The book explains that Elon Musk's father dubbed him a loser after he was once battered by miscreants

 The book explains that Elon Musk's father dubbed him a loser after he was once battered by miscreants

The book explains that Elon Musk's father dubbed him a loser after he was once battered by miscreants

During a recent episode of Steven Bartlett's podcast, The Diary of a CEO, Mr. Isaacson spoke about Elon Musk's early years.

The biography for Elon Musk has shed light on the nuanced relationships between the entrepreneur and his father, Errol Musk. In his September best-selling biography "Elon Musk," Walter Isaacson described the ambitious businessman as a guy tormented by inner problems from infancy who is fixated on bringing human life to Mars and who expects that staff members be "hardcore."

Although the details of Mr. Musk's early life were well known, Mr. Isaacson focused on the role played by his violent and cunning father, Errol.

During a recent interview with presenter Steven Bartlett of the Diary of a CEO podcast, Mr. Isaacson spoke about Elon Musk's early years and disclosed an event that had a big impact on how people saw both Mr. Musk and his father. impacted his connection with.

Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, was described by Isakson as "a skinny child on the autism spectrum" who was bullied relentlessly, a trauma that permanently altered his brain.

His social input-output was nonexistent. He was often abused and had no friends."

stated Mr. Isaacson on the podcast. "However, his wounds were insignificant in light of what transpired after he returned home following the thrashing. He spent four days in the hospital."

When Musk got home from the hospital, his father, Errol Musk, chastised him severely for being assaulted by bullies. Errol Musk supported the bully and saw his kid as a "loser" because he lacked empathy.

"His father made him stand in front of him for two hours while the father told him he was a loser, it was his fault," said Isaacson.

In the next podcast, Elon Musk's biographer will disclose that he is not in communication with his father at this time.

Star biographer Walter Isaacson, a former Time magazine editor-in-chief best known for his best-selling portrait of Apple founder Steve Jobs and his insights into the lives of Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci, is the author of "Elon Musk." by Leonardo da Vinci.