Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians

1.
Life
Life 3.89 avg rating — 97,133 ratings
2.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,592 ratings
3.
Slash
Slash
by: Slash
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,028 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 — 34,281 ratings
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
by: Tommy Lee
4.14 avg rating — 48,130 ratings
6.
Clapton: The Autobiography
Clapton: The Autobiography 3.83 avg rating — 28,819 ratings
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The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star 4.14 avg rating — 38,554 ratings
8.
It's So Easy: And Other Lies
It's So Easy: And Other Lies 4.23 avg rating — 12,205 ratings
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Who I Am
Who I Am 3.71 avg rating — 9,408 ratings
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Chronicles, Volume One
Chronicles, Volume One
by: Bob Dylan
3.98 avg rating — 60,436 ratings
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No One Here Gets Out Alive
No One Here Gets Out Alive 3.94 avg rating — 45,763 ratings
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Jimi Hendrix: Black Legacy
Jimi Hendrix: Black Legacy 4.58 avg rating — 26 ratings
13.
John
John 4.12 avg rating — 9,082 ratings
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Girl in a Band
Girl in a Band 3.67 avg rating — 31,028 ratings
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Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me
Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me 3.72 avg rating — 15,768 ratings
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Cash
Cash 4.02 avg rating — 24,975 ratings
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Autobiography
Autobiography
by: Morrissey
3.61 avg rating — 13,282 ratings
18.
Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue 4.11 avg rating — 99,099 ratings
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Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix 4.17 avg rating — 10,213 ratings
20.
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter 3.99 avg rating — 6,039 ratings
21.
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music 4.44 avg rating — 162,502 ratings
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl 3.83 avg rating — 36,212 ratings
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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys 4.28 avg rating — 13,073 ratings
24.
My Cross to Bear
My Cross to Bear 3.89 avg rating — 6,108 ratings
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Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith
Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith
by: Joe Perry
4.08 avg rating — 2,172 ratings
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The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell 3.81 avg rating — 31,709 ratings
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Dolly Parton Songteller: My Life in Lyrics: My Life in Lyrics
Dolly Parton Songteller: My Life in Lyrics: My Life in Lyrics 4.02 avg rating — 26,757 ratings
28.
Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
Not Dead Yet: The Memoir 4.06 avg rating — 8,354 ratings
29.
Book of Longing
Book of Longing 3.99 avg rating — 11,853 ratings
30.
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream 3.59 avg rating — 11,295 ratings
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Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
by: B.B. King
4.12 avg rating — 936 ratings
32.
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band 4.27 avg rating — 4,457 ratings
33.
I Am Ozzy
I Am Ozzy 4.11 avg rating — 30,579 ratings
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Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life
Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life 3.40 avg rating — 214 ratings
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Me
Me 4.32 avg rating — 70,307 ratings
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Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd
Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd 4.17 avg rating — 3,101 ratings
37.
And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir
And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir
by: Joan Baez
3.94 avg rating — 1,179 ratings
38.
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll 4.07 avg rating — 4,193 ratings
38.
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley 4.17 avg rating — 9,894 ratings
40.
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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A Natural Woman: A Memoir
A Natural Woman: A Memoir 3.78 avg rating — 5,382 ratings
42.
It's a Long Story: My Life
It's a Long Story: My Life 4.13 avg rating — 9,724 ratings
43.
Hellfire
Hellfire 4.22 avg rating — 1,718 ratings
44.
A Pirate Looks at Fifty
A Pirate Looks at Fifty 3.87 avg rating — 4,611 ratings
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The Paths We Choose: A Memoir
The Paths We Choose: A Memoir 4.32 avg rating — 843 ratings
46.
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd 4.12 avg rating — 5,285 ratings
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White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
by: Joe Boyd
4.01 avg rating — 2,798 ratings
47.
The Clash
The Clash
by: The Clash
4.29 avg rating — 1,217 ratings
49.
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf 4.22 avg rating — 576 ratings
50.
Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock
Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock 3.89 avg rating — 6,529 ratings
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Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir 3.70 avg rating — 3,155 ratings
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Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band
Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band 3.99 avg rating — 333 ratings
52.
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir 3.91 avg rating — 7,575 ratings
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Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro
Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro 4.18 avg rating — 197 ratings
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Can't Be Satisfied
Can't Be Satisfied 4.10 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
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Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon 3.79 avg rating — 2,832 ratings
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A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties 3.85 avg rating — 4,069 ratings
58.
Rolling with the Stones
Rolling with the Stones 4.13 avg rating — 327 ratings
59.
The Good Life: The Autobiography Of Tony Bennett
The Good Life: The Autobiography Of Tony Bennett 3.72 avg rating — 161 ratings
60.
Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History
Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History 4.06 avg rating — 159 ratings
61.
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke 4.08 avg rating — 1,054 ratings
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Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie
Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie 3.88 avg rating — 474 ratings
63.
Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion
Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion 4.08 avg rating — 3,025 ratings
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Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words
Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words 3.88 avg rating — 1,368 ratings
64.
Me
Me 4.32 avg rating — 70,307 ratings
66.
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 4.22 avg rating — 17,531 ratings
67.
In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran
In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran 3.95 avg rating — 4,169 ratings
68.
No One Here Gets Out Alive. Jerry Hopkins and Daniel Sugerman
No One Here Gets Out Alive. Jerry Hopkins and Daniel Sugerman 3.94 avg rating — 45,763 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
70.
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 — 30,101 ratings
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A Sting in the Tale
A Sting in the Tale 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings
72.
A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man
A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man 3.87 avg rating — 817 ratings
73.
Misunderstood - The Brian Molko Story
Misunderstood - The Brian Molko Story 3.20 avg rating — 49 ratings
74.
Spirit of Talk Talk
Spirit of Talk Talk 4.47 avg rating — 58 ratings
74.
John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series)
John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series) 4.16 avg rating — 605 ratings
76.
Neil Young: The Definitive History
Neil Young: The Definitive History 3.92 avg rating — 40 ratings
76.
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music 4.30 avg rating — 1,169 ratings
78.
Carole King - Tapestry
Carole King - Tapestry 4.31 avg rating — 62 ratings
78.
Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumors
Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumors
by: Zoë Howe
3.87 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
80.
Skydog: The Duane Allman Story
Skydog: The Duane Allman Story
by: Randy Poe
4.19 avg rating — 702 ratings
81.
Stevie Nicks: Rock's Mystical Lady
Stevie Nicks: Rock's Mystical Lady 3.38 avg rating — 50 ratings
82.
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale 3.63 avg rating — 288 ratings
82.
Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac
Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac 3.77 avg rating — 1,679 ratings
84.
High Times, Hard Times
High Times, Hard Times 4.25 avg rating — 243 ratings
84.
Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends
Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends 3.84 avg rating — 2,144 ratings
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I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol 3.96 avg rating — 446 ratings
87.
Barrett: The Definitive Visual Companion to the Life of Syd Barrett
Barrett: The Definitive Visual Companion to the Life of Syd Barrett 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
88.
Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown
Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown 3.69 avg rating — 74 ratings
89.
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll 3.99 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
90.
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger 3.70 avg rating — 1,682 ratings
91.
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times 4.11 avg rating — 325 ratings
92.
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley 4.17 avg rating — 9,894 ratings
93.
The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography
The Godfather of Soul: An Autobiography 3.87 avg rating — 202 ratings
93.
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley 4.37 avg rating — 4,618 ratings
95.
Chuck Berry : The Autobiography
Chuck Berry : The Autobiography 3.65 avg rating — 390 ratings
96.
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles 4.29 avg rating — 6,426 ratings
96.
Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story
Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story 4.06 avg rating — 4,728 ratings
98.
Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians
Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians 4.22 avg rating — 823 ratings
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Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll
Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll 4.07 avg rating — 257 ratings
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Pink Moon
Pink Moon 4.23 avg rating — 155 ratings
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