The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond
By: Chris Blackwell
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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1. Sound Man
By: Glyn Johns
3.71
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
A memoir of a remarkable rock-and-roll career from Glyn Johns, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame produce… read more
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2. Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
By: Lloyd Bradley
4.95
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
'Jamaican music at last has the book it deserves' Prince Buster, from his Foreword 'The first compr… read more
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3. Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
By: David Hepworth
4.25
Format: 512 pages, ebook
As heard on Radcliffe and Maconie, Danny Baker and Simon Mayo 'Fascinating from start to finish' Si… read more
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4. The Philosophy of Modern Song
By: Bob Dylan
3.80
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song
5. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
By: Bono
4.20
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
6. Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship
By: Willie Nelson
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Discover the untold stories and unbreakable bond between country music icon Willie Nelson and his l… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
7. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
By: Warren Zanes
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
8. Sonic Life: A Memoir
By: Thurston Moore
3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
By: Chris Frantz
3.50
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Chris Frantz’s memoir tells the story of his life with Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and his life-lon… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Without adventures, we won’t have stories."-Chris Frantz, Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
"...the opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is selfishness."-Chris Frantz, Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
10. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
By: Kenneth Womack
4.16
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. … read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Led Zeppelin: The Biography
By: Bob Spitz
4.06
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive New York Times bestselling history of the Beatles comes the autho… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
By: Lucinda Williams
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Good Pop, Bad Pop
By: Jarvis Cocker
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a … read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. Like a Rolling Stone
By: Jann S. Wenner
3.84
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offe… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
By: Sly Stone
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Goth: A History
By: Lol Tolhurst
3.68
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
Following his memoir Cured , a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a mi… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. 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
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir
By: Michael McDonald
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. 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
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond
By: Chris Blackwell
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Sound Man and The Soundtrack of My Life , a lyrical, warmhearted, and inspirational … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- business
- audiobook
21. Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir
By: Kid Congo Powers
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experience… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZZT
By: Trevor Horn
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
As a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'. … read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
By: Miki Berenyi
4.46
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Exit Stage Left: The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars
By: Nick Duerden
3.77
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
For fans of music books from David Hepworth, Pete Paphides, Bob Stanley and Craig Brown, as well as… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion
By: Harry Sword
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Monolithic Undertow alights a crooked path across musical, religious, and subcultural frontiers, ex… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- history
"Think of a power cut and how it brings into focus the eerie quiet that befalls a house when the various mechanical drones that our brains are so adept at tuning out - the low hum of central heating, …"-Harry Sword, Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion
26. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography
By: Benjamin Zephaniah
4.33
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Bodies
By: Ian Winwood
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Money, freedom, adoring fans: professional musicians seem to have it all. But beneath the surface l… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
28. Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio
By: David Hepworth
4.06
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
With a foreword by Paul McCartney'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch'Th… read more
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- music
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Nick Drake: The Life
By: Richard Morton Jack
4.54
Format: 546 pages, Kindle Edition
'This is the book we've been waiting for . . . It is a biography to be treasured' Joe Boyd 'The … read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
30. Under a Rock: A Memoir
By: Chris Stein
3.74
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Har… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
31. The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music
By: Tony King
4.06
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most … read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
