Rock memoirs can be great. It kind of depends on how much the author puts themselves into the book, and how much their style crosses over from lyrics to chapters. Morrissey has a fantastic autobiography, but you almost need to love the singer to like the book.
There are a number of performers we might wish had produced a book, but have not yet. Mick Jagger hasn't. Neither has Ringo Starr. What are they waiting for?
Below we will help others who have yet to write a memoir, such as Stevie Nicks, come up with some ideas of what they should do. Maybe even a cookbook. Possibly what they ate at the height of their fame. That is at least one idea.
Four unreal books by really great musical artists
Tragically Quipped by the Tragically Hip
Heck, this one might actually already have been made. The book would involve the band's lyrics and how they came to be. The trick is selling it outside of Canada. Or Canadians living in other countries not being the only ones who buy the book. The real tragedy with the band is that they did not (but should have) found lots of fame outside of their native Canada.
Explaining Electricity to Children by Bob Dylan and the Band
It is a known fact that Bob Dylan invented electricity at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The discovery upset many who thought that things should remain as they always have been: limited sonically and not unsettling. Dylan's odd lyrics should also translate well to a children's book.
The Band is included here for two reasons. One is the title of this article. The other is...no, that's it really.
Codependent Some More by Fleetwood Mac
Has there been another band like Fleetwood Mac? One where the band members date each other, break up, and then decide to write songs we all have to hear about it. Maybe some people saw an album like Rumours as a work of art. Instead, it's truly insular and self-loathing. Well, maybe loathing someone else who is playing one of the instruments on any given song.
The whole thing seems wrong. And, well...weird.
Black Eyed Peas by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
There has to be a cookbook by Flea or Anthony Kiedis, surely. There are memoirs from both, but not a cookbook. That is an opportunity missed so far. The great thing here is that two bands do a crossover to produce a list of meals we should make at home.
Only, the two bands are not listed as part of the title and author of the book. The Red Hot Chili Peppers work with the band Alabama on this tome. It is all about Southern Southern California food.