Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead

Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story. Brian Wilson with Todd Gold

Brian Wilson · 416 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

Heaven And Hell: My Life In The Eagles (1974 2001)

Don Felder · 352 pages

I Am Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne · 307 pages

"They've said some crazy things about me over the years. I mean, okay: 'He bit the head off a bat.' Yes. 'He bit the head off a dove.' Yes. But then you hear things like, 'Ozzy went to the show last night, but he wouldn't perform until he'd killed fifteen puppies . . .' Now me, kill fifteen puppies? I love puppies. I've got eighteen of the fking things at home. I've killed a few cows in my

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

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.

Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

Steven Tyler · 376 pages

The frontman of the classic rock band Aerosmith tells his story, including his rise to rock stardom in the 1970s, the band's drop in popularity, and their comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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

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.

18 and Life on Skid Row

Sebastian Bach · 439 pages

Filled with backstage photos from Bach's own personal collection, 18 and life on Skid Row is the story of hitting it big at a young age, and of a band that broke up in its prime. It is the story of a man who achieved his wildest dreams, only to lose his family, and then his home. It is a story of perseverance and of a man who has made his life on the road and always will.

Ronnie: The Autobiography

Ron Wood, Jeffrey Robinson · 384 pages

An account of the long-term Rolling Stone member's career also describes his relationships with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts; his evolution as a musician at the height of the band's success; and his perspectives on the music scene of the 1960s.

Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division

Peter Hook

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.

I Lived to Tell It All

George Jones, Tom Carter · 430 pages

Devil On My Shoulder

Alice Cooper with Daniel Richler

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee describes his struggles to overcome his demons.

Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera

Rex Brown, Mark Eglinton · 259 pages

Telling Stories

Tim Burgess · 244 pages

This is the frank and vivid memoir of the lead singer of indie rock-band The Charlatans.

My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses

Steven Adler · 322 pages

Somebody to Love?: A Rock-and-Roll Memoir

Grace Slick · 370 pages

Grace Slick was the original "great rock diva." As the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane, which produced classics like "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love," she was at the forefront of the sixties and seventies counterculture. Now she offers a revealing portrait of the complex woman behind the rock-outlaw image and delivers a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred view of rock's grandest stages. Som

Scar 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

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'

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.

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.

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