His memoirs seemed to do well considering that the only people who should be interested are.. well.. us, really.

I wonder if Stuart Maconie's Cider With Roadies has shifted a few more now he seems to have been elevated to New Bill Bryson Borderline National Treasure status?

..by Motley Crue is pretty much the definition. They (perhaps excepting Mick Marrs) come over as self-centred, egotistical asshats, strangely enough.

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That is a good read.

as unvarnished as it gets. The best rock autobiog bar none.

by Art & Laurie Pepper. The heart of delinquency, jazz, drugs, madness ... all told absolutely straight.

One of the best biographies in any field

But George Jones's I Lived to Tell It All is as straight up as it gets. Drink, cocaine, and performing as a quacking duck.

Deke's 2 books are excellent reads. He has a way with words and is a born raconteur, the Peter Ustinov of rock, perhaps.

The first, "Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics", is about lovable Welsh rock nutcases Man and Deke's adventures in and out of that band in the late '60s and into the '70s. An absolute riot of a book. The vintage band photo on the cover is a true reflection of the addled hilarity and sheer mayhem recounted within.

The prequel is about how he became a musician in the first place, an overview of the South Wales scene in the early '60s and his adventures in various local bands before he eventually hit the medium-to-small time with Man and his solo projects.

These days he makes his living mostly by writing, but still plays his guitar quite a bit.

...is a very entertaining but incredibly grim account of Nico's last years which bizarrely she spent in Prestwich, North Manchester around the orbit of various ex-members of The Fall and John Cooper Clarke. The book is written by James Young who accompanied her on keyboards on her last few disastrous tours and fraught recording sessions.

It's really not a rock biog as such, nor a book for Velvets or Nico fans particularly. It's just a cracking good story well told, hence the crossover appeal. Young chooses to focus in on telling us exactly what it's like being part of the absolute fag end of someone's rock career. It is a fascinating and all-too vivid portrait of the rather colourful characters that orbit around the druggier and nastier end of the music biz. Many of the names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. Required reading for anyone who thinks the music industry is glamorous and easy money or that being a heroin addict is fun.

..Wood's book is a great yarn and well worth your time. You couldn't make it up.