Lita Ford’s long awaited and highly anticipated autobiography, Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir, was released on February 23rd via Dey Street Books, and can be ordered via the Amazon widget below.

In an alternate history, Led Zeppelin would have fired John Paul Jones in 1975 and replaced him with Ford, reports ConsequenceOfSound.net.

In Living Like A Runaway, Ford reveals that Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant offered her the gig after attending a Runaways concert in Los Angeles.

“[He] asked me if I could play bass,” she recounts. “‘For who?’ I asked. ‘Led Zep.’ He might have been drinking or pulling my leg, but he seemed to be dead serious in the ­moment.”

Read more at ConsequenceOfSound.net.

In support of the book, Lita is taking part in a cross-country book tour, including readings, Q&A sessions, book signings and more. Video footage from her February 22nd appearance at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, New York can be seen below:  

Information regarding the book tour events can be found below.

Lita Ford is set to release her latest album Time Capsule via SPV/Steamhammer on April 15th. The very special and unusual recording turns back the clock to a time when honest, down-to-earth rock music was still handmade and recorded without digital tricks and contraptions. Time Capsule is a "throwback" record that boasts identifiable voices and brilliant players jamming without any planning or pressure. Some of the album`s highlights: Billy Sheehan (bass), Rodger Carter (drums), Dave Navarro (mandolin), Jeff Scott Soto (vocals), Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander (backing vocals) and Gene Simmons (bass). The first single, "Rotten To The Core" is streaming below and features KISS' Gene Simmons on bass, former KISS axeman Bruce Kulick on guitar and Rodger Carter on drums.

Time Capsule contains ten songs plus an intro and will be available as a digipak as well as an LP version and download. It's Ford's gift to fans who love the ´80s, when thrilling vocal performances, raunchy riffs, and loud, growling guitars were as essential as oxygen. Time Capsule is available for pre-order via the Amazon widget below.

Time Capsule tracklisting:

“Intro”
“Where Will I Find My Heart Tonight”
“Killing Kind”
“War Of The Angels”
“Black Leather Heart”
“Rotten to the Core”
“Little Wing”
“On The Fast Track”
“King Of The Wild Wind”
“Mr. Corruption”
“Anything For The Thrill”

In support of Time Capsule, Lita Ford has taken to the road with her all-star band for a string of headline dates and special shows. Following those dates, Lita will join up with Halestorm providing direct support on their North America tour. A complete list of dates can be found below.

Lita on the new album and tour: "Time Capsule is some of the best work I've ever produced and written with some of the best of the best musicians and engineers of the '80s, this package is only missing one thing... a tour. But now we have it. It is with great honor and respect that I will be providing direct support to Halestorm with up and comers Dorothy opening the shows. We can all rock out together as this will surely be a tour of the titans. So grab yourself the book and rock out to this buried treasure. Then get ready for this one of a kind tour!"

Lita Ford live:

March
5 - Beverly Hills, CA - Saban Theatre (with Ace Frehley)
6 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl (with Ace Frehley)
19 - Toledo, OH - Savage Arena (with Bret Michaels, Ratt, Warrant, Firehouse, LA Guns, Trixter)
 
Lita Ford with Halestorm:

April
1 - Reading, PA - Reading Eagle Theatre in the Santander Arena
2 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
5 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
6 - Lexington, KY - Singletary Center
7 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
9 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Live
11 - Springfield, MO - Gillioz Theatre
12 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
13 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion Ballroom
15 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Center
16 - Sioux City, IA - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
19 - Huntsville, AL - Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
20 - Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
21 - Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall Civic Center
24 - Ladson, SC - 98 Rock Fest