30 Books like Scar Tissue

Slash

by Slash • 2007

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

4.00

31k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💔 Band Breakups 💉 Heroin Addiction 🎵 Music Industry 🕶️ 80s Rock Scene

Slash 97%

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

by Slash 2007

4.00

31k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💔 Band Breakups 💉 Heroin Addiction 🎵 Music Industry 🕶️ 80s Rock Scene

Wonderland Avenue

by Danny Sugerman • 1989

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

4.25

3k+

🎸 Rock And Roll Excess 💊 Addiction Recovery 🌟 Celebrity Addiction 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism

Wonderland Avenue 96%

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

by Danny Sugerman 1989

4.25

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rock And Roll Excess 💊 Addiction Recovery 🌟 Celebrity Addiction 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism

The Dirt

by Tommy Lee • 2001

One authorized biography, four versions of every disaster, and zero effort to agree on the facts.

4.14

50k+

📖 Oral History 🎸 Rock Memoirs 🥂 Fame And Excess 🤘 Glam Metal 💉 Addiction Recovery

The Dirt 96%

One authorized biography, four versions of every disaster, and zero effort to agree on the facts.

by Tommy Lee 2001

4.14

50k+ ratings

📖 Oral History 🎸 Rock Memoirs 🥂 Fame And Excess 🤘 Glam Metal 💉 Addiction Recovery

Brothers

by Alex Van Halen • 2024

Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.

4.08

9k+

🎸 Rock Music History 🎤 Band Memoirs 👥 Sibling Bands 🔥 Artistic Obsession 🛠️ Diy Music Scenes

Brothers 96%

Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.

by Alex Van Halen 2024

4.08

9k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Music History 🎤 Band Memoirs 👥 Sibling Bands 🔥 Artistic Obsession 🛠️ Diy Music Scenes

The Book of Drugs

by Mike Doughty • 2012

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

3.63

2k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Book of Drugs 95%

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

by Mike Doughty 2012

3.63

2k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Three Pianos

by Andrew McMahon • 2021

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

4.40

3k+

🎹 Musician Memoirs 🚐 Touring Life 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧪 Parental Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Three Pianos 94%

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

by Andrew McMahon 2021

4.40

3k+ ratings

🎹 Musician Memoirs 🚐 Touring Life 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧪 Parental Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery

See A Little Light

by Bob Mould • 2011

Father's fury. The Ramones' first record. Then amphetamines and a closet that almost won.

3.80

2k+

🔥 Hardcore Punk 🌈 Closeted Identity 🤝 Creative Partnerships 🚌 Touring Life 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

See A Little Light 94%

Father's fury. The Ramones' first record. Then amphetamines and a closet that almost won.

by Bob Mould 2011

3.80

2k+ ratings

🔥 Hardcore Punk 🌈 Closeted Identity 🤝 Creative Partnerships 🚌 Touring Life 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Cash

by Johnny Cash • 1997

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

4.01

26k+

🎸 Music Memoirs 🕶️ Outlaw Country 💊 Addiction Recovery ✝️ Faith Journeys 🕊️ Redemption Stories

Cash 94%

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

by Johnny Cash 1997

4.01

26k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoirs 🕶️ Outlaw Country 💊 Addiction Recovery ✝️ Faith Journeys 🕊️ Redemption Stories

I Am Ozzy

by Ozzy Osbourne • 2009

Invented heavy metal by accident, survived a near-fatal blackout, and woke up a reality TV dad.

4.16

36k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🤘 Heavy Metal History 💊 Addiction And Recovery 😈 Dark Humor Memoirs 🌟 Surviving Fame

I Am Ozzy 94%

Invented heavy metal by accident, survived a near-fatal blackout, and woke up a reality TV dad.

by Ozzy Osbourne 2009

4.16

36k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🤘 Heavy Metal History 💊 Addiction And Recovery 😈 Dark Humor Memoirs 🌟 Surviving Fame

Short Stories

by Columbus Short • 2020

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

3.94

293

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Short Stories 93%

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

by Columbus Short 2020

3.94

293 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe • 2011

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

3.88

86k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Stories I Only Tell My Friends 93%

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

by Rob Lowe 2011

3.88

86k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

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 93%

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

Heroes And Villains

by Steven Gaines • 1986

Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.

3.85

771

🎸 Band Biographies 🎵 Rock History 🏠 Family Dysfunction 🎬 Behind The Music 🧠 Musical Genius

Heroes And Villains 93%

Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.

by Steven Gaines 1986

3.85

771 ratings

🎸 Band Biographies 🎵 Rock History 🏠 Family Dysfunction 🎬 Behind The Music 🧠 Musical Genius

Guts

by Kristen Johnston • 2012

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

3.90

5k+

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Guts 93%

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

by Kristen Johnston 2012

3.90

5k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Porcelain

by Moby • 2016

A sober Christian in 1990s rave culture: the paradox, the crash, and the hospice room.

3.98

4k+

🎧 Electronic Music 🪩 Rave Culture 🎤 Music Memoirs ✝️ Faith And Doubt 🍷 Sobriety Journeys

Porcelain 93%

A sober Christian in 1990s rave culture: the paradox, the crash, and the hospice room.

by Moby 2016

3.98

4k+ ratings

🎧 Electronic Music 🪩 Rave Culture 🎤 Music Memoirs ✝️ Faith And Doubt 🍷 Sobriety Journeys

The Storyteller

by Dave Grohl • 2021

Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.

4.43

170k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🔧 DIY Ethos 💔 Grief And Loss 🎨 Creative Resilience 👨‍👧 Fatherhood

The Storyteller 93%

Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.

by Dave Grohl 2021

4.43

170k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🔧 DIY Ethos 💔 Grief And Loss 🎨 Creative Resilience 👨‍👧 Fatherhood

Face the Music

by Paul Stanley • 2014

A deformed ear. Partial deafness. Face paint to hide them both. Then it became a rock god's armor.

4.13

5k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🕺 1970s Rock Scene 🎭 Rock Theatricality 🪞 Fame And Insecurity 🥁 Band Conflicts

Face the Music 93%

A deformed ear. Partial deafness. Face paint to hide them both. Then it became a rock god's armor.

by Paul Stanley 2014

4.13

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🕺 1970s Rock Scene 🎭 Rock Theatricality 🪞 Fame And Insecurity 🥁 Band Conflicts

Iron Man

by Tony Iommi • 2011

A factory press severs his fingertips. Leather thimbles, detuned strings: heavy metal is born.

4.01

4k+

🎸 Heavy Metal Memoirs 💰 Music Industry Greed 🩹 Post-Injury Creativity 🥁 Band Dynamics 🔮 Occult Rock

Iron Man 92%

A factory press severs his fingertips. Leather thimbles, detuned strings: heavy metal is born.

by Tony Iommi 2011

4.01

4k+ ratings

🎸 Heavy Metal Memoirs 💰 Music Industry Greed 🩹 Post-Injury Creativity 🥁 Band Dynamics 🔮 Occult Rock

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

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict 92%

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

265k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces 92%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

Tweak

by Nic Sheff • 2008

Eighteen months sober, one relapse, and he's back on the street. A meth memoir with no filter.

3.99

48k+

🖋️ Addiction Memoir 💎 Crystal Meth 🔄 Cycle Of Relapse 🚶 Street Life 👶 Early Onset Addiction

Tweak 92%

Eighteen months sober, one relapse, and he's back on the street. A meth memoir with no filter.

by Nic Sheff 2008

3.99

48k+ ratings

🖋️ Addiction Memoir 💎 Crystal Meth 🔄 Cycle Of Relapse 🚶 Street Life 👶 Early Onset Addiction

Under Their Thumb

by Bill German • 2009

A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.

3.99

424

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism 📣 Fan Culture 🎬 Behind The Music 🔀 Blurred Boundaries

Under Their Thumb 92%

A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.

by Bill German 2009

3.99

424 ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism 📣 Fan Culture 🎬 Behind The Music 🔀 Blurred Boundaries

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

3.94

408k+

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 92%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

408k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Hammer of the Gods

by Stephen Davis • 1985

A groupie, a fish, and a hotel room: the incident that defined Led Zeppelin's dark legend.

3.86

14k+

🎸 Rock Biography 🎶 Classic Rock 🕺 1970s Rock 🥁 Band Dynamics 🍾 Rock And Roll Excess

Hammer of the Gods 92%

A groupie, a fish, and a hotel room: the incident that defined Led Zeppelin's dark legend.

by Stephen Davis 1985

3.86

14k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Biography 🎶 Classic Rock 🕺 1970s Rock 🥁 Band Dynamics 🍾 Rock And Roll Excess

Sonny Boy

by Al Pacino • 2024

South Bronx to The Godfather to fifty million lost. Pacino's most unguarded confession.

4.01

14k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 💫 The Cost Of Fame 🍷 Addiction And Recovery 🏙️ Rise From Poverty

Sonny Boy 92%

South Bronx to The Godfather to fifty million lost. Pacino's most unguarded confession.

by Al Pacino 2024

4.01

14k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 💫 The Cost Of Fame 🍷 Addiction And Recovery 🏙️ Rise From Poverty

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

4.55

819

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 92%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

819 ratings

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Basketball Junkie

by Chris Herren • 2011

33rd NBA pick, he started for the Celtics while shooting heroin. The words that broke him open.

4.11

2k+

🏅 Sports Memoirs 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🌅 Recovery Narratives 💉 Heroin Addiction 🏀 Basketball Careers

Basketball Junkie 92%

33rd NBA pick, he started for the Celtics while shooting heroin. The words that broke him open.

by Chris Herren 2011

4.11

2k+ ratings

🏅 Sports Memoirs 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🌅 Recovery Narratives 💉 Heroin Addiction 🏀 Basketball Careers

Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen • 2016

Stadiums roared his anthems. Inside, he waged a lifelong war with depression and his father's ghost.

4.19

56k+

🎸 Songwriter Memoir 🏭 Blue Collar Roots 🌑 Depression And Art 🎭 Fame And Isolation 🥁 Band Dynamics

Born to Run 92%

Stadiums roared his anthems. Inside, he waged a lifelong war with depression and his father's ghost.

by Bruce Springsteen 2016

4.19

56k+ ratings

🎸 Songwriter Memoir 🏭 Blue Collar Roots 🌑 Depression And Art 🎭 Fame And Isolation 🥁 Band Dynamics

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

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