22 Top memoir books like The Lives of Brian by Brian Johnson

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The Lives of Brian

By: Brian Johnson

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately repla…

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1. Slash

By: Anthony Bozza , Slash

4.00

Format: 458 pages, Hardcover

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and r… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Bozza's Slash book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
"Restlessness is a fickle catalyst; it can drive you to achieve or it can coax your demise, and sometimes the choice isn't yours"

-Anthony Bozza, Slash

"Notes and chords have become my second language and, more often than not, that vocabulary expresses what I feel when language fails me. The guitar is my conscience, too - whenever I've lost my way, i…"

-Anthony Bozza, Slash

"Once you’ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when …"

-Anthony Bozza, Slash

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2. Not Dead Yet: The Memoir

By: Phil Collins

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Phil Collins pulls no punches--about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that's inspir… read more

Similar categories in Phil Collins's Not Dead Yet: The Memoir book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal

By: Greg Renoff

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen's legendary early years After years of playing gigs ever… read more

Similar categories in Greg Renoff's Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
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4. Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen

By: None

3.84

Format: 352 pages,

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Similar categories in None's Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
Cover of What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography by Bruce Dickinson

5. What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography

By: Bruce Dickinson

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER A long-awaited memoir from the larger-than-life, multifaceted lead vocalis… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Dickinson's What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. I Am Ozzy

By: Ozzy Osbourne , Chris Ayres

4.11

Format: 176 pages,

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Similar categories in Ozzy Osbourne's I Am Ozzy book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. KISS and Make-up

By: Gene Simmons

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You wanted the truth, you got the truth--the hottest book in the world! Fueled by an explosive mix … read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

8. Rockers and Rollers: An Automotive Autobiography

By: Brian Johnson

3.87

Format: 288 pages,

By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock 'n' roll band on the planet. But by day, AC/DC's … read more

Similar categories in Brian Johnson's Rockers and Rollers: An Automotive Autobiography book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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9. Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath

By: Tony Iommi , None

3.71

Format: 160 pages,

Iron Manchronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist Tony Iommi and legendary band Black Sabba… read more

Similar categories in Tony Iommi's Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
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10. Face the Music: A Life Exposed

By: Paul Stanley

4.06

Format: None pages, ebook

In Face the Music, Paul Stanley--the co-founder and famous "Starchild" frontman of KISS--reveals fo… read more

Similar categories in Paul Stanley's Face the Music: A Life Exposed book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
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11. Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock

By: Sammy Hagar

3.32

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sammy Hagar--legendary lead singer of Van Halen, founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand, and one of… read more

Similar categories in Sammy Hagar's Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll

12. White Line Fever: The Autobiography

By: Lemmy Kilmister , Janiss Garza

3.04

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

One of music's most notorious frontmen leads a headbanging, voyeuristic odyssey into sex, drugs, an… read more

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13. Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica

By: Mick Wall

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Their roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played--heavy meta… read more

Similar categories in Mick Wall's Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

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14. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

Similar categories in Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more

Similar categories in Billy Connolly's Rambling Man: My Life on the Road book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story

By: Roger Daltrey

4.06

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

The frontman of one of the greatest bands of all time tells the story of his rise from nothing to r… read more

Similar categories in Roger Daltrey's Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
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17. Karma: My Autobiography

By: Boy George

3.62

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more

Similar categories in Boy George's Karma: My Autobiography book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Edmondson's Berserker! book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion

By: Tom Beaujour

4.07

Format: 535 pages, Hardcover

Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that pe… read more

Similar categories in Tom Beaujour's Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
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20. The Lives of Brian

By: Brian Johnson

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately repla… read more

Similar categories in Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

21. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

Similar categories in Daniel de Visé's The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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22. Charlie's Good Tonight

By: Paul Sexton

4.12

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one … read more

Similar categories in Paul Sexton's Charlie's Good Tonight book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
Cover of Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend by Chris Kamara

23. Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend

By: Chris Kamara

4.30

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Foreword by Ben Shephard‘Everyone loves Kammy . . . Full of humour and endless blunders’ – The Time… read more

Similar categories in Chris Kamara's Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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24. Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

By: Geezer Butler

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black … read more

Similar categories in Geezer Butler's Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
"Being in Black Sabbath felt like being an actor in a soap opera. It’s a minor miracle all four of the original lineup survived beyond the 1970s, let alone that we’re all still here. Along the way, we…"

-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

"Writing was my godsend, my treatment, my way of digging myself out of a depressive hole. That’s not an outlet a lot of working-class kids had. But because I’d been exposed to books from an early age,…"

-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

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25. Confess: The Autobiography

By: Rob Halford

4.40

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, c… read more

Similar categories in Rob Halford's Confess: The Autobiography book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography by Ronnie James Dio

26. Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography

By: Ronnie James Dio

4.15

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Instant National Bestseller The long-awaited autobiography by one of heavy metal’s most revered ic… read more

Similar categories in Ronnie James Dio's Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • rock n roll
  • audiobook
Cover of Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures by Rob Halford

27. Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures

By: Rob Halford

4.31

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Metal God, himself, Rob Halford—lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically accl… read more

Similar categories in Rob Halford's Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'n' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, the Cult, and Velvet Revolver by Matt Sorum

28. Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'n' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, the Cult, and Velvet Revolver

By: Matt Sorum

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In DoubleTalkin’ Jive legendary drummer Matt Sorum takes music lovers behind the scenes of a remark… read more

Similar categories in Matt Sorum's Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'n' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, the Cult, and Velvet Revolver book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax by Frank Bello

29. Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax

By: Frank Bello

4.05

Format: None pages, None

Frank Bello is an American musician, most notable as bassist for the legendary thrash metal band An… read more

Similar categories in Frank Bello's Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young, AC/DC's Last Man Standing by Jeff Apter

30. High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young, AC/DC's Last Man Standing

By: Jeff Apter

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Angus Young, the founder and the last original member of AC/DC still in the band, has for more than… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Apter's High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young, AC/DC's Last Man Standing book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Turn It Up! My Time Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock Music by Tom Werman

31. Turn It Up! My Time Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock Music

By: Tom Werman

3.80

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Tom Werman was deeply affected by pop music from a young age. He … read more

Similar categories in Tom Werman's Turn It Up! My Time Making Hit Records in the Glory Days of Rock Music book and Brian Johnson's The Lives of Brian

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography

20 Top audiobook books like The Lives of Brian by Brian Johnson

Transform Your Habits

Not Dead Yet: The Memoir

Phil Collins

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal

Greg Renoff

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen

None

3.84

Transform Your Habits

What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography

Bruce Dickinson

4.20

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9 Best music books like Karma: My Autobiography by Boy George

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Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

Bernie Taupin

3.58

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Karma: My Autobiography

Boy George

3.62

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Madonna: A Rebel Life

Mary Gabriel

4.03

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