10 must-read autobiography books like Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross

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Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Cross

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still…

"One of these days, I'm going to astral project myself up into the skies," he boasted. "I'll be going to the stars and the moon. I want to fly and see what's up there. "I want to go up to the sky," he said, looking at his aunt, "from star to star."

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

"They drove to the parking lot of Garfield High School, where Jimi pointed to the windows on the building and told Carmen what classes were held there. The building had a pull that had him returning with a regularity that was in contrast to the infrequency of his attendance as a student. Since his fame, Garfield had taken on a mysterious allure that saw Jimi dedicate all his Seattle shows to the school from which he flunked out."

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

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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

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • musicians
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"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. The Beatles Anthology

By: The Beatles , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , George Harrison

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This extraordinary project has been made possible because Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"I'm sitting here doing nothing but ageing while my guitar gently weeps"

-The Beatles, The Beatles Anthology

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3. Chronicles, Volume One

By: Bob Dylan

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manif… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"People were people."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

"My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

"Sometimes you just have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

"Sebuah lagu laksana mimpi, dan kita berusaha untuk membuatnya jadi kenyataan."

-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

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4. The Beatles: The Biography

By: Bob Spitz

4.09

Format: 983 pages, Paperback

Even before the Beatles hit the big time, a myth was created. This version of the Beatles legend sm… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. John Lennon: The Life

By: Philip Norman

4.04

Format: 851 pages, Hardcover

For more than a quarter century, biographer Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has … read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"You know...give peace a chance, not shoot people for peace. All we need is love. I believe it. it's damned hard but I absolutely believe it. We're not the first to say 'Imagine no countries' or 'Give…"

-Philip Norman, John Lennon: The Life

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6. Clapton: The Autobiography

By: Eric Clapton

4.17

Format: 251 pages,

I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choice… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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7. The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

By: Neil Strauss , Marilyn Manson

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

The 150,000-copy national bestselling autobiography of Marilyn Manson, America's most controversial… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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8. Miles: The Autobiography

By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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9. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

By: Daniel J. Levitin

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life--even if yo… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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10. Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana

By: Michael Azerrad

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Nirvana came out of nowhere in 1991 to sell nearly five million copies of their landmark album Neve… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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11. I Am Ozzy

By: Ozzy Osbourne , Chris Ayres

4.11

Format: 176 pages,

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

12. No One Here Gets Out Alive

By: Danny Sugerman , Jerry Hopkins

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, cha… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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13. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Cross

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still… read more

Similar categories in Charles R. Cross's Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix book and Charles R. Cross's Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • musicians
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One of these days, I'm going to astral project myself up into the skies," he boasted. "I'll be going to the stars and the moon. I want to fly and see what's up there. "I want to go up to the sky," he…"

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

"They drove to the parking lot of Garfield High School, where Jimi pointed to the windows on the building and told Carmen what classes were held there. The building had a pull that had him returning w…"

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

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14. 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

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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15. Hammer of the Gods

By: Stephen Davis

4.00

Format: 205 pages,

Led Zeppelin was the hottest, hardest, horniest, most hedonistic group in rock history. Their parti… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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16. I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie

By: Pamela Des Barres , Dave Navarro

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

The stylish, exuberant, and remarkably sweet confession of one of the most famous groupies of the 1… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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17. The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

By: Steven Pinker

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitu… read more

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  • nonfiction

18. Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream

By: Neil Young

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young offers a kaleidoscopic v… read more

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19. Life

By: Keith Richards

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Hardcover

With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the… read more

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20. 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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21. England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond

By: Jon Savage

4.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment t… read more

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22. 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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23. Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

By: Steven Tyler

3.93

Format: None pages,

"I've been mythicized, Mick-icized, eulogized and fooligized, I've been Cole-Portered and farmer's-… read more

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24. Scar Tissue

By: Larry Sloman , Anthony Kiedis

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Now in paperback, the New York Timesbestseller by one of rock's most provocative figures Scar Tissu… read more

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25. It's So Easy: And Other Lies

By: Duff McKagan

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

A founding member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle… read more

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26. The History of Jazz

By: Ted Gioia

4.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colo… read more

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27. What to Listen for in Music

By: Alan Rich , Aaron Copland , William Schuman

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to music intelligently, Aaron Copland raises two basi… read more

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28. Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation

By: Philip Norman

4.38

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Updated to include Paul McCartney's knighting and the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison. Ph… read more

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29. The Rest Is Noise Series: Apparition from the Woods: The Loneliness of Jean Sibelius (Time for a Rhyme)

By: Alex Ross

3.81

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a chapter from Alex Ross’s groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, ‘Th… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
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30. Proust Was a Neuroscientist

By: Jonah Lehrer

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Since the dawn of the modern age, science's greatest contribution to the world has been its ability… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"To have a style is to be stuck."

-Jonah Lehrer, Proust Was a Neuroscientist

"Science has discovered that, like any work of literature, the human genome is a text in need of commentary, for what Eliot said of poetry is also true of DNA: 'all meanings depend on the key of inter…"

-Jonah Lehrer, Proust Was a Neuroscientist

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31. Janis: Her Life and Music

By: Holly George-Warren

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence This blazingly intimate biography of… read more

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  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

7 Top audiobook books like Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross

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Bob Dylan

3.97

Transform Your Habits

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Bob Spitz

4.09

Transform Your Habits

John Lennon: The Life

Philip Norman

4.04

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I Am Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne , Chris Ayres

4.11

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Tommyland

Tommy Lee , Anthony Bozza

3.69

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Anthony Bozza , Slash

4.00

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The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr , George Harrison

4.38

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Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith

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