Recommend some good music biographies?
 

Recommend some good music biographies? Any genre is fine.

Come As You Are by Michael Azzerad

Rivers Edge: The Weezer Story by John D. Luerssen

Here's a quick list right off of the top of my head...

Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed - Paul Trynka

Moon - Tony Fletcher (Possibly the best book about Keith Moon. Also there was a book I think called Full Moon, but I forgot on how that one was)

John Lennon - Ray Coleman

Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love - John Einarson (Also the author of a fine book on John Kay and Steppenwolf)

Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story of The Ramones - Everette True

Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector - Mick Brown
(Also, He's a Rebel is a good Spector book Pre-Lana)

Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and The 13'th Floor Elevators - Paul Drummond

Blur: 3862 Days - Stuart Maconie

Suede: Love and Passion - David Barnett

Stripped: Depeche Mode - Johnathan Miller (A bit long, but still damn good)

Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd - Mark Blake



Also the following Day to Day books are highly recommended:

The Complete Beatles Chronicle - Mark Lewisohn

So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-by-Day 1965-1973 - Christopher Hjort (although, of course, it goes deep into their pre-'65 history as well)

White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-by-Day - Richie Unterberger


That should get you started.

My favorite, so far:

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Hank Williams: The Biography by Colin Escott is a book I'd recommend to anyone interested in musicians and their lives. Hank lived a short one, but interesting one.

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I have no doubt that's gotta' be an interesting read. I'll be on the lookout for it.

Also I'm planning on buying Townes Van Zandts biography and Woody Guthrie's autobiography. Both seemed to be fairly interesting men and would like to know as much as I can about the both of them. I've heard good things about both, but I've never read them so I can't suggest them to you.

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Pretty good book. Gutsy (that he has lead such a lifestyle) and straightforward. Love the stories he presents on drugs and motorhead - just downright hilarious.

Cool thanks everyone.

Recommend some good music biographies?
My always vote to micheal Jecson music biography.