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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorDivided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye
David Ritz · 376 pages
Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney
Howard Sounes · 634 pages
Tearing Down the Wall of Sound
Mick Brown · 480 pages
The strange life and times of Phil Spector - legendary record producer, recluse and demented control freak, who was charged in 2002 with the murder of an actress, just hours after giving his first interview in 25 years to journalist Mick Brown.
A Perfect Union of Contrary Things
Maynard James Keenan, Sarah Jensen · 288 pages
Robert Plant: A Life
Paul Rees · 368 pages
Robert Plant is a living legend. The front man of Led Zeppelin, one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of all time, Plant defined the very notion of what it means to be a rock god. The sheer scale of Led Zeppelin's success is extraordinary. In the United States alone they have sold seventy million records, a figure surpassed only by the Beatles, while "Stairway to Heaven," the band's m
Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain
Charles R. Cross · 400 pages
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
Randy L. Schmidt, Dionne Warwick · 368 pages
An intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar.
Johnny Cash: The Life
Robert Hilburn · 679 pages
A noted music critic who knew him tells the unvarnished truth about Cash, whose personal life was far more troubled and his artistry much more profound than even his most devoted fans have realized.
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
Myra Friedman · 333 pages
Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin
Ellis Amburn · 378 pages
Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Magic, the Truth
Sharon Lawrence · 360 pages
The Jimi Hendrix legend has lived on longer than the man, who died in 1970 at the age of twenty-seven. More than thirty years later, what the world knows about him has become deeply distorted. Now Sharon Lawrence, a trusted friend of Jimi's in the final years of his astonishing life, has written a serious exploration of his life, death, and enduring legacy, based partly on the author's never-befor
Bowie: The Biography
Wendy Leigh · 315 pages
In this exploration of Bowie's kaleidoscopic personal life, Leigh reveals his star-crossed inheritance--his mother was once an acolyte of the British Fascist party; his father, the PR genius who masterminded his early career--in a dramatic contrast to those family members grappling with mental illness. Above all, there is Bowie's hard won rise to fame and fortune, his astounding creativity, his co
Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009
J. Randy Taraborrelli · 776 pages
Portrait de Michael Jackson à partir d'entetiens du chanteur et de ses proches. Le biographe raconte ses débuts d'enfant star, ses succès avec les Jackson five, sa vie de famille, ses démêlés avec la justice, ses préparatifs pour son retour sur scène, etc.
The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles
Peter Brown, Stephen Gaines · 433 pages
Presents the lives of the four Beatles and material on their retinue, rise to fame, and lives after the breakup of the group.
You are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes
Jermaine Jackson · 442 pages
This work is a portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man, offering access into a rarefied world. The author, his brother, older than Michael by four years, offers a keenly observed and surprisingly candid memoir tracing Michael's life starting with their shared childhood and extending through the Jackson 5 years, Michael's phenomenal solo career, his loves, his suffering, and his t
I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen
Sylvie Simmons · 584 pages
Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography
Lesley-Ann Jones · 471 pages
"...In this outstanding biography, former rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones, who toured with Queen, mines mythology, rumour and gossip to reveal a shy and enchanting individual. From Freddie's birth [as Farook Bulsara] on Zanzibar and his school days in India, to his family's escape to London, Queen's phenomenal success and [his] tragic death from AIDS ..."--Jacket.
Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger
Christopher Andersen · 364 pages
Shares insights into the iconic rock-and-roll performer's life, from his substance abuse challenges and his bisexual history to his connections to the British royal family and the secret attempt on his life.
Lennon: The Definitive Biography
Ray Coleman · 784 pages
The long-time friend of John Lennon draws on his personal knowledge and the cooperation of Lennon's family and friends to detail the popular musician's life, career, and influence.