peteb Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) The Stevie Ray Vaughan one "Caught In The Crossfire" is a good read and the Guy Pratt book is very funny! No one has mentioned "The Dirt" by Mötley Crüe! Very entertaining and will amaze you with the quite awe inspiring dumbness of the protagonists...! Edited June 18, 2013 by peteb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Rhinos Winos and Lunatics - Deke Leonard. Seventies rock excess with humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I read the Joe Zawinul biography "In a silent way" by Brian Glasser, recently. It's very detailed and really interesting. It is quite bass related too, goes into quite a lot of depth about the various bassists in weather report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1371544572' post='2115163'] The Stevie Ray Vaughan one "Caught In The Crossfire" is a good read and the Guy Pratt book is very funny! [b]No one has mentioned "The Dirt" by Mötley Crüe! Very entertaining and will amaze you with the quite awe inspiring dumbness of the protagonists...![/b] [/quote] It's a great read, and also quite sad, the author tells the story really sympathetically, it's not all about drugs, drink and pooching groupies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 "The Dirt" is a great read, and Nikki Six's "Heroin Diaries" is also very readable and eye-opening. Last bassist autobiog. I read was Jah Wobble's "Memoirs Of A Geezer", which I thought was excellent. You're bound to find some "33 1/3" books you'll enjoy, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1371496864' post='2114704'] How long do we have to wait for the paperback edition? [/quote] I haven't the faintest idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Not exactly a biography, but "The Music Lesson" by Victor Wooten It's a curious account of a period of learning in his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1371557480' post='2115416'] I haven't the faintest idea [/quote] Hmmm ... I may have to cough up for the hardback then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ozzy, iron man by Tony Iommi, it's so easy by Duff Mckagan, scar tissue Anthony keidis, slash, and while its not an autobiography "this is a call" the life and times of Dave Grohl is a good read. Marilyn Manson's book was interesting too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol by Glen Matlock is a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 My favourite three: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Two good ones. "Falling and Laughing, the restoration of Edwyn Collins" by his Mrs Grace Maxwell ( great feel better read) and "Confessions of a heavy metal addict, hell bent for leather" by Seb Green the story of any one of us here and really quite moving But at times laugh out loud in a "Oh God I've done that type of way" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Gene Simmons from Kiss wrote the most boring of the 3 original Kiss members autobiographies. I was a big fan so found it ok. I really liked Duff McKagan's book and found it quite inspiring. For the best car crash read, go to the 60s soul stars - Bettye Lavette's starts with her pimp dangling her out of a New York tower block and then manages to pick [b]up[/b] the pace! Likewise Bobby Womack's is equally unsubtle starting with his ex-wife trying to kill him. Makes the wild men of hard rock seem quite straight by comparison. I can't remember the title but the ex-Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison did a book about his experiences and being passed over that was kind of interesting but typing this 10yrs later clearly not that memorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Was that not Gary Valentine? If so I agree. But they all fell out with Glenn and Don...er Chris and Debbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dry_stone Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 +1 Ska-d for Life by Horace Panter +1 Beneath the Underdog by Charlie Mingus +1 Memoirs Of A Geezer by Jah Wobble Other good books I have enjoyed written by or about bass players: Riding Shotgun by Gerry McAvoy [color="#FF0000"]-[/color] a great autobiog from Rory Gallagher’s right hand man for 20 years. Japan and Self Existence by Mick Karn – written a couple of years before Mick died, it is more like a cathartic work of art than a book. Composing Himself by Jack Bruce - I enjoyed this book for the brilliant history of the British jazz, blues and rock scene in the ‘60s where Jack played a massive part. Searching for the Sound, my Life with the Grateful Dead by Phil Lesh - interesting to read about the exceptional lengths the Dead went to in order to create their unique live sound.. one set-up for Phil's bass rigg included his pick-ups and bass wired in such a way that each individual string was isolated and played through its own amp and stack of speaker cabinets. My Bass and other Animals by Guy Pratt - very entertaining, Guy has more than a few tales to tell. I am half way through, and really enjoying, The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten, which was also mentioned by Grangur previously on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML94 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Standing in the shadows of Motown ! (If it has been mentioned sorry!) if you love James Jamerson and Motown you'll love this! Ge the DVD as well! Also a load of his best work being played by some of the best right now, marcus miller, pino palladino etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Ive had the Mark Everrett (the bloke from the band Eels) book recommended to me as it's supposed to be very good. Ive just ordered it from Amazon, I'll let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 cheers lads, all great suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJ Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 [quote name='ML94' timestamp='1371884166' post='2119053'] Standing in the shadows of Motown [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) And if you're fed up with all those "real-life stories" and want some fiction for a change then try "Espedair Street" by Iain Banks, which is possibly the best fictional account of being in a band ever. And it's main character is the bass player. Edited July 4, 2013 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The Slash and Anthony Kiedis ones mentioned are both decent reads. Lemmy's "White Line Fever" is light but enjoyable too. I've got "Dream Brother" which is a biography of Jeff and Tom Buckley, tells their stories in parallel, a chapter on each. That was a great read, although being a big fan of Jeff, his chapters held my attention more. Don't bother with Scott Weiland's excuse for an autobiography though, load of old bollocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Bill Bruford's Autobiog is fantastic. "The torpid and slow-moving Chris Squire" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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