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100 Must-Read Musician Memoirs and Biographies - Page 2

One of the best ways to get into a new (old) band or musician is to find their memoirs and biographies. Immerse yourself in the creation of these gifted humans, stare googly-eyed at the photos printed on glossy pages in the middle of the book, and then jam out to their music. It's all a win.
At least, that's how I ended up obsessed with Guns N' Roses. And The Doors. And Motley Crue. And Aerosmith. And, in the future, many more that I'm holding on to for just the right moment.
Here are 100 musician memoirs and biographies, sorted by the music's genre (loosely defined), to get you rockin' and rollin' and movin' and groovin'.
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Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Björk (Evelyn Mcdonnell)
Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Björk
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Evelyn Mcdonnell
Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones (Dee Dee Ramone)
Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones
42
Dee Dee Ramone
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag (Henry Rollins)
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag
43
Henry Rollins
Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My  Life as a Fabulous Ronette (Ronnie Spector, Vince Waldron)
Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life as a Fabulous Ronette
44
Ronnie Spector, Vince Waldron
Rod: The Autobiography (Rod Stewart)
Rod: The Autobiography
45
Rod Stewart
Diana Ross: A Biography (J. Randy Taraborrelli)
Diana Ross: A Biography
46
J. Randy Taraborrelli
In the Pleasure Groove
In the Pleasure Groove
47
I, Tina
I, Tina
48
Catch a Fire (Timothy White)
Catch a Fire
49
Timothy White
Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been (Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been
50
Pharrell Williams
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys (Viv Albertine)
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys
51
Viv Albertine
Between a Heart and a Rock Place (Pat Benatar With Patsi Bale Cox)
Between a Heart and a Rock Place
52
Pat Benatar With Patsi Bale Cox
Chuck Berry an Autobiography (Chuck Berry)
Chuck Berry an Autobiography
53
Chuck Berry
Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust
54
David Bowie
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
55
Carrie Brownstein
Lips Unsealed: A Memoir (Belinda Carlisle)
Lips Unsealed: A Memoir
56
Belinda Carlisle
Cash (Johnny Cash)
Cash
57
Johnny Cash
Clapton: The Autobiography (Eric Clapton)
Clapton: The Autobiography
58
Eric Clapton
Journals (Kurt Cobain)
Journals
59
Kurt Cobain
Not Dead Yet (Collins)
Not Dead Yet
60
Collins
Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink (Elvis Costello)
Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink
61
Elvis Costello
Room Full of Mirrors - A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Room Full of Mirrors - A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
62
Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway (Cherie Currie)
Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway
63
Cherie Currie
Touching From a Distance
Touching From a Distance
64
Hammer of the Gods (Stephen Davis)
Hammer of the Gods
65
Stephen Davis
Things the Grandchildren Should Know (Mark Oliver Everett)
Things the Grandchildren Should Know
66
Mark Oliver Everett
Fleetwood (Mick Fleetwood)
Fleetwood
67
Mick Fleetwood
Girl in a Band (Kim Gordon)
Girl in a Band
68
Kim Gordon
Last Train to Memphis
Last Train to Memphis
69
Diary of a Rock'n'roll Star (Ian Hunter)
Diary of a Rock'n'roll Star
70
Ian Hunter
Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol)
Dancing With Myself
71
Billy Idol
Mercury: An Intimate Biography (Lesley-Ann Jones)
Mercury: An Intimate Biography
72
Lesley-Ann Jones
Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue
73
White Line Fever: The Autobiography (Lemme Kilmister & Janiss Garza)
White Line Fever: The Autobiography
74
Lemme Kilmister & Janiss Garza
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx)
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
75
Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
Searching for the Sound Phil Lesh (Phil Lesh)
Searching for the Sound Phil Lesh
76
Phil Lesh
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
77
Long Hard Road Out of Hell- Marilyn Mansons Biography
Long Hard Road Out of Hell- Marilyn Mansons Biography
78
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (Nick Mason)
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
79
Nick Mason
Duff McKagan, It's So Easy and Other Lies
Duff McKagan, It's So Easy and Other Lies
80
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