The Ten Best Rock Autobiographies
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Well, maybe they aren't the ten best, but they are ones that I really enjoyed and think you too should read if you are a Rock music fan like me. As always, let me know what you think. There are some surprises in here!
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I love reading books about music! Trouble Boys, the story of the Replacements is one of the best I have ever read.
It's an awsome book of a tragic stories. It will be on my list when I do bios.
Joe Boyd, Caetano Veloso, and Duff McKagan have some killer history and interesting perspective.
Loved the Springsteen book, and his Broadway special on Netflix. I liked the insight to his inner life. It informed his songwriting so much.
Great suggestions! While he isn't likely your particular taste in music (or maybe he is, but I have yet to hear you reference him) James Taylor's book which came out last year is FANTASTIC. It focuses on the period of his life pre-fame up until he got famous through the early 1970's. Great!
Thanks for the tip - that is one that I really ant to read. I loved his early stuff.
I’ve not watched this video yet but ready “Ozzy” you won’t be disappointed
during "The Great Recession" I spent a year on unemployment and read every rock n roll book in my local library. The top 4 were unquestionably: 1) "Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor" by Al Kooper. Make sure you get the latest version as it has been updated several times. 2) "Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock" by Sammy Hagar 3) "Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James & The Shondells" 4) "Still Takin Care of Business: The Randy Bachman Story." These aren't my favorite artists, they were just the best books.
I read and loved both #1 and #3 and need to get after the other two. Thanks for sharing.
John Densmore's " Riders on the Storm " Incredible book. Bill Wyman's " Stone Alone " also very good...
Im reading dave grohl. The storyteller. I just finished the chapter on kurts death. Was not wahr i hoped for. But still a good book i look forward to him on foo fighters and taylor hawkins
This was great! Thank you so much, Mike. I am going to get the book by Chris for sure, but you have also inspired me to probably get the Elton and maybe even the Phil as well. (I'd love to see if Phil wrote about working with John Cale in the mid-70s, love his albums on Island.) I keep hoping they put Squeeze Play back into print (saw it there on your shelves!) as that is one of the few UK "song by song" books I really wish I would have bought when I had the chance. I share your joy for the Dolby book, Mike, but also if you ever see one of the many low priced overstock vinyl copies of his second album, The Flat Earth at Half Priced Books, perhaps give it a chance. He really flexed well on that second LP and it doesn't sound like he was trying to follow up his more overt synth-pop singles or debut, but doing something more like a Joni Mitchell concept album from the 70s. You might be surprised. Anyways, thanks again for more of my very favorite content on You Tube! You're the best.
Wonderland Avenue by Danny Sugarman was realy good. Its mostly about him and the Doors when he was a kid and also a bit about Iggy pop. Its more about the people than analysis of album tracks but its one of my favourites. An honourable mention would be Slash. His book was much better than I was expecting
Thank you for this fascinating video. What do you think about the autobiograhies of Pete Townshend, Neil Young and especially Bob Dylan?
Chronicles was great, still waiting for vol 2
I was born and raised In Nashville. I live in CA now. This is my first Utube video of yours I have listen too.
Read the Biography of Tom Peaty book.
Love the Petty book and I may have dicsussed it in my Biographies video.