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Include books by the same authorI Lived to Tell It All
George Jones, Tom Carter · 430 pages
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
Slash
Slash, Anthony Bozza · 480 pages
From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith
Joe Perry · 416 pages
The lead guitarist of Aerosmith shares behind-the-scenes perspectives into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band, discussing such topics as his teen decision to drop out of school, enduring relationship with Steve Tyler and experiences with fame and recovery.
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
Heaven And Hell: My Life In The Eagles (1974 2001)
Don Felder · 352 pages
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
Laura Jane Grace · 313 pages
The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self.
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
Devil On My Shoulder
Alice Cooper with Daniel Richler
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee describes his struggles to overcome his demons.
Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star
Tracey Thorn · 364 pages
Tracey Thorn was one half of internationally successful group Everything But the Girl and collaborated with Paul Weller, Massive Attack and dance legend Todd Terry. This is the funny, perceptive and candid story of her 30-year pop career. I was only sixteen when I bought an electric guitar and joined a band. A year later, I formed an all-girl band called the Marine Girls and played gigs, and signe
My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses
Steven Adler · 322 pages
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars · 464 pages
Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity love affairs, rollercoaster drug addictions, and immortal music in Mötley Crüe books like Tommyland and The Heroin Diaries, but n
Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera
Rex Brown, Mark Eglinton · 259 pages
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
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones · 414 pages
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Carrie Brownstein · 244 pages
From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney. With Sleater-Kinney, Brownstein and her bandmates rose to prominence in the burgeoning underground feminist punk-rock movement that would define music and pop culture in the 1990s.
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.
Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored
John Lydon · 544 pages
Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson · 279 pages
Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans classic, raw, and pure badass rock and roll for more than three decades. As the only sisters in rock who write their own music and play their own instruments, Ann and Nancy have always stood apart. By refusing to let themselves and their music be defined by their gender, and by never allowing their sexuality to overshadow their talent, the Wil
Telling Stories
Tim Burgess · 244 pages
This is the frank and vivid memoir of the lead singer of indie rock-band The Charlatans.
It'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.
Society's Child: My Autobiography
Janis Ian · 361 pages