17 best-selling biography books like Joy Division. Placeres y desórdenes by Jon Savage

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Joy Division. Placeres y desórdenes

By: Jon Savage

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

La mayoría de los artistas se reservan en el escenario. Ian Curtis no. Ian Curtis, junto con los mú…

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1. How Music Works

By: David Byrne

4.00

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

How Music Works is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lif… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Performers try harder."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

"You might say that the universe plays the blues."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

"There's a good chance that you might be inspired by ideas that originate outside of yourself."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

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2. Rip it Up and Start Again

By: Simon Reynolds

4.08

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

Punk's raw power rejuvenated rock, but by the summer of 1977 the movement had become a parody of it… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • punk
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3. Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

By: Lol Tolhurst

4.16

Format: 1342 pages, Hardcover

"On our first day of school, Robert and I stood at the designated stop at Hevers Avenue with our mo… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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4. Closer

By: Dennis Cooper

3.72

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

Like Jean Genet and William Burroughs, Dennis Cooper assaults the senses as he engages the mind wit… read more

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5. The Atrocity Exhibition

By: William S. Burroughs , J.G. Ballard , V. Vale , Phoebe Gloeckner , Andrea Juno , Ana Barrado

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Easily one of the 20th century's most visionary writers, J. G. Ballard still lives far ahead of his… read more

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6. The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club

By: Peter Hook

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Hardcover

The Legendary musician and cofounder of Joy Division and New Order tells the whole story--the fun, … read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
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7. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

By: Legs McNeil , Gillian McCain

4.19

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the … read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • oral history
  • nonfiction
  • punk
"Bob Gruen: La gente veniva da noi per farsi mordere, non per farsi accarezzare."

-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

"Penny Arcade said: At that time, the DRUG world and the ART world ran through each other. (1971 - 1974)"

-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

"Hippies survived Nixon, but punk caved in to Ronald Reagan, know what I'm saying? Punk actually couldn't take a good challenge."

-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

"Ed Friedman: [talking about Patti Smith] One time she told me, "Allen Ginsberg thought I was a cute boy and he tried to pick me up, so I said, "LOOK AT THE TITS, ALLEN! NOTICE THE TITS!"

-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

8. The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

By: Martin Bunton

3.85

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles… read more

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9. Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division

By: Deborah Curtis , Jon Savage

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is an account of the mesmerising life and tragic death of Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Divis… read more

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10. The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy

By: Paula Mejia

4.36

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

The Jesus and Mary Chain's swooning debut Psychocandyseared through the underground and through the… read more

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11. Junky

By: William S. Burroughs , Allen Ginsberg , Oliver Harris

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Before his 1959 breakthrough, Naked Lunch, an unknown William S. Burroughs wrote Junky, his first n… read more

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12. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys

By: Viv Albertine

4.29

Format: 421 pages, Paperback

The guitarist for seminal female punk group The Slits recounts playing with Sid Vicious, touring wi… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • british literature
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • punk
"It’s true the good die young."

-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys

"I grew up with John Lennon at my side, like a big brother."

-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys

"Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke."

-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys

"… maybe you can tell how much pain someone is in by watching them laugh."

-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys

13. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

By: Nick Mason , Philip Dodd

3.94

Format: None pages, Paperback

Here, for the first time, is the story of Pink Floydfrom the inside out. With 116 million albums so… read more

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14. Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division

By: Peter Hook

2.56

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in th… read more

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15. Try

By: Dennis Cooper

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

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16. Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview and Other Conversations

By: Melville House

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Kurt Cobain burst into American consciousness with a vengeance with the release of Nevermind, an in… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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17. Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos

By: Michael Imperioli

4.22

Format: 509 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning ....These r… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. 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
  • punk
  • audiobook
Cover of Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris Frantz

19. 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

Similar categories in Chris Frantz's Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina book and Jon Savage's Joy Division. Placeres y desórdenes

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • punk
  • 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

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20. Record Play Pause

By: Stephen Morris

4.38

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer 'Gritty coming-of-age… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. 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
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22. Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

By: Chris Payne

4.41

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An explosive oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FA… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
" Jonathan Daniel: I mean, people knew "Sins." That song was so big everywhere. But yeah, I don't think they knew the band as much. I remember Panic! went to see Kanye in Vegas, and Pete asked Kanye i…"

-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

" Jim Adkins: ...There was a girl who wrote us, explaining how she felt like an outsider at her school because the punk rock kids wouldn't accept her, even though she liked us and a lot of the really …"

-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

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23. Verse, Chorus, Monster!

By: Graham Coxon

3.70

Format: None pages, ebook

Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

24. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

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"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

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25. Cuentos de Chejóv (Spanish Edition)

By: Anton Chekhov

4.14

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Este ebook presenta "Cuentos de Chéjov" con un sumario dinámico y detallado.Este libro es una selec… read more

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"When dawn comes I'm sitting in bed with my arms around my knees and, since I have nothing to do, am trying to know myself. "Know yourself"--what splendid and useful advice; too bad the ancients never…"

-Anton Chekhov, Cuentos de Chejóv (Spanish Edition)

"April was just beginning, and after the warm spring day it turned cooler, slightly frosty, and a breath of spring could be felt in the soft, cold air. The road from the convent to town was sandy, the…"

-Anton Chekhov, Cuentos de Chejóv (Spanish Edition)

Cover of This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History by Jon Savage

26. This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History

By: Jon Savage

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Joy Division emerged in the mid-70s at the start of a two-de… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • british literature
  • oral history
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • punk
  • audiobook
Cover of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki Berenyi

27. 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
  • british literature
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hit So Hard: A Memoir by Patty Schemel

28. Hit So Hard: A Memoir

By: Patty Schemel

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A stunningly candid and inspiring memoir of recovery from addiction and the '90s, by Hole drummer P… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery by Adam Clair

29. Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery

By: Adam Clair

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring, revelatory exploration of the genesis and impact of the fabled Elephant 6 collective … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Under a Rock: A Memoir by Chris Stein

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
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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31. The Hotel Avocado

By: Bob Mortimer

4.21

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of … read more

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  • audiobook

14 Top audiobook books like Joy Division. Placeres y desórdenes by Jon Savage

Transform Your Habits

How Music Works

David Byrne

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

Lol Tolhurst

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos

Michael Imperioli

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Sonic Life: A Memoir

Thurston Moore

3.81

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12 must-read audiobook books like Record Play Pause by Stephen Morris

Transform Your Habits

Set the Boy Free

Johnny Marr

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class

Owen Jones

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

Alan Partridge

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Face It

Debbie Harry

3.61

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