I've been reading alot of music biographies lately. Some have been great, others not as great...
What are some you the best out there?
I've been reading alot of music biographies lately. Some have been great, others not as great...
What are some you the best out there?
My favorites are:
Jaco: Jaco Pastorias - http://www.amazon.com/Jaco-Bill-Milkowski/dp/087930426X
and
Hammer of the Gods: Led Zeppelin - http://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Gods-Led-Zeppelin-Saga/dp/0061473081/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367869480&sr=1-8
And if you haven't read the Eric Clapton "tell-all" autobiography, you probably should do that! http://www.amazon.com/Clapton-Autobiography-Eric/dp/076792536X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367869621&sr=1-1&keywords=eric+clapton
This is the all time best jazz autobiographies of all time. It's not strictly true, but I think the stretching of the truth creates a feeling or mood that is a truth or something....Mingus was being a Jazz musician even when writing. Or something. Ask an English major.....
Q - Autobiography Quincy Jone
Inside Out - Nick Mason Personal take on Pink Floyd
Blue Chicago The Search for Authenticity in Urban Blues - David Grazian
Stevie Ray Vauhgn Soul to Soul -Kerri Leigh
Jimi Hendrix - by his younger brother Leon Hendrix
Ravi Shankar - My Music My Life get the 2008 version with Phillip Glass addition.
Huh thats all I remeber reading for now..... oh read this interview recently
MIles biography is wonderful
Just finished the Greg Allman, very good
Keith Richards was great
Scar Tissue, Anthony Keides, was very good as well
Love the Stevie Ray Vaughn book
Garcia's book is also great
There are so many and love getting the inside scoop on these people....great post!
I really like Quincy Jones's Biography. He was at the center of so many cool innovations of music from the 1940's till now. So many great stories.
https://books.google.ca/books/about/Q.html?id=IdidgShgxQcC&source=kp_cover&hl=en
My second favorite is Sting's autobiography "broken music". I am a big fan of his music so the stories behind his songs were really great.
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