12 must-read memoir books like Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore

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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…

If you liked the memoir plot in Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Girl in a Band

By: Kim Gordon

3.67

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more

Similar categories in Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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2. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Hanna's Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • punk
  • audiobook
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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3. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

Similar categories in Werner Herzog's Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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4. Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar

By: Cynthia Carr

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol su… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Carr's Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. Lou Reed: The King of New York

By: Will Hermes

4.23

Format: 529 pages, Hardcover

"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." ― The Washington Post "There have been many biographie… read more

Similar categories in Will Hermes's Lou Reed: The King of New York book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. Brooklyn Crime Novel

By: Jonathan Lethem

3.52

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping story of community, crime, and gentrification, tracing over fifty years of life in one B… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Lethem's Brooklyn Crime Novel book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • audiobook
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7. 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

Similar categories in Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • the united states of america
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • 21st century
  • punk
  • audiobook
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8. Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring

By: Brad Gooch

4.39

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

“It’s all  the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for … read more

Similar categories in Brad Gooch's Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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9. 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

Similar categories in Sly Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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

Similar categories in Lol Tolhurst's Goth: A History book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Tweedy's World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape

By: Marc Masters

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle ch… read more

Similar categories in Marc Masters's High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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13. 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

Similar categories in Kid Congo Powers's Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • punk
  • audiobook
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14. Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records

By: Jim Ruland

4.03

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Hüsker D… read more

Similar categories in Jim Ruland's Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • pop culture
  • the united states of america
  • nonfiction
  • punk
Cover of Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond by Geezer Butler

15. 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 Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • 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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16. Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion

By: Steve Turner

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard ska… read more

Similar categories in Steve Turner's Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground by Dylan Jones

17. Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground

By: Dylan Jones

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, an… read more

Similar categories in Dylan Jones's Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith by John F. Szwed

18. Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith

By: John F. Szwed

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

“The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides … read more

Similar categories in John F. Szwed's Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

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

19. 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

Similar categories in Chris Stein's Under a Rock: A Memoir book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Jingle Jangle Jungle: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre by Joel Gion

20. In the Jingle Jangle Jungle: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre

By: Joel Gion

4.39

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

The Brian Jonestown Massacre are one of the great contemporary cult American rock and roll bands. A… read more

Similar categories in Joel Gion's In the Jingle Jangle Jungle: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
Cover of Earth to Moon: A Memoir by Moon Unit Zappa

21. Earth to Moon: A Memoir

By: Moon Unit Zappa

4.42

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

The saying goes that "God only gives you what you can handle." Well God didn't grow up in my atheis… read more

Similar categories in Moon Unit Zappa's Earth to Moon: A Memoir book and Thurston Moore's Sonic Life: A Memoir

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

18 Best audiobook books like Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore

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Girl in a Band

Kim Gordon

3.67

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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

Werner Herzog

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar

Cynthia Carr

4.27

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18 Top music books like World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy

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Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Bob Boilen

3.78

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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