Best Rock Autobiographies Of All Time

The best rock star biographies shed light on those glory days answering questions you didn t know you wanted answering.

Best rock autobiographies of all time.

First published in 2002 and re printed several times since lemmy s autobiography takes some beating. The autobiography of benjamin franklin by benjamin franklin. A man who has a name that can draw crowds in their millions and a man who is severely unfairly treated. This autobiography with the help of rock writer neil strauss has become the go to book for any band starting out and wanting to tear up the road one groupie at a time.

One of my all time favorite concerts was levon helm s 70 th birthday celebration at mountain jam where he was joined on stage by warren haynes alison kraus sam bush donald fagen steve earle jackie greene ray lamontagne and his daughter amy helm among others. The best rock n roll memoirs biographies. 4 8 out of 5 stars 588. Elton john official autobiography elton john.

The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Autobiographies are mainly written by famous persons. The producer julia phillips became the first woman to get a best picture oscar with the sting in 1973 and she was a driving force behind taxi driver in 1976 but it was this tell all book about. They teach us different stories the authors struggles in life the emotions they went through making the autobiographers more human.

From tales of debauchery to gritty insights into life on the road the best biographies share the low points as well as the highs. Rob sheffield rob sheffield contributing editor. Here are 15 of the best autobiographies in no qualitative order. 4 8 out of 5.

Discover the best rock band biographies in best sellers. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Rock stars of yesteryear had all the fun. From his childhood in wales through his discovery of sex drugs and rock n roll not quite in that order and on to rock infamy white line fever is never less than entertaining.

The 50 greatest rock memoirs of all time awesome rock roll reads from keith richards and patti smith to slash and nikki sixx. Released in 1988 michael jackson s autobiography almost broke non fiction literature. It was a cold night on hunter.