books about music or by/about musicians

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Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,630 ratings
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How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back 4.22 avg rating — 6,640 ratings
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music 4.44 avg rating — 162,524 ratings
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Girl in a Band
Girl in a Band 3.67 avg rating — 31,030 ratings
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The Never-Ending Present
The Never-Ending Present 4.07 avg rating — 894 ratings
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl 3.83 avg rating — 36,214 ratings
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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk 4.39 avg rating — 10,776 ratings
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World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,054 ratings
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How Music Works
How Music Works 4.01 avg rating — 27,471 ratings
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Under a Rock: A Memoir
Under a Rock: A Memoir 3.70 avg rating — 453 ratings
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Running Your Rock Band: Rehearsing, Financing, Touring, Succeeding
Running Your Rock Band: Rehearsing, Financing, Touring, Succeeding 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley 4.17 avg rating — 9,895 ratings
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Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar 4.27 avg rating — 808 ratings
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Ghost Notes
Ghost Notes 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Hiding in the Spotlight
Hiding in the Spotlight 4.12 avg rating — 1,270 ratings
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Tenement Kid
Tenement Kid really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
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Perfect Sound Whatever
Perfect Sound Whatever 3.85 avg rating — 5,566 ratings
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The Lady Swings: Memoirs of a Jazz Drummer
The Lady Swings: Memoirs of a Jazz Drummer 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Seriously Bad Album Covers!
Seriously Bad Album Covers! 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll 4.01 avg rating — 30,099 ratings
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Unforgettable Fire: Past, Present, and Future--The Definitive Biography of U2
Unforgettable Fire: Past, Present, and Future--The Definitive Biography of U2 3.67 avg rating — 724 ratings
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Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,771,850 ratings
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Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs 3.97 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
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Chronicles, Volume One
Chronicles, Volume One
by: Bob Dylan
3.98 avg rating — 60,439 ratings
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Be My Baby: A Memoir
Be My Baby: A Memoir 4.07 avg rating — 2,152 ratings
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The Worst Album Covers Ever (2004 publication)
The Worst Album Covers Ever (2004 publication) 3.83 avg rating — 54 ratings
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Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story
Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story 3.91 avg rating — 2,037 ratings
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Broken Horses
Broken Horses 4.39 avg rating — 34,868 ratings
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
by: Sly Stone
3.60 avg rating — 1,429 ratings
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Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies) 4.65 avg rating — 4,158 ratings
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Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him
Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him 4.08 avg rating — 825 ratings
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Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
by: Bono
4.19 avg rating — 21,141 ratings
33.
Rememberings
Rememberings 4.10 avg rating — 13,561 ratings
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Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir 3.95 avg rating — 3,779 ratings
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Metal Queens: Death Metal Volume I Number I
Metal Queens: Death Metal Volume I Number I 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Gospel Side of Elvis
The Gospel Side of Elvis 4.17 avg rating — 123 ratings
37.
I Am Ozzy
I Am Ozzy 4.11 avg rating — 30,595 ratings
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Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir (American Music Series)
Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir (American Music Series) 4.20 avg rating — 1,152 ratings
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Guitar Improvisation In 7 Minutes (How To Improvise On Guitar And Sound like You Know What You Are Doing Book 1)
Guitar Improvisation In 7 Minutes (How To Improvise On Guitar And Sound like You Know What You Are Doing Book 1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Elvis and Gladys
Elvis and Gladys 4.21 avg rating — 178 ratings
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk 4.19 avg rating — 35,977 ratings
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Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath
Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath 4.01 avg rating — 3,895 ratings
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The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother's Memoir
The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother's Memoir 4.04 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Rock 'n' Roll Nights
Rock 'n' Roll Nights 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumors
Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumors
by: Zoë Howe
3.87 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
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Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band
Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band 3.85 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
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Slash
Slash
by: Slash
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,030 ratings
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Words Without Music: A Memoir
Words Without Music: A Memoir 4.13 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
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Oh What a Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music
Oh What a Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Stevie Nicks: Rock's Mystical Lady
Stevie Nicks: Rock's Mystical Lady 3.38 avg rating — 50 ratings
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This Woman's Work: Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music 3.70 avg rating — 607 ratings
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Truth, Lies & Hearsay:: A Memoir Of A Musical Life In & Out Of Rock And Roll
Truth, Lies & Hearsay:: A Memoir Of A Musical Life In & Out Of Rock And Roll 3.82 avg rating — 146 ratings
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Willie Nelson: A Graphic History
Willie Nelson: A Graphic History 3.82 avg rating — 115 ratings
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The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks 3.62 avg rating — 2,437 ratings
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Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader 3.95 avg rating — 2,343 ratings
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Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology
Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology 4.24 avg rating — 1,130 ratings
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A Natural Woman: A Memoir
A Natural Woman: A Memoir 3.78 avg rating — 5,382 ratings
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Decoded
Decoded
by: Jay-Z
3.86 avg rating — 8,614 ratings
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Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks
Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks 3.77 avg rating — 8,005 ratings
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Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time 3.87 avg rating — 41,521 ratings
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White Line Fever: The Autobiography
White Line Fever: The Autobiography 3.96 avg rating — 9,990 ratings
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Vibrations: A Memoir
Vibrations: A Memoir 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Theo Tams: Inside the Music
Theo Tams: Inside the Music 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain 4.12 avg rating — 34,282 ratings
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Theft: A History of Music
Theft: A History of Music 3.82 avg rating — 95 ratings
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Sonic Life: A Memoir
Sonic Life: A Memoir 3.80 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
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Somebody to Love?: A Rock-and-Roll Memoir
Somebody to Love?: A Rock-and-Roll Memoir 3.76 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
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NSYNC: The Official Book
NSYNC: The Official Book
by: 'N Sync
4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century 3.99 avg rating — 3,711 ratings
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Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio
Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio 4.02 avg rating — 469 ratings
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The Mountain of the Women: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour
The Mountain of the Women: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour 4.04 avg rating — 183 ratings
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Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass Albums
Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass Albums 4.02 avg rating — 81 ratings
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How To Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons
How To Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons
by: Sam Barry
3.98 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina 3.51 avg rating — 2,717 ratings
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Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir
Bluegrass Bluesman: A Memoir 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Magical Musical Tour: Rock and Pop in Film Soundtracks
Magical Musical Tour: Rock and Pop in Film Soundtracks really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Testimony: A Memoir
Testimony: A Memoir 4.20 avg rating — 4,011 ratings
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Between a Heart and a Rock Place: A Memoir
Between a Heart and a Rock Place: A Memoir 3.80 avg rating — 3,053 ratings
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Dream Weaver: A Memoir; Music, Meditation, and My Friendship with George Harrison
Dream Weaver: A Memoir; Music, Meditation, and My Friendship with George Harrison 3.65 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Maroon 5: Midnight Miles
Maroon 5: Midnight Miles
by: Maroon 5
4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Freaky Dancin': Me and the Mondays
Freaky Dancin': Me and the Mondays
by: Bez
3.78 avg rating — 362 ratings
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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.: A Memoir
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.: A Memoir 4.28 avg rating — 13,074 ratings
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I've Been Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart: The 100 Worst Songs Ever
I've Been Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart: The 100 Worst Songs Ever 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Bicycle Diaries
Bicycle Diaries 3.51 avg rating — 7,016 ratings
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Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir
Luck or Something Like It: A Memoir 3.86 avg rating — 679 ratings
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Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre
Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre
by: Gorillaz
4.45 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
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Arboretum
Arboretum 4.01 avg rating — 373 ratings
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The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir
The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir 3.97 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Angry Blonde
Angry Blonde
by: Eminem
4.23 avg rating — 869 ratings
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What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography
What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography 4.04 avg rating — 7,491 ratings
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One Train Later: A Memoir
One Train Later: A Memoir 4.04 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
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Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day
Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day 3.91 avg rating — 780 ratings
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Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head
Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head 3.98 avg rating — 842 ratings
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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir 3.70 avg rating — 3,156 ratings
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Riff Kills Man! 25 Years of Recorded Hard Rock & Heavy Metal
Riff Kills Man! 25 Years of Recorded Hard Rock & Heavy Metal 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984
Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 4.07 avg rating — 9,087 ratings
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Sing It Pretty: A Memoir
Sing It Pretty: A Memoir 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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I Shot a Man in Reno: A History of Death by Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease and General Misadventure, as Related in Popular Song
I Shot a Man in Reno: A History of Death by Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease and General Misadventure, as Related in Popular Song 3.28 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Joni Mitchell: The Complete Poems and Lyrics
Joni Mitchell: The Complete Poems and Lyrics 4.59 avg rating — 230 ratings
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My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance
My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance 4.20 avg rating — 959 ratings
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