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[Johnny Mac]

Amazon.co.uk: Gigantic: The Story of Frank Black and the "Pixies": John Mendelssohn: Books

[czefski]

Originally Posted by Steven Dedalus

I wasn't that fussed on this one...I kind of felt it made Joe Strummer out to be a complete saint...maybe just too reverential?

I take your point, it's often the case when the author is close to the subject, however, I knew very little about Strummer so it's was informative.

One to avoid is Paolo Hewitt's Steve Marriott biog, 'All Too Beautiful'. The grammer was awful, spoiled what should be a great story. In fairness to Paolo, his recent Weller Book was interesting.

[Balvack]

Robert Fripp by Eric Tamm isn't exactly a biography, but interesting stuff - unless you've absolutely no interest in Crimson or Guitar Craft. Avilable online here

Miles Davis Autobiography

More a history than a biography Long Strange Trip

[kirsten]

Originally Posted by Steven Dedalus

Please Kill Me - Legs McNeil (the American punk sceen in all it's dirty glory)

Damn, this was going to be my recommendation. One of the best factual books I've ever read. It fuelled my Johnny Thunders obsession.

See also: any of the 33 and a 1/3 series (Ottakars had the whole lot the last time I was in Aberdeen. Essentially, a biographical look at specific albums. Generally really good, bitesize reading.)

I've only got the one on Meat Is Murder by Joe Pernice, but I've seen a number of others that look interesting.

Overall, hefty good list you've got yourself there!

I wouldn't recommend Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries. I have no interest in Motley Crue but the malevolent "Ooh, hardback book for a fiver!" part of my brain took over and I ended up buying it, getting 3/4 of the way through before giving up out of sheer boredom.
Summary: Every night Sixx writes in his diary about how he's just shot up, imagined midgets and Mexicans and police with shotguns outside his house ready to come in, he flushes his drugs, then hides in his closet with his shotgun. He gets clean, the end.

[czefski]

[quote=And the Mark Oliver Everett book is really good, but maybe only if you're an EELS listener.[/QUOTE]

I disagree, my wife hates the Eels, I mean hates them but she loved the book. I thought it was the best music bio I'd read for years.