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I read Bob Daisley's book in 2016, and I found it hilarious...
Prior to reading it, I'd read snippets (mostly online I think) RE: his goings-ons with Ozzy and Sharon, and felt a lot of sympathy for the guy...
That kind of changed when I read the book. You can only feel so much sympathy for someone who, when the people who (according to him) keep treating him like crap say "Jump", he says "How high??"
This guy was a sought-after world-class rock bassist who could probably have had his pick of almost anyone else to record/tour with, but he always went running back to Ozzy, who - again, according to Daisley - screwed him over so many times that it became farcical...weird...
Bassically Speaking: An Oral History of George Duvivier. Milt Hinton: Bassline, Overtime, Playing the changes. Jaco: the extraordinary and tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius. Soul Fingers: The Music & Life of Legendary Bassist Donald - Duck - Dunn. Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro
Not an autobiography, but it is John Entwistle writing about his bass/guitar collection.
strange suggestions here, drummers & stuff that was written by outsiders (not autobiographies) 
People got on my case for using "Saul Hudson" & "Frank Ferrana" to refer to Slash & Nikki, mostly because I didn't do the same for Ian.
I guess it just goes to show that you can't satisfy everyone.
People got on my case for using "Saul Hudson" & "Frank Ferrana" to refer to Slash & Nikki, mostly because I didn't do the same for Ian.
I guess it just goes to show that you can't satisfy everyone.
strange suggestions here, drummers & stuff that was written by outsiders (not autobiographies)
People got on my case for using "Saul Hudson" & "Frank Ferrana" to refer to Slash & Nikki, mostly because I didn't do the same for Ian.
I guess it just goes to show that you can't satisfy everyone.
Man... You probably didn't notice this but you started the post off that you aren't satisfied with other people in regards to their posts and closed it that you can't satisfy everyone in regards to your posts.
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Mingus is the only bassist, whose biog I have read.
Liked it.
Liked it.
Also not an autobiography, but the Bill Milkowski book on Jaco (Pastorius, Jimmy...) is great.
Not a bass player's autobiography, but the Miles (Davis, Jimmy...) book he wrote with Quincy Thorpe has a lot of great stuff to say about jazz in general and why he dug playing with certain bass players. Also, that guy was a rock star to match any rock star in lifestyle terms. Also also, it's interesting to learn in that book how close-knit the NYC jazz community was in those years.
Not a bass player's autobiography, but the Miles (Davis, Jimmy...) book he wrote with Quincy Thorpe has a lot of great stuff to say about jazz in general and why he dug playing with certain bass players. Also, that guy was a rock star to match any rock star in lifestyle terms. Also also, it's interesting to learn in that book how close-knit the NYC jazz community was in those years.
There are other threads with loads of biographicals & non-bass player autobiographies.
I also play bass every day w/o any plans to ever join a band or play outside the house. I'm a walking dichotomy, but I'm ok with that.
You didn't find it odd that the OP asked for autobiographies from bass players & the post above mine was for a book by a drummer & another that was not an autobiography?
FWIW, that post started as a buzzkill about the two strange suggestions & then I noticed Jimmy's post & added that to it.
uh-oh, looks like it's time to split
"This isn't what you asked for, but I'm going to post about it anyway..."
I also play bass every day w/o any plans to ever join a band or play outside the house. I'm a walking dichotomy, but I'm ok with that.
You didn't find it odd that the OP asked for autobiographies from bass players & the post above mine was for a book by a drummer & another that was not an autobiography?
FWIW, that post started as a buzzkill about the two strange suggestions & then I noticed Jimmy's post & added that to it.
uh-oh, looks like it's time to split
"This isn't what you asked for, but I'm going to post about it anyway..."
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Another departure from the main theme, but Geoff Emerick's book "Here, There & Everywhere" is a fascinating story about how he engineered many of the Beatles' unique studio sounds at Abbey Road, fixed their Apple studio, and also about Paul McCartney's sessions for "Band on the Run" that he also engineered in Africa. Less music, more personalities and recording solutions, but I couldn't put it down.
Jerry Scheff's book is very interesting an with a wide range of artists it will give you insight on music education
In the pleasure Groove by John Taylor (Duran Duran)
John is a really cool cat, i dug this book. He started out playing a cheap Hondo bass, He got endorsed by Aria after his manager bought him one and Duran took off, John could of bought a higher up bass model but didnt want to stress his managers cash.. CLASS ACT!!
John is a really cool cat, i dug this book. He started out playing a cheap Hondo bass, He got endorsed by Aria after his manager bought him one and Duran took off, John could of bought a higher up bass model but didnt want to stress his managers cash.. CLASS ACT!!
It's not an autobiography, but Vic was involved in the process of making it. This was a really interesting read - there's so many things about this dude that you just would not believe. Fascinating read!
Me and My Bass Guitar (The Life and Music of Victor Lemonte Wooten): Paul R. Hargett: 9780975463604: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
Me and My Bass Guitar (The Life and Music of Victor Lemonte Wooten): Paul R. Hargett: 9780975463604: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
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Mingus, Jaco, err.... Cole Porter, Louis Armstrong... I know, I know, the last two aren't bassists... Still...
Aside from liking the band, does the book stay on topic to the title? It could be useful material for... well.... for girls in a band.
Yeah, I would say the book is a mix of traditional bio, childhood stories etc, band anecdotes, tour stories and stories about coming up with the music more from a perspective of participating in a group art piece than from a strictly musical perspective, and social observations about being the only lady in the band, what kind of weird dynamics would pop up, questions directed to her in band interviews, labels giving them instructions about where she should stand on stage etc.
