For a music lover, biography books are, to put it one way, a blessing. The mixture of these two hobbies, allows us to learn and enjoy everything we need from our favorite artists.
In this post we present you the ten best books for, specifically, rock lovers. Clearly the list is endless, so after doing a screening we opted for these volumes.
Biographies of the greats who have already left us:
It has been a rough year when it comes to losses in the world of music.
-Prince, by Mobeen Azhar. An artist who marked a before and after in history. This book is not exactly a biography. Written by journalist (and big fan) Mobeen Azhar, it is more than that. It is a tribute. There is a lot of sentiment reflected in this story.
-Leonard Cohen, Lorca, flamenco and the wandering jew, by Alberto Manzáno. Although Cohen is not exactly dedicated to rock, he could not be missing from this list. Complex, intimate, poet and a reference in music. There is much to tell about him and this biography is one of the best that has been written in relation to this musician.
-David Bowie, Life and discography, by Paolo Hewitt. Perhaps the most chameleonic artist of all time. A great loss and a great book to get to know this fantastic musician and philanthropist better.
-Diaries, Kurt Cobain. Cobain was a complex person. Very complex. With a initially happy childhood but that over the years went wrong. This book is a composition of the darkest thoughts in the author's own handwriting. Hard but amazing.
Biographies of those who luckily YES are.
Not only are they here, but let's keep our fingers crossed that they continue to give their best for a long time.
-Led Zeppelin, by Jon Bream. With your permission, we fit Zeppelin here even though we are missing one of the components, John Bonham. And even though the band was disbanded decades ago, to this day, they are still the biggest. A really excellent book full of interviews, photos, and commentary.
-Bob Dylan, the expanded biography, by Howard Sounes. The composer who has generated the most controversy in recent weeks after winning the Nobel Prize could not be missing from this list. Of Dylan you could write an entire encyclopedia. This book tells from top to bottom everything there is to know about this artist who has unleashed so much controversy.
-Scar tissue, by Anthony Kiedis and Larry Sloman. It is curious that after the life that the RHCP vocalist has led, he is still in the category of those who are among us. He had not had anything easy from a very young age. In this book all life is naked, providing the opportunity to know and understand him better.
-I'm not dead yet, by Phil Collins. No, fortunately yet, it is not. Phil Collins opens his soul to us with this autobiography where he talks about everything openly.
-born to run, by Bruce Springsteen. What about Springsteen? The day we miss will be the worst that can happen to music. A journey about this composer about his life that will not leave those who admire him the most indifferent.
-My life behind the wheel, Special Deluxe, by Neil Young. This is the second volume of Young's memoirs. The truth is that he is more focused on his love of cars. But his love for cars has been an essential point in his career. A metaphor for his life through his Hobbie.
Other curiosities not to be missed:
-I was Keith Richards' camel, by Tony Sánchez. The title says it all. A compilation of the wildest partying of the time with the Rollings and their personal contract with Richards. Quite a betrayal of "Spanish Tony" towards the band.
-How to interview a rock star and not die trying. by Fernando García. Interviewing a rock star is probably not something we do on a daily basis. But to get an idea, García recounts the adventures and misadventures to achieve it.
-Rock word, by Tim Morse. A series of interviews that the author conducted with the most relevant rock musicians. Stories of the most emblematic songs. How they arose and why.
-Tell me what song you hear and I'll tell you what it hides, by Daniel Domínguez. A book similar to the previous one. Fun, entertaining, informal and with a very personal touch from the author. It is very worth reading.
As we have said, the list of biographies would be endless, this is just a small sample. As a tasting menu to whet the hunger of those most in love with rock. We hope you enjoy these readings.