I just finished re-reading The Heroin Diaries a few days ago... I hadn't read the book since I first bought it. (It's not really one of those you pick up all the time to re-read, but nonetheless a great book). Despite the dark subject matter, I had forgotten how funny some of it actually is- the backstage stories, etc. I was just curious to see if any of you Rockheads have read the book, and if so, what did you think?
Also, just on the subject of music biographies in general, what are your favorites? I love to read, and biographies are by far my fave...Another great book you should check out if you're a Beatles fan is The Love You Make by Peter Brown... Brown was a personal assistant to the Beatles & their manager Brian Epstein during the 1960's, and later was a board member of the Beatles company Apple Corps. (and also served as a witness at John Lennon & Yoko Ono's wedding). So he obviously was close with the band...and I've read many, many Beatles-related books- it's by far my favorite.
A few other favorites just to throw out there...The Rockabilly Legends by Jerry Naylor, Cash- the Autobiography by Johnny Cash (duh), and White Line Fever- The Autobiography by Lemmy Kilmister and Janiss Garza...(how can you NOT love Lemmy?!)
But probably what would surprise lots of you (include my two angry guys) is that my favorite book EVER is by the late sports writer Dick Schapp...it's the story of his life, which whether involving sports or not was one helluva interesting ride...it's out of print now but if you wanna check it out you can probably find it on Amazon.com or one of those sites...it's called Dick Schaap As Told To by Dick Schaap; 50 Years of Headlines, Deadlines & Punchlines. Good stuff!!