35 Books like Moonwalk

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

by Amanda Palmer • 2014

Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.

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37k+

🎤 Artist Memoirs ✨ Creativity Guides 💔 Vulnerability In Art 🎁 The Gift Economy 🔧 Diy Ethos

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help 94%

Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.

by Amanda Palmer 2014

3.92

37k+ ratings

🎤 Artist Memoirs ✨ Creativity Guides 💔 Vulnerability In Art 🎁 The Gift Economy 🔧 Diy Ethos

12 Notes

by Quincy Jones • 2022

From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.

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2k+

🎹 Music Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Mentorship 🧠 Growth Mindset

12 Notes 94%

From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.

by Quincy Jones 2022

4.29

2k+ ratings

🎹 Music Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Mentorship 🧠 Growth Mindset

One Direction

by One Direction • 2014

Five solo rejections. One last-minute group. The origin of the band that conquered pop.

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4k+

🎵 Pop Music 👥 Boy Bands 🏁 Band Origin Stories 💕 Fan Culture ⭐ Talent Shows

One Direction 94%

Five solo rejections. One last-minute group. The origin of the band that conquered pop.

by One Direction 2014

4.44

4k+ ratings

🎵 Pop Music 👥 Boy Bands 🏁 Band Origin Stories 💕 Fan Culture ⭐ Talent Shows

Rick Rubin

by Jake Brown • 2009

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

3.53

282

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry 🪨 Minimalism 🎨 Artistic Process

Rick Rubin 94%

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

by Jake Brown 2009

3.53

282 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry 🪨 Minimalism 🎨 Artistic Process

Be More Taylor Swift

by D.K. Publishing • 2022

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

3.89

369

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Be More Taylor Swift 94%

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

by D.K. Publishing 2022

3.89

369 ratings

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Creative Quest

by Ahmir Thompson • 2018

Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.

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4k+

🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Creative Cognition 🤝 Creative Collaboration 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Creative Quest 94%

Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.

by Ahmir Thompson 2018

3.94

4k+ ratings

🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Creative Cognition 🤝 Creative Collaboration 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Make Your Own Rules

by Andrew Huang • 2024

A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.

4.27

319

🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎯 Redefining Success 💰 Revenue Diversification 🧘 Burnout Recovery

Make Your Own Rules 93%

A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.

by Andrew Huang 2024

4.27

319 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎯 Redefining Success 💰 Revenue Diversification 🧘 Burnout Recovery

Your Music and People

by Derek Sivers • 2020

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

4.40

612

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing 🤝 Networking 🗣️ People Skills

Your Music and People 93%

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

by Derek Sivers 2020

4.40

612 ratings

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing 🤝 Networking 🗣️ People Skills

This Is Gonna Hurt

by Nikki Sixx • 2011

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

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🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

This Is Gonna Hurt 93%

Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.

by Nikki Sixx 2011

4.17

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 📸 Music Photography 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 🌑 Dark Aesthetics

How to Write One Song

by Jeff Tweedy • 2020

One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.

4.22

7k+

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🎨 Creative Process ✍️ Lyric Writing 🧱 Creative Blocks ⏰ Creative Discipline

How to Write One Song 93%

One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.

by Jeff Tweedy 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🎨 Creative Process ✍️ Lyric Writing 🧱 Creative Blocks ⏰ Creative Discipline

I'll Never Write My Memoirs

by Grace Jones • 2015

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

3.76

2k+

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

I'll Never Write My Memoirs 93%

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

by Grace Jones 2015

3.76

2k+ ratings

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

The Only Pirate at the Party

by Lindsey Stirling • 2016

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

4.14

6k+

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Only Pirate at the Party 93%

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

by Lindsey Stirling 2016

4.14

6k+ ratings

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

Prince

by Ronin Ro • 2011

A million-dollar unknown deal, then 'slave' scrawled on his cheek: the war for artistic control.

3.39

441

🎵 Music Biography 💿 Record Industry 🎨 Artistic Control 🌟 Pop Stardom ⚖️ Artist Rights

Prince 93%

A million-dollar unknown deal, then 'slave' scrawled on his cheek: the war for artistic control.

by Ronin Ro 2011

3.39

441 ratings

🎵 Music Biography 💿 Record Industry 🎨 Artistic Control 🌟 Pop Stardom ⚖️ Artist Rights

The Woman in Me

by Britney Spears • 2023

The world's biggest pop star, silenced for 13 years. This is the story they wouldn't let her tell.

3.83

584k+

🎤 Child Stardom 🎵 Pop Music Memoir ⛓️ Surviving Exploitation 📰 Media Misogyny 📸 Tabloid Culture

The Woman in Me 93%

The world's biggest pop star, silenced for 13 years. This is the story they wouldn't let her tell.

by Britney Spears 2023

3.83

584k+ ratings

🎤 Child Stardom 🎵 Pop Music Memoir ⛓️ Surviving Exploitation 📰 Media Misogyny 📸 Tabloid Culture

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow

by Action Bronson • 2021

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

3.73

2k+

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow 93%

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

by Action Bronson 2021

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

The Half of It

by Madison Beer • 2023

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

4.16

9k+

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

The Half of It 93%

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

by Madison Beer 2023

4.16

9k+ ratings

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

How To Make It in the New Music Business

by Ari Herstand • 2016

The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.

4.39

941

🎸 Diy Music Career 🎨 Independent Artists 💌 Fan Engagement 💰 Monetizing Creativity 🚐 Touring Strategy

How To Make It in the New Music Business Summary

How To Make It in the New Music Business 93%

The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.

by Ari Herstand 2016

4.39

941 ratings

🎸 Diy Music Career 🎨 Independent Artists 💌 Fan Engagement 💰 Monetizing Creativity 🚐 Touring Strategy

Glory Days

by Dave Marsh • 1987

The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.

3.78

387

🎤 Music Biographies 📰 Rock Criticism 🏭 Working Class Life 💰 Music Industry 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Glory Days 92%

The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.

by Dave Marsh 1987

3.78

387 ratings

🎤 Music Biographies 📰 Rock Criticism 🏭 Working Class Life 💰 Music Industry 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Will

by Will Smith • 2021

The secret to Will Smith's empire: a terrified kid, a pile of bricks, and a refusal to stop.

4.24

76k+

📖 Celebrity Memoir 🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏆 Redefining Success 🏃 Taking Action

Will 92%

The secret to Will Smith's empire: a terrified kid, a pile of bricks, and a refusal to stop.

by Will Smith 2021

4.24

76k+ ratings

📖 Celebrity Memoir 🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏆 Redefining Success 🏃 Taking Action

The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell

by Eric Beall • 2009

The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.

4.13

🎯 Commercial Songwriting ✍️ Songwriting Craft 💼 Music Business 🪝 Hook Writing 🎛️ Music Production

The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell Summary

The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell 92%

The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.

by Eric Beall 2009

4.13

45 ratings

🎯 Commercial Songwriting ✍️ Songwriting Craft 💼 Music Business 🪝 Hook Writing 🎛️ Music Production

How Music Works

by David Byrne • 2014

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

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29k+

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

How Music Works 92%

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

by David Byrne 2014

4.00

29k+ ratings

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology 💡 Creative Process 🏛️ Sound And Space

The Meaning of Mariah Carey

by Mariah Carey • 2020

To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.

4.09

25k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 👑 Pop Stardom 🌍 Biracial Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎨 Creative Control

The Meaning of Mariah Carey 92%

To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.

by Mariah Carey 2020

4.09

25k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 👑 Pop Stardom 🌍 Biracial Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎨 Creative Control

Michael Jackson, Inc.

by Zack O'Malley Greenburg • 2014

He bought the Beatles' catalog against all advice. It's now worth a billion dollars.

4.22

338

🎵 Music Business 🎩 Music Moguls 📜 Music Publishing ⚖️ Intellectual Property ⭐ Celebrity Branding

Michael Jackson, Inc. 92%

He bought the Beatles' catalog against all advice. It's now worth a billion dollars.

by Zack O'Malley Greenburg 2014

4.22

338 ratings

🎵 Music Business 🎩 Music Moguls 📜 Music Publishing ⚖️ Intellectual Property ⭐ Celebrity Branding

Efficient Music Production

by Ashley Hewitt • 2020

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

2.90

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Efficient Music Production 92%

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

by Ashley Hewitt 2020

2.90

10 ratings

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State 📁 Sample Curation 📵 Digital Minimalism

Drawing Out the Dragons

by James A. Owen • 2011

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

4.50

440

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Drawing Out the Dragons 92%

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

by James A. Owen 2011

4.50

440 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Guitar Lessons

by Bob Taylor • 2011

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

4.34

172

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Guitar Lessons 92%

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

by Bob Taylor 2011

4.34

172 ratings

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Beyond The Story

by Myeongseok Kang • 2023

Seven trainees, a near-bankrupt label, and the improbable decade that made them a global phenomenon.

4.62

12k+

🎤 K-Pop 🎵 Boy Bands 👥 Fandom Culture 🎧 Music Industry 🌊 Korean Wave

Beyond The Story 92%

Seven trainees, a near-bankrupt label, and the improbable decade that made them a global phenomenon.

by Myeongseok Kang 2023

4.62

12k+ ratings

🎤 K-Pop 🎵 Boy Bands 👥 Fandom Culture 🎧 Music Industry 🌊 Korean Wave

Boys in the Trees

by Carly Simon • 2015

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

3.67

12k+

🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Boys in the Trees 92%

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

by Carly Simon 2015

3.67

12k+ ratings

🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Punk Rock Etiquette

by Travis Nichols • 2008

Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.

3.75

123

🎸 Indie Music 🔧 Diy Ethos 🤘 Punk Subculture 🎙️ Home Recording 🚐 Touring

Punk Rock Etiquette 92%

Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.

by Travis Nichols 2008

3.75

123 ratings

🎸 Indie Music 🔧 Diy Ethos 🤘 Punk Subculture 🎙️ Home Recording 🚐 Touring

How to Write a Song that Matters

by Dar Williams • 2022

Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.

4.15

163

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🌱 Creative Process 💡 Finding Inspiration 🎤 Sharing Your Work 🗣️ Creative Mentorship

How to Write a Song that Matters Summary

How to Write a Song that Matters 92%

Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.

by Dar Williams 2022

4.15

163 ratings

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🌱 Creative Process 💡 Finding Inspiration 🎤 Sharing Your Work 🗣️ Creative Mentorship

Our Noise

by John Cook • 2009

When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.

4.05

1k+

🎸 Indie Record Labels 🎶 Indie Rock History 🏗️ Diy Music Scenes 🎨 Artist-First Business 👢 Bootstrapping

Our Noise 92%

When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.

by John Cook 2009

4.05

1k+ ratings

🎸 Indie Record Labels 🎶 Indie Rock History 🏗️ Diy Music Scenes 🎨 Artist-First Business 👢 Bootstrapping

One Train Later

by Andy Summers • 2006

A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.

4.04

1k+

🎸 Rock Guitarists 🥁 Band Histories 🎨 Creative Process 🚐 Touring Life 🍄 Psychedelic Era

One Train Later 92%

A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.

by Andy Summers 2006

4.04

1k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Guitarists 🥁 Band Histories 🎨 Creative Process 🚐 Touring Life 🍄 Psychedelic Era

The Road Beneath My Feet

by Frank Turner • 2015

Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.

4.21

2k+

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life 🤘 Punk Rock 🎨 Artistic Integrity

The Road Beneath My Feet 92%

Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.

by Frank Turner 2015

4.21

2k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life 🤘 Punk Rock 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Every Tool's a Hammer

by Adam Savage • 2019

A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.

4.18

11k+

🛠️ Maker Culture 🎨 Creative Process 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Iterative Design 📋 Project Workflow

Every Tool's a Hammer 92%

A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.

by Adam Savage 2019

4.18

11k+ ratings

🛠️ Maker Culture 🎨 Creative Process 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Iterative Design 📋 Project Workflow

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

by Jerry Weintraub • 2010

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

4.13

4k+

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 92%

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

by Jerry Weintraub 2010

4.13

4k+ ratings

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

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