JamesBass Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So people are nagging me to give them ideas for christmas presents and am wanting music related stuff really. So what autobiographies do people recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I read the joe Zawinul one recently, that's very good if you're a fan of weather report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 [quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1385856801' post='2293022'] So people are nagging me to give them ideas for christmas presents and am wanting music related stuff really. So what autobiographies do people recommend? [/quote] Does it have to be an autobiography rather than a biography? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I've got Clapton, Harrison, Keef, Pete Townsend & Ronnie Wood's along with Patti Boyd (to get both sides of the Clapton/Harrison thing) & Joanna Lovely!! G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Admiral Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Shakey - biography of Neil Young The Heroin Diaries - Nikki Sixx INXS - Anthony Bozza Nolan, Bowie and the Brooklyn boy - Tony Visconti My boy - Philomena Lynott And the new Morrisey autobiography is apparently very entertaining, with no hold barred by the author - as one might expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeptrying Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 If you like Guns 'n' Roses, Slash and Duff Mckagan's autobiography's are both a good read. I wasn't overly keen on with Steve Adler's book, found it a little depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Jah Wobble's Memoirs of a Geezer is a very easy read and full of fun anecdotes. I also really enjoyed 'Beneath the Underdog' by Mingus. It's written in an almost dreamlike style in places, and he doesn't mind a bit of hyperbole, but that all goes to make it quite a unique read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 One of my most enjoyed musical reads has been "17 Watts" by Mo Foster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I enjoyed the Status Quo one but currently reading Bob Daisley's 'for facts sake'. It's really interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 'Really the Blues' by Mezz Mezzrow gives a very readable account of what it was like to be on the scene when Louis Armstrong's star was rising. A lot more accessible than the Mingus autobiography, but that too is compelling although obscure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The nile rodgers one is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Keith Moon, Jaco Pastorius. They both lived life absolutely on the edge..... Edited December 1, 2013 by White Cloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Deke Leonard of Man is quite the writer if you want sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Though as his publisher I admit I am biased... Order through this website before Xmas, quote Basschat and deduct £2 off the price of any of his three titles. [url="http://www.northdownpublishing.co.uk/id47.html"]http://www.northdownpublishing.co.uk/id47.html[/url] Plug over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucatus Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I think Miles' autobiography is brilliant. Very direct, almost as if you were chatting with him on a bar, and he doesn't hold any barriers. He even reckons he was a failure as a father, and he used to beat his wife at some point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Cheers for the suggestions! Will certainly have to add a few of those to the list! Nile Rodgers is a must! Beta it can be anything related to bass or music in general Edited December 1, 2013 by JamesBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 A couple of good biographies: [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Re-make-Re-model-Fashion-making-1953-1972/dp/0571229859/]Remake/Remodel by Michael Bracewell[/url] - the making of Roxy Music [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Some-Faraway-Beach-Times-Brian/dp/0752875701/]On Some Faraway Beach by David Sheppard[/url] - The Life and Times of Brian Eno And Brian Eno's Diary of 1995 - [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Swollen-Appendices-Diary-Brian/dp/0571179959]A Year With Swollen Appendicies[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx had me wondering how on earth the guy is still alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakforest5961 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 "Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division" by Peter Hook, Joy Division's bassist, is excellent. Even better is the spoken version, which you can get from e.g. www.audible.co.uk, read by Peter Hook himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I'm gonna treat myself to Rex Browns book,and Dee snider also in the next few days. Book I've bought; Mötley Crüe the dirty.. Awesome. Anthony keidis ..also great. Bloody spellchecker ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malbass Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Would highly recommend Andy Summers book 'One Train Later', really enjoyed it even though I'm not really a fan, some great stories from the sixties, jamming with Hendrix etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Sleep When I'm Dead - Warren Zevon. What a nasty piece of work he was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 A lot of soul stars put the rockers to shame; Bettye Lavette's book starts with her being dangled out the window by her pimp and then picks [b]up[/b] the pace! Bobby Womack's is equally outrageous starting with his ex-wife chasing him with a gun. Duff McKagan's was quite inspiring, Gene Simmons' was a tad boring (I liked Peter Criss' although it confirmed he is a grade A idiot!) and Johnny Cash has a bunch of decent biographies out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 [quote name='police squad' timestamp='1385884738' post='2293089'] I enjoyed the Status Quo one but currently reading Bob Daisley's 'for facts sake'. It's really interesting [/quote] Big plus 1 on Bob`s book. It cost me £25 if I remember but is a damm fine read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Guy Pratt's "My Bass And Other Animals" is a must, but steer clear of John Taylor's one - hardly any insight at all apart from drugs and groupies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Rod Stewarts book is a good read - never really been into his stuff but borrowed the book and look at him in a new light, seems a really decent "lad" type guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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