Musicians' Memoirs

Books written by musicians about their own lives.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
Paper Book
From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity. 'A story that is both beautiful and heartbreaking; it is as raw as it is precious. I bawled my eyes...
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl
Paper Book
So, I've written a book.   Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!'), I have decided...
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest
Hanif Abdurraqib
Paper Book
How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group created masterpieces throughout the 90s, and then 17 years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, which arrived in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Here Hanif Abdurraqib...
Acid for the Children: A Memoir
Flea
Paper Book
Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous...
Born to Run: The Autobiography
Bruce Springsteen
Paper Book
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Writing about yourself is a funny business...But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this.' --Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run   In...
Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
Stevie Van Zandt
Paper Book
'A wonderfully original take on a Rock and Roll autobiography' Paul McCartney'An inimitable Rock 'n' Roll life told as boldly as it was lived' Bruce SpringsteenWhat story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and...
Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir
Mark Lanegan
Paper Book
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography
Elton John
Paper Book
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life. Me is the joyously funny, honest and moving story of the most enduringly successful singer/songwriter of all time. 'The rock memoir of the decade' - Daily...
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello
Paper Book
From the streets of Liverpool to the pubs of London, from the punk explosion of the mid-seventies to globe-trotting success with his backing group the Attractions and a solo career spanning four decades, Elvis Costello is of one of the most popular and influential singer/songwriters in the history...
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
Neil Young
Paper Book
Neil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture generally in the last four decades. Reflective, insightful and disarmingly honest, in Waging Heavy Peacehe writes about his life and career. From his youth in Canada to his first band's travels across the US seeking...
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
Jeff Tweedy
Paper Book
The story, in his own words, of one of the century's most feted singer-songwriters: Jeff Tweedy, the man behind music by Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and Tweedy.

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