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100 Must-Read Musician Memoirs and Biographies - Page 3

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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Morrissey Autobiography (Penguin Classics)
Morrissey Autobiography
81
Penguin Classics
Joan Jett (Todd Oldham, Joan Jett)
Joan Jett
82
Todd Oldham, Joan Jett
I Am Ozzy
I Am Ozzy
83
Rocks: My Life in and Out of Aerosmith (Joe Perry)
Rocks: My Life in and Out of Aerosmith
84
Joe Perry
Elvis and Me (Priscilla Presley)
Elvis and Me
85
Priscilla Presley
Life by Keith Richards
Life by Keith Richards
86
Crazy From the Heat (David Lee Roth)
Crazy From the Heat
87
David Lee Roth
Bird Lives!: The High Life & Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker (Ross Russell)
Bird Lives!: The High Life & Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker
88
Ross Russell
Slash (Anthony Bozza)
Slash
89
Anthony Bozza
Somebody to Love?: A Rock-And-Roll Memoir (Grace Slick, Andrea Cagan)
Somebody to Love?: A Rock-And-Roll Memoir
90
Grace Slick, Andrea Cagan
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
91
Patti Smith
Face the Music (Paul Stanley)
Face the Music
92
Paul Stanley
Seven Deadly Sins : Corey Taylor
Seven Deadly Sins : Corey Taylor
93
Who I Am, Pete Townsend
Who I Am, Pete Townsend
94
The Real Frank Zappa Book (Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso)
The Real Frank Zappa Book
95
Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke (Peter Guralnick)
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
96
Peter Guralnick
Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday)
Lady Sings the Blues
97
Billie Holiday
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye (David Ritz)
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye
98
David Ritz
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues (Elijah Wald)
Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
99
Elijah Wald
Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman (Fred Wesley)
Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman
100
Fred Wesley
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