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Which British music memoir gave you the most honest look behind the curtain?
From candid confessions to unflinching accounts of fame, British musicians have written some of the most compelling memoirs of recent years. Rank these page-turners by how much they moved, shocked or enlightened you.
Put the items in your preferred order.
A
Chronicles by Bob Dylan (honorary mention aside β try Life by Keith Richards)
Keith Richards' Life is a sprawling, unvarnished account of the Stones, the riffs, the drugs and the survival. Few memoirs feel this lived-in.
B
Just Kids... actually, Faber & Faber's Morrissey Autobiography
Divisive, ornate and unmistakably him, Morrissey's Autobiography launched straight into Penguin Classics and stirred debate about ego and artistry.
C
Me by Elton John
Warm, funny and startlingly frank about addiction, fame and love, Elton's memoir became an instant modern classic of the genre.
D
Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson
A quiet, beautifully written account of a suburban childhood and the making of a songwriter, avoiding the usual rock-memoir clichΓ©s.
E
Face It by Debbie Harry (or try Tracey Thorn's Bedsit Disco Queen)
Tracey Thorn's Bedsit Disco Queen is a sharp, understated look at indie life, motherhood and the strange business of being a pop star.
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