Books That Rock

[bohohippybeatnic]

The sequel to my "Movies That Rock" thread. What are you're favorite music related books? Here some of mine.

"No One Here Get's Out Alive"( A great Jim Morrison biography.)
"The Doors By The Doors"
"According To The Rolling stones"(I'm in the middle of rereading this one.)
"The Mayor Of MacDougal Street: A Memoir"(A great book where Dave Van Ronk talks about his experiences in the folk scene of the 50's and 60's.)
"Between Each Line Of Pain And Glory: My Life Story"(A great autobiography by Gladys Knight.)
"Genesis: Chapter And Verse"
"Mercy, Mercy, Me: The Art, Loves, And Demons Of Marvin Gaye(A "biocriticism" by Micheal Eric Dyson.)
"My Appetite For Self Destruction: Sex, Drugs, And Guns & Roses"( Steven Adlers autobiography.)

 

[The Wanderer]

I only know a couple but, here are two of them.
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk
Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone

 

[architect]

I highly recommend Guy Pratt's book My Bass and Other Animals.






Great stories about artists/bands he has worked with including, Madonna, Robert Palmer, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page, Michael Jackson and others.

 

[Jet]

Paul McCartney Many Years From Now~Barry Miles

 

[Sox]

I've come across some good ones, here's a couple to kick off with.

 

[bohohippybeatnic]

Here's more.

"Black Bird Singing: Poems And Lyrics, 1965-1999" By Paul McCartney
"The Hippest Trip In America: Soul Train And The Evolution Of Culture & Style" By Nelson George
"Scars Of Sweet Paradise: The Life And Times Of Janis Joplin" By Alice Echols(I've only read parts of this, but I like what I've read so far.)
'Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History Of The Hip Hop Generation" By Jeff Chang
"Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, And The Rise And Fall Of American Soul" By Craig Werner
"Racing In The Streets: The Bruce Springsteen Reader" By Skinner Sawyers and Martin Scorsese(A great collection of articles and essays.)

 

[bohohippybeatnic]

Here's another.

"You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life With The Rolling stones, The Grateful Dead, And Other Wonderful Reprobate... " by Sam Cutler

 

[Fever]

Here are the books I have read

Heaven and Hell:My Life In The Eagles-Don Felder
Red-My Uncensored Life in Rock-Sammy Hagar
Juke Box Hero-My Five Decades in Rock 'n' Roll-Lou Gramm
Who I Am-Pete Townshend

 

[Lost Little Girl]

I've read a lot of good ones but nothing will ever compare to this one:

I've read this book so many times, when I went to LA a few months ago it was the first place I had to visit

One of my favourite memories will always be being driving through Wonderland, Laurel Canyon in a convertible with an ice cold beer in the Californian sunshine ...

 

[Johnny-Too-Good]

Currently reading this -



It's a very open and honest autobiography right from his childhood in Birmingham. I'm currently up to the mid-'70s. It's hilarious in parts. eg - Ozzy came back from The States after a tour in a bit of a mess because of drink and drugs (no change there then ) so he booked himself into a mental institution in Stafford for treatment. First question from the doctor - "Do you masturbate Mr Osbourne?". Ozzy - "I'm in here for my f*ckin head, not my cock".