A hotly anticipated biography of Elon Musk describes the turbulent tycoon as a man driven by childhood demons, obsessed with bringing human life to Mars and who demands that staff be "hardcore." Hours before its release on Amazon, advance orders had made "Elon Musk" the second best-selling book in the United States, behind a self-help title co-written by Oprah Winfrey. Much of Musk's early life is already publicly well known, with attention focused on his abusive father Errol Musk, who Musk despises. The book also says that Musk, who frets about depopulation, now has 10 children, including a previously unknown child with on- and off-again partner Grimes. "Often right, sometimes wrong, petty jerk always," she said of Musk's portrayal in the book.

Source: News 24 September 12, 2023 04:57 UTC