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Whats your favourite musical auto biography or biography you have read?

We all have that artists auot biography's or biography's we have read about who's story was so riveting you couldnt put it down. It would be great to hear everyones opinions on what they think is the best one they have read. For me so far unequalled is Sex, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll by Billy Thorpe. His story was fascinating and showed the sixties in all its rock and roll glory. From mad sexcapdes to run ins with thugs from the sydney underworld to the loss of a close friend this book is fast packed from start to finish. Billy is such a great story teller he makes you believe he was the biggest musical artist in australia at that time which wasnt necessarily the case. Considering he doesnt even rank as one of my favourite artists yet the book leaves Slash by Anthony Bozza and Scar Tissue (Anthony Keidis) by Larry Sloman in its shadow, both artists of whom I am a fan shows how much I rate this book.

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Permalink Reply by Gail Manchester on March 22, 2012 at 1:02pm

Crystal Zevon talking about her book about Warren. Lovd this book. She refrences WZ's time in Aspen. Can you imagine a better duo than Hunter S and Warren Z hanging out..talk about Lawyers, Guns and Money.

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Permalink Reply by Theodore Knapinsky on October 5, 2011 at 12:37am

BlackNight by Jerry Bloom- It gets very close to the mystic of ritchie Blackmore

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Permalink Reply by Joe Rich on October 5, 2011 at 11:58am

The new Autobiography by Dave Mustaine is fantastic. "Chapter and Verse" about Genesis is also full of lots of interesting stories and fights within the band...

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Morrison on October 6, 2011 at 8:10am

Actually 2:
Buried Alive-Janis Joplin

No One Here Gets Out Alive-Jim Morrison

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Permalink Reply by Bill Davidson on October 7, 2011 at 11:12am

Has anyone read Kristin Hersh's memoir, Rat Girl? I've seen it at a local bookstore and am curious to pick it up.

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Permalink Reply by Kristofer Rönström on October 11, 2011 at 4:19am

Mike Barnes - "Captain Beefheart" the biography . Brilliant view of a brilliant artist.

Though i'm pretty curious about the newly published book from John "drumbo" French. To read his view

and take on the man would be the best insight i guess...

And ofcource - "our band could be your life" by Micheal Azzerad.

Though i'm looking fwd to a book that*ll cover Minutemen and Minutemen only...

Have the newly released Husker book - haven't read it yet though - hope it's good....

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Permalink Reply by Gail Manchester on October 20, 2011 at 1:52pm

Not a fave..,but the life of a "band aid"

I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie Pamela Des Barres

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Permalink Reply by Gail Manchester on October 20, 2011 at 1:56pm

On my winter reading list for the coming Nebraska snows

Just Kids authored by Patti Smith about her life with artist Robert Mapplethorpe.

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Permalink Reply by Sean McAnally on October 21, 2011 at 10:16pm

Hands down... Without You: The Tragic Story Of Badfinger.

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Permalink Reply by adrian kelly on February 11, 2012 at 4:11pm

Dave Mustaine A Life In Metal. Brilliant.

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Permalink Reply by shermo on May 21, 2012 at 11:06pm

Not long finished reading Motley Crue's 'The Dirt' after seeing all the good reviews it got. What a book. Be hard to top that. I dont mind some of their music but that was a read I couldnt put down. Sensational.