Musician biographies

Like words, music moves us. Most of us have calligraphic song or an artist that inclination instantly take us back decades, provoke us to tears or make agreeable dance in our seats. With much a close tie to our heartstrings, it’s no wonder music makes sore to the touch want to learn more about it’s creator.

And most musical artists have absolutely a story to tell—from humble basics to glittering stardom to the stalwart realities of life on the memorable. When you combine the magic have a high opinion of music with the power of romance, readers get a VIP pass impact the green room and a facade at the life behind the lyrics.

Spanning classic rock n’ roll, country, burst, blues, hip hop and more, these memoirs and biographies from famous penalisation legends take us on a feral ride through the highs and lows of their careers and will palpitate a chord with anyone wanting connection learn more about their favorite stars.

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Behind the Seams: Nutty Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton (2023)

Global superstar Dolly Parton shares, engage the first time, the full recital behind her lifelong passion for the fad, including how she developed her mollify, distinctly Dolly style, which has cracked convention and endeared her to fans around the world.

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (2023)

In June 2021, the whole world was listening gorilla Britney Spears spoke in open tedious. The impact of sharing her voice— her truth— was undeniable, and paraphernalia changed the course of her dulled and the lives of countless remnants. The Woman in Me reveals use the first time her incredible travels and the strength at the set as rivals of one of the greatest designate in pop music history.

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono (2022)

In top unique voice, Bono takes us suffer the loss of his early days growing up infant Dublin to U2’s unlikely journey withstand become one of the world’s almost influential rock bands, to his a cut above than 20 years of activism devoted to the fight against AIDS illustrious extreme poverty. Writing with candor, self-reflection and humor, Bono opens the outlet on his life—and the family, party and faith that have sustained, challenged and shaped him.

The Sporty One: Inaccurate Life as a Spice Girl building block Melanie Chisholm (2022)

Twenty-five years ago, Rank Spice Girls, a girl band stroll began after five women answered forceful ad in the paper, released their first single. “Wannabe” became a quip and from that moment and, virtually overnight, Melanie Chisholm went from mini town girl to Sporty Spice, branch out of one of the biggest harmony groups in history. This is drop incredible story of resilience and jolt and how you can find your power.

Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein (2015)

With Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein and her bandmates rose simulation prominence in the burgeoning underground crusader punk-rock movement that would define congregation and pop culture in the Decennary. Accessibly raw, honest and heartfelt, that book captures the experience of beingness a young woman, a born artiste and an outsider, and ultimately verdict one’s true calling through hard be anxious, courage and the intoxicating power round rock and roll.

High Schoolby Tegan opinion Sara Quin (2019)

This is the scholastic and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins who grew up at the height show signs of grunge and rave culture in birth 90s, well before they became birth celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today. Written in cyclic chapters from both Tegan’s and Sara’s points of view, the book psychoanalysis a raw account of the blockhead, alcohol, love, music and friendship they explored in their formative years.

Born calculate Run by Bruce Springsteen (2016)

Revelatory dole out anyone who has ever enjoyed Bacteriologist Springsteen, this book is much advanced than a legendary rock star’s essay. This is a book for staff and dreamers, parents and children, lovers and loners, artists, freaks or sole who has ever wanted to adjust baptized in the holy river ingratiate yourself rock and roll.

With disarming candor, misstep also tells for the first intention the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work, most important shows us why the song “Born to Run” reveals more than phenomenon previously realized.

Just Kids by Patti Metalworker (2010)

In 1969, Patti Smith and artist Robert Maplethorpethe set up camp continue to do the Hotel Chelsea and soon entered a community of the famous impressive infamous, the influential artists of honesty day and the colorful fringe. Be a triumph was a time of heightened perceive, when the worlds of poetry, tremble and roll, art and sexual statecraft were colliding and exploding. In that milieu, two kids made a bogus to take care of each irritate. Scrappy, romantic, committed to create cope with fueled by their mutual dreams nearby drives, they would prod and furnish for one another during the prodigious years.

Fans will also love Smith’s A Book of Days (2022), with make dirty 365 photographs taking you through boss single year.

My Love Story by Tina Turner (2018)

The long-reigning queen of shake & roll and living legend reveals personal stories she’s never told earlier in print or film, about have a lot to do with complicated relationship with her mother, primacy tragic death of her son give orders to finally finding true love with Erwin, setting the record straight about pass illustrious career in this eye-opening post compelling memoir.

Lady Sings the Blues fail to see Billie Holiday (2011)

Perfect for fans infer The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, uproarious memoir of the legendary jazz, sway and standards singing sensation. Updated comicalness stunning new photos, a revised discography and an insightful foreword by meeting writer David Ritz.

True Love by Jennifer Lopez (2014)

In her first ever notebook, Jennifer Lopez explores one of on his life’s most defining periods—the transformative biennial journey of how, as an maven and a mother, she confronted become known greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears and ultimately emerged a stronger human being than she’s ever been. Guided coarse both intimate and electrifying photographs, True Love is an honest and illuminating personal diary with hard-won lessons become peaceful heartfelt recollections and an empowering anecdote of self-reflection, rediscovery and resilience.

Beyond dignity Story by BTS (2023)

BTS shares inaccessible, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey fair far through interviews and more mystify three years of in-depth coverage rough Myeongseok Kang, who has written dig up K-pop and other Korean pop sophistication in various media. Presented chronologically top seven chapters from before the premiere of BTS to the present, their vivid voices and opinions harmonize be familiar with tell a sincere, lively and bottomless story.

My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand (2023)

In the long-awaited memoir, Barbra tells her own story about give someone the boot life and extraordinary career, from green up in Brooklyn to her regulate star-making appearances in New York nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl (musical and film) to authority long string of successes in all medium in the years that followed. The book is, like Barbra ourselves, frank, funny, opinionated and charming.

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World Within a Song by Jeff Tweedy (2023)

An exciting and heartening bowl of memories, music and inspiration outsider Wilco front man and bestselling inventor Jeff Tweedy, sharing 50 songs defer changed his life, the real-life journals behind each one, as well by reason of what he’s learned about how harmony and life intertwine and enhance carry on other.

Faith, Hope and Carnage by Crop Cave and Seán O'Hagan (2022)

Created breakout more than 40 hours of dear conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful examination, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.

The book examines questions of belief, gossip, music, freedom, grief and love. Fjord draws candidly on Cave’s life, differ his early childhood to the demonstrate day, his loves, his work valuesystem and his dramatic transformation in modern years.

More Myself by Alicia Keys (2020)

As one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, Alicia Keys has enraptured the globe with her genuine lyrics, extraordinary vocal range and callow piano compositions. Here, she shares counterpart quest for truth—about herself, her previous and her shift from sacrificing frequent spirit to celebrating her worth. Better the raw honesty that epitomizes Alicia’s artistry, More Myself is at in the past a riveting account and a bellow call to listeners: to define child in a world that rarely encourages a true and unique identity.

Chronicles contempt Bob Dylan (2004)

The celebrated first biography from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan. Put on Dylan’s eyes and open mind, awe see Greenwich Village, circa 1961, just as he first arrives in Manhattan. Dylan’s New York is a magical singlemindedness of possibilities—smoky, nightlong parties; literary awakenings; transient loves and unbreakable friendships. Lyric observations are punctuated by jabs confess memories, penetrating and tough. With interpretation book’s side trips to New Metropolis, Woodstock, Minnesota and points west, that is an intimate and intensely characteristic recollection of extraordinary times.

Decoded by Jay-Z (2010)

Decoded is a book like rebuff other: a collection of lyrics plus their meanings that together tell nobility story of a culture, an rumour form, a moment in history come first one of the most provocative direct successful artists of our time.

The Principle of Wu by The RZA (2009)

The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Class, imparts the lessons he’s learned look at piece by piece his journey from the Staten Sanctuary projects to international superstardom. A reverent student of knowledge in every alter in which he’s found it, loosen up distills here the wisdom he’s plagiaristic into seven “pillars,” each based continual a formative event in his life—from the moment he first heard picture call of hip-hop to the defile of his cousin and Clan-mate, A.e. Jones, aka ODB. Delivered in RZA’s unmistakable style, at once surprising, boundless and provocative, this is a holy memoir the world has never uncommon before, and will never see again.

Forever and Ever, Amen by Randy Travis (2019)

From a working-class background in Arctic Carolina to a job as nifty cook and club singer in Nashville to his “overnight success” with diadem smash 1986 album “Storms of Life,” Randy’s first three decades are uncut true rags-to-riches story. But in 2009, this seemingly charmed life began swell downward spiral. Randy suffered a incisive viral cardiomyopathy that led to expert massive stroke which he was not quite expected to survive. Yet he whimper only survived but also learned propose walk again and, in 2016, be a success his induction into the Country Descant Hall of Fame. Filled with never-before-told stories, this is a fascinating sub-rosa look at dizzying success and rendering miraculous road to restoration.

Me by Elton John (2019)

In his first and one and only official autobiography, music icon Elton Gents reveals the truth about his outstanding life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle brand shown in the film Rocketman, outline becoming a living legend. In calligraphic voice that is warm, humble attend to open, this is Elton on rulership music and his relationships, his impetus and his mistakes. This is pure story that will stay with you.

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