We all get acquainted with the glamour, the fame, the bling, the beauty, and the luxury of artists and celebrities. It is only when they speak about themselves publicly, we get familiar with the hardships they had to suffer or perhaps still suffering. Here is a list of the top 10 books about musicians to know their life from a different point of view.
Top 10 Books About Musicians:
The Kingdom of Back – Marie Lu
All that Nannerl Mozart wishes for is to be remembered for eternity. Although she is adored by the audience for her talent, she doubts that she will ever become that celebrated musician which she desires to be. She is a young musician in the 18th century, she is restricted from composing and she will only get to pursue this profession till she reaches the marriageable age, as stated by her father. Later in the story, she gets to know someone who can alter her life but – at the cost of almost everything.
Nocturnes – Kazuo Ishiguro
A once-famous singer, yearning to make a comeback in the profession – a man whose unmistaken flavor in music is the sole thing his closest friends value about him – a stressed singer-songwriter accidentally occupied in the declining marriage of a pair he’s only just got familiar with – a gifted, underappreciated jazz musician who lets himself believe that plastic surgery will help his career – a young cellist whose coach assure to unpack his ability. Requirement and fervor determine the spot of music in each of their lives.
White Tears – Hari Kunzru
It is a ghost tale, a petrifying murder mystery, a well-timed reflection on race, and a letter of adoration to all the forgotten artists of American music.
Jay Z: Made In America – Michael Eric Dyson
This book presents all the large themes of Jay-Z’s career, it makes out the way that he has always interlaced politics into his music-making significant declarations about criminal justice, racial discrimination, social injustice, black wealth, and many other discriminations.
Daisy Jones & The Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid
All know of the group but no one knows the reason for their split at the very peak of their popularity until now. Daisy is a coming-of-age lady in L.A. in the late 60s, sneaking into late-night clubs, sharing a bed with rock stars, and wondering about being a singer. The sex and drug are magical but she loves rock and rolls the most. By the age of 20, she gets noticed as she has the beauty that makes people go crazy. But what happens next to the fame is for the readers to find out.
Acid for the Children – Flea
The co-founder of the iconic Red Hot Chili Peppers Michael Peter Balzary, stage name Flea tells his astonishing origin story from the lows of the LA streets to the highs of the world-famous rock star.
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us – Hanif Abdurraqib
In the wake of the attack at the nightclub in Paris, Hanif Abdurraqib recollects how he sought protection as a youngster in music, art shows, concerts, and conjecturing whether the young Muslims of the future generations will not be afforded that chance now. While talking about the threats of everyday life on the black Americans, he opens up about the first time he was compelled to the ground by officers for trying to get into his car.
The Beautiful Ones – Prince
Written by the artist himself, a very well-written coming-of-age memoir consisting of never seen before images, authentic scrapbooks, and lyric pages – an exquisite memoir he has written about his life as a kid exploring the world, journey as an artist, the fandom.
We Sold Our Souls – Grady Hendrix
During the 1990s, Dirt Work, a heavy metal band was on the edge for a breakout session but at that time the lead artist Terry Hunt moved on for his solo career and reached his stardom as Koffin, dumping his mates to perish in rural Pennsylvania. After two decades Kris Pulaski, the former guitarist who is at the moment broke and unhappy get familiar with the fact that Terry’s stardom may have come at the cost of Kris’ soul.
Girl in a Band – Kim Gordon
The fashion icon, member of Sonic Youth, and a role model for women now tells her tale through this memoir of a life being a part of the music industry, as an artist, her married life, motherhood, freedom, and as one of the first female of the rock and roll community.
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