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Favorite music autobiographies?

Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:00 pm
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:00 pm
I've never read any, but I'm looking into getting Gregg Allman's new autobiography "My Cross to Bear".
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:01 pm to
I've heard Slash's is pretty ridiculous
Posted by TideHater
Orange Beach AL
Member since May 2007
19706 posts
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:07 pm to
Sid and Nancy


and

The Cheese Chronicles
Posted by dasMOOCH
Member since Jan 2012
71 posts
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:57 pm to
Scar Tissue about front man of RHCP Anthony Kiedis.
Posted by Jonas
Northshore
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:18 pm to
Not sure it would be categorized as an "autobiography" or a documentary, but DiG! is really good. It follows The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre; and the rise and fall of each band.

Edit: this is a movie, not a book. Sorry for the mixup.
This post was edited on 5/17/12 at 10:20 pm
Posted by LSURoss
SWLAish
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 7:15 am to
Sky dog, Duane Allman
This Wheels on Fire, The Band/Levon
Posted by FinleyStreet
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 9:58 am to
Just got done with My Cross to Bear. Good read.

Would love to read a book about Dickey's side of the story. Does one exist?

Also, Gregg mentions Duane's daughter is in the process of writing a bio on her dad. Pretty excited about that prospect.
Posted by MontanaMax
Oxford, MS
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:13 am to
Reading Keith Richards' "Life" right now. So far I have enjoyed it.
Posted by jose canseco
Houston via Houma via BR via NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:17 am to
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Sky dog, Duane Allman



One of my favorite books. But technically not an autobiography. I wish it was.
Posted by jose canseco
Houston via Houma via BR via NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
5667 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:22 am to
quote:

Reading Keith Richards' "Life" right now.


I finished that one last week. Great book. Good insight. Every page is about music, drugs or women.

Claptons autobio is amazing. My favorite autobio. Great stories about jamming with Beatles, Jimi, SRV, Skydog. Wrecking ferraris, heroin, women. Clapton is Sex, Drugs, and rock n roll
Posted by MontanaMax
Oxford, MS
Member since Nov 2011
1930 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:31 am to
I'll have to give it a read. Thanks
Posted by LSURoss
SWLAish
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Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:35 am to
quote:

One of my favorite books. But technically not an autobiography. I wish it was.


I know, it was early, but the book deserved mentioning.
Posted by Socrates Johnson
Madisonville
Member since Apr 2012
2108 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:45 am to
Autobiography or biography?

Biographies I enjoyed:

"Hammer of the Gods" about Zeppelin
"This Wheel's on Fire" about Levon/The Band (I think co-authored by Levon)
"Point Blank" about Springsteen
"Moon" about Keith Moon
"A Dreamer of Pictures" about Neil Young
"A Saucerful of Secrets" about Pink Floyd
"Riders on the Storm" about the Doors (by Densmore)
"Crosby, Stills, and Nash" is practically a textbook

I enjoy Stephen Davis' biographies the most of any. He wrote those first two. I think he has a Rolling Stones one, too.
Posted by TexasTiger1185
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2011
13070 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:55 am to
Phil Lesh: Searching For The Sound

Bob Dylan: Chronicles Vol. 1 was cool too

Biographies:

Led Zeppelen
Garcia
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 10:59 am to
Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis.
Posted by TigerPanzer
Orlando
Member since Sep 2006
9476 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 12:23 pm to
Recently read Richards'/"Life" and Dylan's "Chronicles." I love dope but I have to say, about 200 pages into Keith's book I was ready to detox. How that fricker is alive—well, there's only one of two explanations: God ... or the devil.
Posted by MontanaMax
Oxford, MS
Member since Nov 2011
1930 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 2:18 pm to
quote:

about 200 pages into Keith's book I was ready to detox
I wanted to take a shower after the first story the guy tells.
Posted by legba
at the crossroads
Member since Oct 2010
521 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 6:05 pm to
Iron Man- Tony Iommi

he set his drummer on fire
Posted by lacajun069
franklinton
Member since Sep 2008
2089 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 6:11 pm to
Led Zepp-Hammer of the Gods
Motley Crue's- The Dirt.

Brother Sam the autobiography of Sam Kinnison written by his brother.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
52971 posts
Posted on 5/18/12 at 6:12 pm to
"Boone to Rock: The Pat Boone Story" by Pat Boone
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