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If it's OK to expand slightly from pure autobiographies, the the Can book “All Gates Are Open” is a great read about a unique band from another country in a galaxy far, far away... I listened to the music as I read it.
I Am Ozzy is brilliant. Slash's is good too. Waging Heavy Peace (Neil Young) is good, as is the biography Shakey.
the Peter Hook books on JD, NO and the Hacienda are all brilliant too. Funny as well.
Pete Townshend’s autobio is interesting but if you want a decent Who book, Dear Boy (about Keith Moon) is better. Haven’t read the Daltrey one yet but it gets good reviews.
The Electric Gypsy bio about Hendrix is great.
Keef's book was great fun.
I enjoyed Tony Iommi's book, though it was a bit dry at describing what were otherwise extraordinary events.
Agreed. It's like all those crappy football biographies which come out at Christmas, just a load of facts and no insights into the subject's personality at all.
"We did an album. Then I got married and bought a big house in the country. Went on tour. Did a lot of coke. Set Bill on fire. Came home and got divorced. Did another album... "
Hmmmm... sounds like it is lacking a bit in terms of passion and emotion! :-)
The Dirt - don't matter if you hate Motley Crue ... it's the true story of LA's most rock and roll band.
Inside Out - Nick Mason .... brief but likeable and humour filled account of Pink Floyd from the start to the end (more or less)
My all time fave is All these years - Volume 1 -- the first instalment of 3 ..... An impecable history of The Beatles . Volume 1 deals with them from kids through to Hamburg being signed and to the release of Love me Do. The detail and research in this book is just breathtaking and also why part 2 has taken 5 years so far.
It's so easy - Duff McKagan's account of GnR .... not a bad read and Duff's more astute than most would think.
Bruce Dickinson .. What Does This Button Do ? Not a bad read at all even for non Maiden fans. A good story of how a long haired waster become a Global rockstar, fencing champion and commercial jumbo jet pilot.
When giants walked the earth : Led Zepplin biography .... a good read
Scar Tissue : Anthony Kiedis : RHCP front man tales the tale of growing up with the worse of influences to becoming a rockstar and desperate drug addict.
(formerly miserneil)
Shakey - Neil Young
Man of The World - Peter Green
Dear Boy - Keith Moon
The Neil Peart travel books provide only limited insight into his musical career.
Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics Of Poodle Play by Ben Watson makes a handy reference companion to The Real Frank Zappa Book - even if Watson is a bit of a fanboi and, because he is not a musician, he misses out on some of the humo(u)r in the music.