August 24Aug 24 Anybody that doesn't have me on ignore has seen me pimp Mike Campbell's book, "Heartbreaker". It's the best one of these that I've ever read. Meanwhile, after going down a YouTube rabbit hole, I've started the not-new book from Don Felder, "Heaven and Hell". It's pretty interesting. He was in a band in Gainesville when he was a teen, and, a new kid moved into town. Somebody told Felder "this guy and play and sing, you should get him for your band. His name is Stephen Stills". And they were band mates for a couple of years, until Stills moved away one day without telling anyone. Oh, and Don Henley is a complete fucking asshole. Maybe the worst asshole in the history of assholes.
August 24Aug 24 I have to imagine the only thing worse than listening to the fucking Eagles is reading about the fucking Eagles.
August 26Aug 26 Speaking of assholes, I read this about 10 years ago. I loved John Lennon as a kid, and this book tore up the illusions I built up in my head about one of my childhood heroes. I mean, he could be very kind at times, but often was a huge prick.
August 26Aug 26 Not really a biography but 'London, reign over me' about London in the classic rock period is good reading.
August 26Aug 26 Author I'm a HUGE Beatles guy, but yeah, Lennon was a cock. I read Cynthia's book. But goddammit, I still crank "Run for you life" when it comes on.
August 26Aug 26 On 8/24/2025 at 6:07 PM, Gil Bang said: Oh, and Don Henley is a complete fucking asshole. Maybe the worst asshole in the history of assholes. No that's Josh Hamilton. Henley would have to be 2nd on your list.
August 26Aug 26 Anger Is An Energy is really interesting one if you wanna hear how stupid John Lydon is in print when he's stripped of his charisma.
August 26Aug 26 Levon Helm's This Wheel's On Fire starts off "on fire" and then frankly just kinda peters into "we just kept on playing". Maybe there's something else but it's been sitting on my nightstand for maybe the last 8 years.
August 26Aug 26 The end all be all of rock books. Oral history of endless punk rock anecdotes. Page turner.
August 26Aug 26 One of the best and funniest books I've ever read. I read a lot of books that fit in this thread, but that's the one everyone should read.
August 26Aug 26 9 hours ago, South Austin said: Speaking of assholes, I read this about 10 years ago. I loved John Lennon as a kid, and this book tore up the illusions I built up in my head about one of my childhood heroes. I mean, he could be very kind at times, but often was a huge prick. I hate read that book awhile back. Did not disappoint
August 26Aug 26 I read that Tom Petty bio by Warren Zanes a couple of years back. It kinda bugged me. The information is great, but Zanes comes across as trying to be his college English prof. (Understandable, I suppose, he has a PhD and teaches at NYU.)
August 26Aug 26 i found conversations with tom petty to be much better than the zanes book. the zanes book had the heroin reveal but that's about it. shakey is a great neil young book.
August 26Aug 26 Zanes’ Springsteen book was much better than the Petty one. Agree with this 100%. Maybe it was due to the focus of the topic being one album vs an entire career, but Deliver Me From Nowhere is just so much tighter than his TP biography.
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