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Cornflakes with John Lennon: And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life
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Include books by the same authorIt's a Long Story: My Life
Willie Nelson, David Ritz · 392 pages
The iconic Country Music Hall of Fame artist and 10-time Grammy winner shares the story of his personal life and career, from his early ambitions and indelible relationships through his bankruptcy and founding of Farm Aid.
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
Nick Mason · 359 pages
One Train Later: A Memoir
Andy Summers · 400 pages
In this intimate work, Andy Summers writes fluidly about his first guitar, his experiences with earlier bands, his relationships and encounters with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi, and The Police, and more. Less-known is Andy's early musical career in the U.K., where he achieved moderate fame. But after Andy ended up in California, ultimately finding himself out of work and teaching less
Memories of John Lennon
Yoko Ono · 309 pages
John Lennon . . . as much a part of our world today as he ever wasHe touched many lives in his brief forty years, and continues to move and inspire millions more to this day. Now, invited by Yoko Ono, friends, family, and fans from all walks of life -- including some of the great artists of our day -- reminisce about Lennon as a visionary and friend, musician and performer, husband and father, act
Everybody's Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture
Fab 5 Freddy · 336 pages
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl · 382 pages
The Mayor of MacDougal Street [2013 edition]: A Memoir
Dave Van Ronk · 246 pages
Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys
Lol Tolhurst · 287 pages
Memoir by Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst, co-founder of The Cure, detailing the origins and creation of one of the most beloved bands of all time and Tolhurst's own return from the brink of self-destruction.
Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday, William Dufty · 215 pages
In a memoir that is as poignant, lyrical, and dramatic as her legendary performances, Billie Holiday tells her own story. She recalls a turbulent adolescence in Harlem during the 1920s, the excitement of working in New York City's famous jazz clubs with the musicians who brought jazz to the forefront of American culture, and her own dazzling rise to the top. The darker side of the Holiday legend i
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
Myra Friedman · 333 pages
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
Joe Boyd · 282 pages
White Bicycles - Making Music in the 1960s is the memoir of music producer Joe Boyd. More than any previous sixties music autobiography, Boyd's offers the real story of what it was like to be there at the time. As well as the sixties heavy-hitters, this book also offers vivid portraits of a host of other 1960s musicians.--From publisher description.
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye
David Ritz · 376 pages
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Chuck Klosterman · 277 pages
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Geoff Emerick, Howard Massey · 400 pages
A fascinating memoir featuring never-before-told stories from Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick—the industry legend who made music history by crafting the groundbreaking sound of the group’s most famous records, including Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, and Abbey Road Geoff Emerick was only fifteen years old when he began working with the Beatles as assistant engineer for their early classics "I Wan
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
Viv Albertine · 432 pages
Light My Fire - My Life With The Doors
Ray Manzarek · 368 pages
"With the turbulence and psychedelia of the sixties as a backdrop, this is the untold story of the wild and liberated life of The Doors and lead singer Jim Morrison, by the only one who was there from the beginning.". "Ray Manzarek, a gifted musician heavily influenced by the Chicago blues sound back home, arrives in southern California and enters the UCLA film program. There he befriends a fello
Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n Roll Band
Bill Wyman · 608 pages
Wyman, bass player for the Rolling Stones, leaves no word unturned in this comprehensive, readable, witty account of the group from its beginnings as a struggling rhythm-and-blues band in 1962 to its superstar status and the death of founder and lead guitarist Brian Jones in 1969. With the help of veteran rock journalist Coleman, Wyman turns his exhaustive diary and other files into this well-writ
Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words
Malka Marom
When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their last recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka dis
M Train
Patti Smith · 288 pages
M Train is a journey through eighteen "stations." It begins in the tiny Greenwich Village cafâe where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. We then travel across a landscape of creative aspirations and inspirations: from Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Mexico, to a meeting of an Arctic explorer's society in Berlin
Starting at Zero
Jimi Hendrix · 229 pages
"It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him forever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely private by nature, Jimi was shrouded in intrigue from the moment he first came into the public eye, and the
Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story. Brian Wilson with Todd Gold
Brian Wilson · 416 pages
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones · 414 pages
Cash
Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr · 320 pages
He was the "Man in Black," a country music legend, and the quintessential American troubadour. He was an icon of rugged individualism who had been to hell and back, telling the tale as never before. In his unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash tells the truth about the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs, and the people who shaped him. In his own words, Cash set the record st