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[quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1385856801' post='2293022']
So people are nagging me to give them ideas for christmas presents and am wanting music related stuff really.

So what autobiographies do people recommend?
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Does it have to be an autobiography rather than a biography?

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Deke Leonard of Man is quite the writer if you want sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Though as his publisher I admit I am biased...

Order through this website before Xmas, quote Basschat and deduct £2 off the price of any of his three titles.

[url="http://www.northdownpublishing.co.uk/id47.html"]http://www.northdownpublishing.co.uk/id47.html[/url]

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A couple of good biographies:

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Re-make-Re-model-Fashion-making-1953-1972/dp/0571229859/]Remake/Remodel by Michael Bracewell[/url] - the making of Roxy Music

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Some-Faraway-Beach-Times-Brian/dp/0752875701/]On Some Faraway Beach by David Sheppard[/url] - The Life and Times of Brian Eno

And Brian Eno's Diary of 1995 - [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Swollen-Appendices-Diary-Brian/dp/0571179959]A Year With Swollen Appendicies[/url]

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A lot of soul stars put the rockers to shame; Bettye Lavette's book starts with her being dangled out the window by her pimp and then picks [b]up[/b] the pace! Bobby Womack's is equally outrageous starting with his ex-wife chasing him with a gun.

Duff McKagan's was quite inspiring, Gene Simmons' was a tad boring (I liked Peter Criss' although it confirmed he is a grade A idiot!) and Johnny Cash has a bunch of decent biographies out there.

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I enjoyed the Status Quo one but currently reading Bob Daisley's 'for facts sake'. It's really interesting
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Big plus 1 on Bob`s book. It cost me £25 if I remember but is a damm fine read.

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