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Hide books by the same authorScar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis · 465 pages
Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis's searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though
Girl in a Band
Kim Gordon · 273 pages
Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story -- a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll. Gordon tells the story of her family, growing up in California in the '60s and '70s, her life in visual art, her move to New York City, the men in her l
Get In The Van: On The Road With Black Flag
Henry Rollins
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.
Face the Music: A Life Exposed
Paul Stanley · 462 pages
The co-founder and lead singer of the rock band Kiss discusses his childhood, the drama of his life on and off the stage, his personal relationships, and the turbulent dynamics with his bandmates over the past four decades.
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
Nick Mason · 359 pages
Life
Keith Richards · 592 pages
Autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards. With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards lived the original rock and roll life. He tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane; his listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones'
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.
Clapton: The Autobiography
Eric Clapton · 352 pages
The legendary guitarist recounts the story of his life and his career, recalling his work with the Yardbirds, Cream, and as a solo artist; years of drug and alcohol abuse; failed marriage to Patti Boyd; and the accidental death of his young son.
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
Chrissie Hynde · 344 pages
Chrissie Hynde, leader of the Pretenders, is one of the most widely imitated figures in rock: sexy, unflappable, vulnerable yet tough, a groundbreaking songwriter and performer. In these pages, Chrissie gives us her story. We see her all-American 1950s childhood in Ohio, and her teenage self falling for the rock music of the 1960s. We follow her to London, where she takes a job with NME and makes
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
Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music
James Rhodes · 304 pages
My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses
Steven Adler · 322 pages
Beneath the Underdog
Charles Mingus · 334 pages
Introduction by Richard Williams. Mingus by Mingus. From the shabby roadhouses to fabulous estates, from the psychiatric ward of Bellevue to worlds of mysticism and solitude, these are the celebrated, demonic, anguished and, above all, profoundly moving memoirs of the great jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
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.
Lips Unsealed: A Memoir
Belinda Carlisle · 276 pages
The front woman for The Go-Go's, one of the most iconic bands of the 1980s, takes a spellbinding look at life in the fast lane of the rock world and explores her struggles with weight, sobriety, spirituality, and self-esteem.
Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir
Beth Ditto, Michelle Tea · 164 pages
The lead singer of the band Gossip reveals her colorful life, from her humble beginnings as an overweight girl in rural Arkansas to her transformation into a glam lesbian diva with aspirations to save rock and roll.
Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song
Sara Bareilles · 197 pages
The singer-songwriter presents a series of confessional writings about the searches for growth, healing, and self-acceptance behind some of her most popular songs.
Things The Grandchildren Should Know
Mark Oliver Everett · 256 pages
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.
Journey of a Thousand Miles: My Story
Lang Lang, David Ritz · 256 pages
"Number One" was a phrase my father--and, for that matter, my mother--repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents' friends and by their friends' children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One