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05-17-2011, 09:24 AM
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I've just finished reading the Jaco biography by Bill Milkowski and really enjoyed it, I'm looking for something new to get stuck into.
I like factual, preferably biographies and preferably about musicians, anyone got a good one??
Cheers!!
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05-17-2011, 09:31 AM
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05-17-2011, 09:33 AM
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05-17-2011, 09:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Takoma Park, MD (DC) | | | Miles Davis' autobiography is a good one. |
05-17-2011, 10:01 AM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | | I read Eric Clapton's autobiography last year. An engrossing, interesting read. I recommend it.
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05-17-2011, 10:43 AM
| | | | Heaven and Hell by former Eagle Don Felder is a great read.
He talks a lot of smack about Don Henley and Glenn Frey. |
05-17-2011, 10:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kolkata (Calcutta), India | | | I quite liked Sting's memoirs: Broken Music. Don't know if its to the taste of those who dislike the man's attitude, but I enjoyed the read.
I've heard good things about Cliff Burton's bio To Live Is To Die but I haven't gone through it myself.
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05-17-2011, 11:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NYC | | | Not about music, but if you like football, or leadership than David Maraniss' biography of Vince Lombardi 'When Pride Still Mattered' is a GREAT read.. I believe he also did Bill Clinton's bio 'Head of His Class' |
05-17-2011, 11:16 AM
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05-17-2011, 11:20 AM
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Its a book a colleague of mine wrote about his father's experience as a British POW in the Japanese camps in WWII. Its not very long and is easy to read and is a true story. I don't think its really about a musician per se, but I think my colleagues father played the accordian so its close!
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05-17-2011, 11:41 AM
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05-17-2011, 05:19 PM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Many Years Fron Now, the biography of McCartney, is a great read for bass players, Beatles fans, scouse lovers or anyone interested in the social history of the sixties. So, right up your alley, based on your location. Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now: Amazon.co.uk: Paul McCartney, Barry Miles: Books
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05-17-2011, 05:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Down in the middle somewhere. | | | Slash, was pretty cool!
Scar tissue was ok, both are pretty autobiographic!
Dave grohl was a pretty bad biog! Its pretty much an ode to dave and is awesomeness written by some freaky guy!
The Dark Stuff, is a collection of articals written about the greats! Great stuff, loads of funny anecdotes about people going from Bryan Wilson to Iggi pop to curt cobain! |
05-17-2011, 05:58 PM
| | | | IIRC, Mingus wrote an autobiography. There's also 'standing in the shadows of motown' about the legendary James jamerson.
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05-17-2011, 05:59 PM
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05-17-2011, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cjmodulus IIRC, Mingus wrote an autobiography. There's also 'standing in the shadows of motown' about the legendary James jamerson. | Mingus' autobiography is a tough read, but I am not a fan of autobiographies...
Beneath the Underdog is the name though... |
05-17-2011, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bassybill | Beat me to it.
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05-17-2011, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lincoln, NE | | | I enjoyed Andre Agassi's bio. I believe it was called Open. |
05-17-2011, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Phalex The Frank Zappa Book. We really should have made that guy king...... | +1 on this recommendation. Great read.
And, though not really a biography ... Listen To This. Lots of 2nd hand ones listed on Amazon.
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05-17-2011, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium Miles Davis' autobiography is a good one. | Gotta disagree. Pretty poor writing, and there are some things you just don't wanna know about Miles. Almost ruined his music for me.
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