” says James, whose marriage to Sandra Bullock ended in divorce last spring. “I just wanted [the memoir] to be a good story, a page-turner and hopefully people will see it as that.”
For the jacket of the memoir, published by Gallery Books, James steered clear of “some variation of a bad prom photo, serious Thinker pose like most book jackets show,” he says, and instead went for an old Western gunslinger look (holding his own .44 Magnum revolver no less). “I just wanted something different. I wasn’t going to mail it in.”
Something else he wanted? To get his real story out there. “People claim to know everything about me, when they actually know nothing,” he says. “But once you read this, you will know everything – the whole story, right here.”
[From People]
God, is it just me or does he sound really, really dumb? How is it any LESS cheesy to wear a 19th century costume and play with a gun on a book cover, rather than just wearing a suit or a t-shirt or something? He’s such a vile narcissist. What the hell was Sandra thinking? That’s what I keep coming back to. As revealing as Jesse’s behavior was last year, I think there’s going to be a whole new wave of “WTF was she thinking?” when this book comes out.
Photos courtesy of WENN, People.
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