If you loved
Books like Slash
A chaotic, unfiltered backstage pass into the dizzying highs and near-fatal lows of rock's most dangerous era. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Slash.
- hedonistic
- chaotic
- electric
- hazy
- 01
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.
- 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
Tommyland
Anthony Bozza
A chaotic, unapologetic rollercoaster ride through the highest highs and lowest lows of rock and roll excess.
- 04
Scar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis
A chaotic, sun-drenched plunge into the euphoric highs and devastating lows of rock stardom and severe addiction.
- 05
The Dirt
Tommy Lee
A chaotic, unapologetic plunge into the absolute extremes of rock-and-roll hedonism and its devastating hangovers.
- 06
Iron man
Tony Iommi
A loud, gritty, and surprisingly humble backstage pass to the birth of heavy metal.
- 07
Neon angel
Cherie Currie and Tony O'Neill
A gritty, backstage pass to the dizzying highs and devastating lows of teenage rock stardom.
- 08
Please kill me
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
A raw, rapid-fire backstage pass to the birth of punk that feels like eavesdropping on the most dangerous, drug-fueled party of the 1970s.
- 09
I Am Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne
A hilariously profane and unbelievably chaotic pub yarn spun by rock's most bewildered survivor.
- 10
Marilyn Manson
Neil Strauss
An unflinching, gritty plunge into the shocking origins and chaotic life of a controversial rock icon.
- 11
Chronicles
Bob Dylan · 2004
A smoky, non-linear journey through the memories and creative awakenings of an American icon.
- 12
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Ben Greenman
A rhythmic, deep-diving memoir that spins the album cuts of a life lived entirely through the lens of music and Black culture.
