books about: composer

books about: composer

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Composer

Prince

Atria Books, 2008

Beautiful Book but don't order from Amazon
Gorgeous book but I wouldn't order it from Amazon. You are better off getting it at Barnes and Noble. The one I got from Amazon had a smashed corner, like it had been dropped so I got a replacement and that one was smashed too! Not what you want for something to ...

Lyrics 1964-2008

Paul Simon

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Snatch a little purity
Here's a vote for Paul Simon being appointed Poet Laureate. It would be perfect: Under Barack Obama's tenure as president the Library of Congress chooses someone equally unusual and gifted to be the eloquent voice of this nation. Lyrics 1964-2008 is just that: The ...

Cobain Unseen

Charles R. Cross

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

I love scrapbooks
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. It did have a lot of pictures I hadn't seen before. I also like how it included personal drawings, notes and even a spoken word CD with Kurt. I think it was well worth the money. I must say that I left this book feeling a ...

Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys

David Foster

Pocket, 2008

Superb achievement from a towering musical talent- "HITMAN" by David Foster
For over forty years, David Foster has been making great music. When I read this book, I passed it on to other members of my MainStar entertainment staff and our artists. I am beyond enthusiastic! At MainStar we write music with the aim of enriching the lives of all ...

The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

Nikki Sixx

VH1, 2008

AMAZING
I read this book in one afternoon. Probably one of the best books I have ever read. Buy it you wont be sorry especially if you are a Crue fan!!!! Hardcore, Honest and In your face...Cudos to Nikki and his willingess to share

The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, ...

HarperEntertainment, 2002

What an amazing book!
This book exceeded my expectations. I had just finished 'Slash' and thought that this book could not come close to it. I was wrong! It's amazing the lifestyle these guys had. Not only do you get an inside look at all the craziness, but you also feel like you get to ...

John Lennon: The Life

Philip Norman

Ecco, 2008

Less about the myth, more about the man
Forever romanticized by his tragic and puzzling murder, John Lennon has ascended to almost god-like status in pop culture. Remembered as the visionary and dreamer who soundtracked a generation, Lennon's legacy has largely been sculpted by those who loved and admired ...

Slash

Slash, Anthony Bozza

Harper Paperbacks, 2008

my $.02 review
Wow. I've listened to Slash(with GN'R) since I was in sixth grade circa 86. Paradise City has always been #1 in my book and many many good times have been had to that song. The video to Paradise City at the outdoor concert with Axl in his white leather getup really ...

Born Country: How Faith, Family, and Music Brought Me Home

Randy Owen, Allen Rucker

HarperOne, 2008

Terrific Book....Even better than I expected !!!
I want to say first off I have been a big fan of Alabama ever since 1979 when I first heard 'My Home's In Alabama' so I had extremely high hopes for this book and I wasn't disappointed at all...as a matter a fact it's even better than I could have imagined. The book ...

The Way I Am

Eminem

Dutton Adult, 2008

Explains a lot, well worth the wait
Even though I'm a huge Eminem fan, I learned a lot from this book. He covers a lot of subjects that he hasn't before and explains a lot of recent events too. I think the book is very well-written, easy to follow, and very interesting. I've been waiting for Eminem to ...

Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation

Sheila Weller

Atria, 2008

Did not want it to end!!
Reading this book was like a dream. I had loved all three of these women but I didn't know the twists and turns of their lives, or the stories behind each of the songs. The whole saga, and that's what it is, of their creativity and their relationships, within the ...

Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time

Jon Bream

Voyageur Press, 2008

Must Have Item for Zeppelin Fans
This book is incredible. The photos alone make it worth owning, but added to that are interviews with other bands, musicians talking about Led Zeppelin and my favorite part, the history of each of their tours. What happened specifically on that tour? See behind the ...

Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001)

Don Felder

Wiley, 2008

Fingers Felder Hits the Mark
I grew up listening to the Eagles and kind of felt that I "knew" the band members through their music. Turns out I didn't know them at all. Don "Fingers" Felder really was the soul of the Eagles, and I think he did an outstanding job with this book, telling his story ...

The Clash

The Clash

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Mindblowing!
This book is amazing. Great photographs, and having the band telling their story is fantastic. Despite being assembled years after Joe Strummer's death, he is a dominant voice in the book. I would compare the style of the book to The Beatles Anthology book, although ...

Scar Tissue

Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman

Hyperion, 2005

Hard to put down
Scar Tissue immediately draws the reader in through its easy-to-read style. Some of Kiedis' stories are hard to believe, like drug use with his father at such a young age or the people he met and spent time with on intimate levels, but it's those events and people that ...