If you loved
Books like Life
A raspy, unfiltered late-night conversation with a rock-and-roll survivor who remembers everything. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Life.
- hazy
- electric
- chaotic
- intimate
- 01
Just Kids
Patti Smith · 2006
A tender, poetic elegy to a transformative friendship and the gritty, magical crucible of 1970s bohemian New York.
- 02
It's so easy
Duff McKagan
A raw, adrenaline-fueled descent into rock-and-roll excess that transforms into a surprisingly grounded story of survival and reinvention.
- 03
Slash
Slash · 2007
A raw, unfiltered plunge into the volatile and electric heart of rock 'n' roll history.
- 04
Chronicles
Bob Dylan · 2004
A smoky, non-linear journey through the memories and creative awakenings of an American icon.
- 05
The heroin diaries
Nikki Sixx · 2007
A chaotic, visceral plunge into the darkest depths of rock-and-roll excess and the paranoid isolation of addiction.
- 06
Riders on the storm
John Densmore
An earnest, deeply informed insider's reflection on the brief, brilliant, and turbulent life of a legendary rock band.
- 07
I'm with the Band
Pamela Des Barres · 1987
A breathless, unapologetic backstage pass to the golden age of rock and roll, fueled by pure enthusiasm and radical freedom.
- 08
Scar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis
A chaotic, sun-drenched plunge into the euphoric highs and devastating lows of rock stardom and severe addiction.
- 09
Slash
Anthony Bozza
A chaotic, unfiltered backstage pass into the dizzying highs and near-fatal lows of rock's most dangerous era.
- 10
The Dirt
Tommy Lee
A chaotic, unapologetic plunge into the absolute extremes of rock-and-roll hedonism and its devastating hangovers.
- 11
No Woman No Cry
Rita Marley and Hettie Jones
An intimate, rhythmic reflection on a life shared with a reggae legend.
- 12
Beeswing
Richard Thompson
A reflective journey through a transformative era of music, capturing the quiet struggle of an artist searching for his true sound.
