Koncocoo

Best Biographies of Classical Composers

Alice's Piano: The Life of Alice Herz-Sommer
How music provided hope in one of the world's darkest times—the inspirational life story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest living Holocaust survivor. Written with the cooperation of Alice Herz-Sommer, Melissa Müller and Reinhard Piechocki's Alice's Piano is the first time her story has been told. REINHARD PIECHOCKI is the author of a number of works of cultural history and a close friend of Alice Herz-Sommer's for many years.ALICE HERZ-SOMMER, at 107 years old, is the oldest living Holocaust survivor.
Reviews
"Spellbound, so incredibly lifting and yet so incredibly sad, I could not put it down."
"Well that has been my experience with Alice's Piano, The Story of Alice Hrez-Sommer."
"An absolutely stunning book, one of the best I have ever read."
"I have read many books about the holocaust."
"Amazing story, amazing life."
"Alice's Piano is a thrilling subject, but the book is poorly written, even with grammatical mistakes."
"I love reading personal holocaust stories - this one is a bit difficult to get through because of all the musical references and sideline stories - but is good story."
"I am going to be in Prague and will visit the concentration camp where Alice was."
Find Best Price at Amazon
The King and I: The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager,Friend and Sometime Adversary
The King and I is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music.” During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the opera house and onto the concert (and the world) stage and into the arms of a huge mass public. In Breslin's frank telling, Pavarotti emerges as a charming but utterly impossible man with an outsized ego, a need to dominate, a total disregard for other people (from secretaries and coaches to world-renowned conductors) and a passion for food, women, horses and money. Breslin is blunt about Pavarotti's many quirks and foibles, such as his superstitions, his inability to read music and his frequent failure to learn the words of his opera parts in time for performances. Pavarotti seems unaffected by the acrimony; the book concludes with an interview he gave Midgette, a classical music reviewer for the New York Times , in which he expresses appreciation for his longtime manager and friend. With his clear, projecting voice, Pavarotti rose to fame with a strategy of impressive solo concertizing that eventually propelled him to the operatic stage.
Reviews
"As a huge fan of Pavarotti, I was thrilled to start reading this book."
"I'm still in love w/Luciano."
"And makes billions for the producers today.The few Italian men who wrote these sordid tales setting them to music must have been living these sordid kinds of lives and then had beautiful singers, at the time, sing their hearts out to justify their lifestyles. His movie, Yes, Georgio, was none other than a prophetic foretelling of his adultery against Adua his lovely, talented and faithful wife of 35 years who did only good for her gigolo husband. She stayed at home raising their three little girls while Pavarotti played the millionaire gigolo cavorting with several floozies that happens to come along. The words to the songs being sung set to truly lovely music are stories filled with lust, plots of murder, bloody deaths, are licentious and vulgar. A cult for the rich to dress up to go hear sorted plays that sing of worldliness and sin."
"This was a good read."
"It seems like a very honest book with many insites into the world of Pavarotti."
"Wonderful book that tells it like it is and was."
"It si better not to know the personal life of great artists.It is also good reading, and probably only confirms a lot of what we, music lovers, knew."
"Maybe this illustrates the attitudes of the two men better than anything Breslin mentions in the book. Mr. Pavarotti, you won!!"
Find Best Price at Amazon
Mendelssohn: A Life in Music
He also explores Mendelssohn's changing awareness of his religious heritage, Wagner's virulent anti-Semitic attack on Mendelssohn's music, the composer's complex relationship with his sister Fanny Hensel, herself a child prodigy and prolific composer, his avocation as a painter and draughtsman, and his remarkable, polylingual correspondence with the cultural elite of his time. It will take its rightful place as the standard and indispensable guide to Mendelssohn's life and music with a sensitive understanding of the complex historical currents and contexts surrounding the composer. Throughout, Todd interweaves his subject's biographical journey with his performing and compositional activities on an almost daily schedule, exploring in-depth his studies of and dealings with the vagaries of music publishing, conducting assignments, championing of the works of earlier masters such as Bach, and relations with other musicians. From this book we get not just a new portrait of Mendelssohn as man and artist, but valuable perspectives on his celebrated family, on religious and social issues in Germany in his time, on his contemporaries, and on the state of music in the Biedermeier and early Victorian worlds. Through this study of a single, immensely gifted musician Todd outlines important trends in musical style in the Romantic era, both those that Mendelssohn inherited and those to which he made lasting contributions, from the miraculous Octet written at age sixteen to the Violin Concerto and the late oratorios."
Reviews
"Also of importance was the discussion about Jews and assimilation in 19th century German society, a painful reminder of the limits to human tolerance that have unfortunately gained fresh relevance."
"He put together the observations of Mendelssohn's family and contemporaries with quotations of Felix in a style that makes one feel that you really know the man."
"Very detailed analysis of Mendelssohn's work with reference to other composer's music."
"super research about a marvelous person."
"A highly illuminating biography that covers the remarkable composer's life, background, and breadth of. associations."
"This is an good biography of Mendelssohn but it is mostly geared to the music student."
"On page 106, "No work stimulated Felix as profoundly as the finale of the Jupiter symphony ... with its fugal counterpoint and sonata form". The book is full of kindly older mentors, "punctilious" men, who derive much pleasure from the tests Felix passes, including with his sister, with flying colors. They were students and teachers, performers and writers, all at each other's ear, debating the merits and the styles of Haydn and Beethoven and many lesser known composers. (There is a scene in the book when a long list of unknowns today are performed instead of the household names that have survived and thrived over the last 200 years.). There is Shakespeare, which would not surprise the mildest Mendelssohn fan, but there is also Sophocles, many pages of efforts at incidental music for Oedipal stories. Another 19th century story: after working in London in 1832, Felix had musical plans filling up his calendar but also noted that he was to have "another cast made of his skull, in order to examine whether the cranial bumps" had changed much over the previous two years. In fact it is speeding up to go off a cliff, and there is more than one quick and nearly anonymous death in the end which give evidence to how close to the sun Mendelssohn flew."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Classical Directors

Mozart: Requiem of Genius (The True Story of Wolfgang Mozart) (Historical Biographies of Famous People)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s name is today synonymous with genius, but his life was a whirlwind of controversy, jealousy, and clashing egos. In this highly readable short biography, Alexander Kennedy brings Mozart and his times vividly to life. We watch Mozart clash with family and friends, with archbishops and emperors, and we feel again the tragedy of his mysterious early death.
Reviews
"Any feedback, positive or negative, regarding this product is based on my personal experience with the product. Your feedback will allow me to continue to leave helpful reviews of products. In turn, I will only leave a fair, honest, and unbiased review of each product in the hopes that it will help others make informed decisions about the products they are considering purchasing."
"Great book quick informative and not very time consuming."
"Qurious is a Christmas gift."
"Simple, but good short review of his life."
"clear concise and very enjoyable."
"The story of the life of Mozart reads a bit like a term paper rather than a biography. He and his older sister played the piano so well that his father took them on tour across. Europe to entertain royalty and common folk as well. He was one composer who was held in high esteem during his lifetime even though his life. was short. Today if you travel to Salzburg and Vienna. you can hear the music of Mozart played in the streets."
"Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was said to have composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! This interesting biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vibrant cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Definitely a good read for those who love classical music and history lovers that care for more than just the events but the people too."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Classical Instrumentalists

Teach Yourself to Play Piano: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Entertaining Way to Teach Yourself to Play Piano: Teach Yourself to Play Piano Top Piano Playing Hacks, Tips and Advice
Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet. or Kindle device. Furthermore, if you are an amateur, then learning to play the piano may well be the perfect beginning for your musical journey. ‘Learn to Play Piano’ covers everything from the keys, scales, reading music, chords, improvisations and how you can effectively practice your way to achieving success. The initial low price will increase shortly - the book is currently $2.99, but will next increase to $9.99 you have unlimited lifetime access at no extra costs, ever,Simply email us for updates all future additional lectures, bonuses, etc in this course are always free there's an unconditional, never any questions asked full 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee my help is always available to you if you get stuck or have a question - my support is legendary for all are how to Guides What are you waiting for?
Reviews
"In this book titled “Play Piano Fast : Teach Yourself to Play Piano Top Piano Playing Hacks, Tips and Advice”, Marcus Johnson kindly offers his readers useful lessons about playing the piano."
"That’s going to be a little harder to come by so I was thinking that I could start to teach her myself. Not only did it do that but it also has given me some excellent reference material when it comes to teaching her!"
"I believe in the beginning my practicing was pretty annoying but my family was kind enough not to mention it :) I am still far from perfect and there are still many things in this book I still have to follow up on, but now playing the piano has become a real pleasure, for me and I believe for my audience as well."
"If you're completely new to piano or music you might want to couple this with a few other basic music books as well because it does have musical terms in."
"I've never been musically inclined, so this book was so helpful in teaching me to play the piano."
"The book very simply explains the basics to help novices like me feel more comfortable."
"I’ve started to teach myself the basics of piano playing."
"The English throughout this e-book is EXCEEDINGLY awkward."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Classical Vocalists

Wagner: Terrible Man & His Truthful Art (Heritage)
In the course of this penetrating study, Father Lee argues that Wagner's ambivalent art is indispensable to us, life-enhancing and ultimately healing. 'If you agree with me that art is a reason to be alive rather than a life-support system, you'll find plenty to stimulate and entertain in this book.'.
Reviews
"This book contains what was originally a series of three lecture by Father Owen Lee, a renowned Wagner scholar best known for his appearance on the Metropolitan Opera broadcast intermissions over several decades."
"Father Owen Lee, whom some of us Old Guys remember from when he used to be a regular commentator on the Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera, is very knowledgeable about Wagner, the composer whom many of us love to hate and hate to love."
"Father M. Owen Lee, who is known for his erudite commentaries on Metropolitan Opera broadcasts has recently published another book about the Wagner's Ring Cycle, called "Athena Sings. In their tenth year of war, after the death of Achilles, the Greeks heard a prophecy "that the city would never be taken unless the wounded Philoctetes was brought to Troy with his bow (the gift from Apollo)." Father Owen is not a Wagner apologist, but he asks us to recognize our debt to the "hateful, wounded man [we] are in need of"---he whose music can penetrate deeply into our psyche and bring us, if not peace, then at least self-knowledge. He is even tempted to wonder if Wagner had Martin Luther in mind when he created his tormented young hero, "who was gifted in song, clashed with the Pope, sought refuge in the Wartburg, defied the society he knew, and profoundly changed it.""
"This small thin book is a wonderful antidote to the current politically correct trivialization of Wagner's cultural and artistic reputation."
"Really excellent book."
"A great read for any Wagner fan!"
"Makes me wonder why one has to be almost emotionally devoid to be a genius...but when one reads this one gets a glimmer of the answer..."
"The second lecture has some material which has already been covered in other books - notably Aspects of Wagner by Magee - but is still interesting."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Jazz Musicians

Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
While he was exalted by his devoted fans as the "black Bob Dylan" (a term he hated) and widely sampled by the likes of Kanye West, Prince, Common, and Elvis Costello, he never really achieved mainstream success. “Controversial and enigmatic, the tragic trajectory of Scott-Heron's life and career is expertly examined in this testament to one of the last great radical artists.” ― Kirkus.
Reviews
"Leslie Goffe's book, GSH: A FATHER AND HIS SON, is a great read that tells an interesting father/son story. While it's emotional to read, I enjoyed hearing from Gil's friends and band members discussing his drug addiction issues."
"Several decades ago, when I was in High School, I first heard Gil Scott-Heron's In The Bottle, read and listened to some of his other works, and learned of his opposition to using hard drugs. In 2010, "The New Yorker" published an excellent piece examining Gil Scott-Heron's (then current) life and dependence on crack cocaine."
"He was such a talent, a musical genius, an intellectual par excellence and an artist committed to the improvement of lives of people."
"A Great Piece of history on my favorite Author, Poet and Musician of all time Mr. Gil Scott-Heron."
"An exceptional well written book, even though it has such a tragic ending, it was still very uplifting and and covered all. there was to know of such a great artist."
"This book gave me in site of a man I admired musically and spiritually."
"Finally a definitive written document of unique socially conscious 1970s music artist."
"Well written coverage of Gil Scott-Heron's musical artistry and personal life."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Pop Artists

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir
Carly Simon's New York Times bestselling memoir, Boys in the Trees , reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top 40 hits, including the #1 song "You're So Vain." An Amazon Best Book of December 2015: In the trees is just about the only place in Carly Simon’s world that there aren’t boys, suggests this unputdownable memoir by the beloved singer and the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for the same song ("Let the River Run" from the movie Working Girl ).
Reviews
"And sure, Carly Simon has had her affairs with various guys over the years, but I can't help but wonder if the memoir of a male music star would have those same headlines. What about how her voice is the one you hear wherever you go in this world (last week I heard You Belong to Me in the supermarket, and I Haven't Got Time for the Pain in my doctor's office!). It is a serious, beautifully written account of the life of a popular but under appreciated artist, that was charmed in parts, deeply romantic in others and downright upsetting elsewhere."
"of the famous relationships and names are here, framed with the songs and music they inspired, but most important, for me, is the story of a woman coming to terms with her own life long quest for love, understanding and forgiveness."
"This story starts out with a fascinating look at growing up among the upper middle class in the late 1950s but, unfortunately ends with too much focus on James Taylor."
"The book tells her personal story with all its tragedies and heartbreak from her father's early death to the challenges of breaking into the music industry."
"Her "storybook" childhood as the daughter of wealth, success and fame is always noted in articles, but Carly's story goes beyond those presumptions to show both the wonder and the challenges of her life."
"Since she doesn't have a relationship with James, what did she really have to lose by writing about their marriage as it was also her story to tell."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Rock Bands

Clapton: The Autobiography
In his early teens his solace was the guitar, and his incredible talent would make him a cult hero in the clubs of Britain and inspire devoted fans to scrawl “Clapton is God” on the walls of London’s Underground. It was while working with the latter that he fell for George’s wife, Pattie Boyd, a seemingly unrequited love that led him to the depths of despair, self-imposed seclusion, and drug addiction. By the early seventies he had overcome his addiction and released the bestselling album 461 Ocean Boulevard , with its massive hit “I Shot the Sheriff.” He followed that with the platinum album Slowhand , which included “Wonderful Tonight,” the touching love song to Pattie, whom he finally married at the end of 1979. As he retraces every step of his career, from the early stints with the Yardbirds and Cream to his solo successes, Clapton also devotes copious detail to his drug and alcohol addictions, particularly how they intersected with his romantic obsession with Pattie Boyd. At times, he sounds more like landed gentry than a rock star: bragging about his collection of contemporary art, vigorously defending his hunting and fishing as leisure activities, and extolling the virtues of his quiet country living. “Like the bluesmen who inspired him, Clapton has his share of scars... his compelling memoir is... a soulful performance.” — People “An absorbing tale of artistry, decadence, and redemption.” — Los Angeles Times.
Reviews
"I respect his acknowledgment and honoring of his friends in the book - not only their talents, but their unique qualities and friendship."
"I knew some, I've read Pattie Boyd's biography and some others peoples from the same era but I didn't really have a clear picture of who Eric Clapton was. He talks about them as objects of lust and things he desires to own much the same way someone else might refer to classic cars. Telling the truth about your life and the people in it is not always easy and he's pretty blunt about things. At times he almost shares too much information...I get that he was so drunk that he slept in a field all night but I didn't really need to hear how he defecated all over himself...that type of thing. Also worth mentioning is that throughout the book, even during his younger years he does give praise to fellow musicians he respected and certain people that were in his life so even then he wasn't all bad.."
"Very well written and surprisingly harsh on himself, EC illuminates a lot of background on his music, confusing childhood and relationships."
"It held me, maybe because I have always liked Eric's music and these were his own words, not by someone about someone. To me it was a book about recovery and restoration."
"Eric takes you from his years of drug and alcohol abuse to his faith in a living relationship with a living God."
"The story was somewhat inspirational in the early years, but then devolved into a life of addiction that was harmful to himself and those who loved him."
"It also felt as if he wrote it as if he was a friend telling you about his past."
"His music is amazing, so much so you just think of him as an icon , not a real person , until you read this book ."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of R&B Artists

Angel Standing By: The Story of Jewel
Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous--there's really nothing to lose. --Jewel. McFarland is the pseudonym for a well-regarded journalist who, over the last decade, has written for a host of leading publications, including Rolling Stone, SPIN, Vanity Fair, Details, and The Los Angeles Times .
Reviews
"(There's a lot more to Jewel's life than in this book. but, If you don't know much about Jewel.... And, Jewel, STILL makes time to keep in touch with fans, continue performing in live shows, and be the well rounded, balanced, out spoken, compassionate and brutally honest beautiful woman... with one of the most BEAUTIFUL VOICES OF OUR TIME!!!"
"I never realized how much impact her love affair with Steve Poltz, nearly twice her age and already a scenemaker in San Diego band the Rugburns, had on her own career and visibility ... culminating in their shared songwriting of "You Were Meant For Me.""
"The only downside to this book, is that while I assume those close to Jewel were interviewed about Jewel's life, Jewel herself was not interviewed."
"Anyone that's followed Jewel's career, fan or no, would have a tough time disputing the facts detailed in Angel Standing By."
"Product and picture description is a bit different."
"This biography of Jewel brings her to life as no one has before -- all of the people who brought her to fame, all of the places she had to play before she got there come to life as though you're reading a really great novel."
"This one explains what it's like to learn how to play guitar and sing in front of people."
"Though the stories in it are undoubtedly true and it does describe how difficult Jewel's road to stardom was, it seemed to read more like a chronology of events than an in-depth look at her career."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Country & Folk Musicians

Waylon: An Autobiography
Waylon Jennings relates the story of his life as a country music star. With the help of writer and rock guitarist Kaye, an older, calmer, drug-free Jennings now relates his life story, from his childhood in a dirt-floored house in West Texas, through his busted marriages and hard-partying days, to his current existence as happily married man (to country star Jessi Colter) and member of the Highwaymen, the country music supergroup made up of Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. A country music star tells of his poor childhood and rise to stardom.
Reviews
"Well Waylon is no story teller but his story is one you want to know. He is helped out by a writer so his story hangs together although it is clear that he left out some parts."
"You have to read Jessi's book to get some different perspective on their history and the whole story."
"This book is a great history in his own words about how he had to fight the system to produce music his way."
"The book was interesting because it exposed the struggles, the accomplishments, and the triumphs of Waylons's life.At the same time it appeared that Waylon tried to include everyone he ever met in his lifetime."
"It is so good I am going to read it again!"
"thank you, this man did a lot for Country Gold."
"Waylon was HONEST."
"I have always enjoyed listening to Waylon Jennings."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Punk Rock Musician

Just Kids
It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max's Kansas City, where the Andy Warhol contingent held court. Smith's memoir of their friendship, Just Kids , is tender and artful, open-eyed but surprisingly decorous, with the oracular style familiar from her anthems like "Because the Night," "Gloria," and "Dancing Barefoot" balanced by her powers of observation and memory for everyday details like the price of automat sandwiches and the shabby, welcoming fellow bohemians of the Chelsea Hotel, among whose ranks these baby Rimbauds found their way. Smith transports readers to what seemed like halcyon days for art and artists in New York as she shares tales of the denizens of Max's Kansas City, the Hotel Chelsea, Scribner's, Brentano's, and Strand bookstores. In the lobby of the Chelsea, where she and Mapplethorpe lived for many years, she got to know William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Johnny Winter.
Reviews
"Two teens finding each other, touching, discovering, swimming their way through NY , broke but driven by the need to create beauty, to make art ."
"This is an entertaining and insightful autobiography and a detailed look at New York life in the '60's and "70's."
"Twin souls Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe come together as young adults in New York City, with a cast of many illustrious characters."
"Smith is the quintessential queen of art and poetry and song and voice and love."
"Wow."
"Whay a beautiful story of young love and self discovery."
"There are many parts of just kids I enjoyed reading but there was just a bit too much name dropping."
"I was a generation older, but was never drawn to rebellion of wars , drugs or etc."
Find Best Price at Amazon

Best Biographies of Rap & Hip-Hop Musician

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
” — Complex “A cautionary tale that ends in triumph.” — GQ “A revelation and a welcome addition to hip-hop’s literary legacy.” — All Hip Hop. Born in rural Bessemer, Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game. He inspired and mentored a new generation of artists and producers: Migos, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj, Zaytoven, Mike Will Made-It, Metro Boomin. In his extraordinary autobiography, the legend takes us to his roots in Alabama, the streets of East Atlanta, the trap house, and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. There are scenes from Gucci Mane’s new autobiography that seem better fit for a gripping Oscar drama than for the story of a guy who recently won his first MTV Video Music Award.” —GQ “A captivating dive into the mind of Radric Davis. The book provides incredible insight into one of the most influential rappers of the last decade, detailing a volatile and fascinating life . By the end, every reader will have a greater understanding of Gucci Mane, the man and the musician.” —PITCHFORK “A story of black manhood in the American South as never described before. Even while incarcerated, Gucci remained a cult hero to a generation that reached far beyond the Southern city where his influence first blossomed. —HIGHSNOBIETY “Gucci Mane’s story is one of reinvention.” —PEOPLE.COM “Highly-anticipated . a serious look inside his major life struggles and triumphs.” —BILLBOARD “Inspirational.” —THE SOURCE “The Autobiography of Gucci Mane, written with music journalist Neil Martinez-Belkin, quietly defies the conventions of the celebrity memoir genre; in parts, it reads like what I can only describe as pop culture poetry. riveting, filled with music-world intrigue and inner-city shootouts and buoyed by a self-awareness not marred by ego.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “Gucci Mane managed to turn his entire life around and penned that ascent in his newest memoir . a well-rounded portrait.” —REVOLT TV “Gucci’s family life, drug dealing and arrests — as well as the perfection of a musical style that would help elevate the careers of a slew of young Southern artists such as Migos, Young Thug and Zaytoven — are on full display in the new The Autobiography of Gucci Mane . the trap king’s roots, and his past, remain close to his head and his heart.” —THE UNDEFEATED “ Autobiography buzzes with the grandeur and grittiness that Gucci is known for, and some of that can be attributed to the music journalist Neil Martinez-Belkin, who co-wrote it.” —THE OUTLINE “As entertaining as anything Gucci has ever made . The entire book feels less like an autobiography but rather a conversation . something moving and meaningful, much more so than the usual 'hustler to rapper' story.” —SWGRUS “ The Autobiography of Gucci Mane is about growth, resilience and how no matter the setback, Gucci Mane is always prepared to come back harder than ever before. the many lessons Gucci Mane endured and shared in this autobiography can be valued by us all.” —ESSENCE “Better than any urban novella, the book is an exemplary account of the life and times of Radric Davis from Bessemer, Alabama—otherwise known as Gucci Mane.” —NEWSWEEK “His book brings a fuller worldview to the rhymed version of the biography he’s previously shared.” —PACIFIC STANDARD “The Autobiography of Gucci Mane is Gucci’s greatest redemption song . His autobiography shines because we get to see an emotionally intelligent Gucci. Given Gucci’s influence on this generation and its rappers, as well as neighborhood pushers from inner-city dwellings around the country, his newly debuted book is poised to inspire rappers and men like myself to give more thought to mental health, drug use and the kind of lives we want to lead.”. — VIBE “ The Autobiography of Gucci Mane is written with an appealing matter-of-factness, and it helps to replace myth with something closer to the real story.”. — THE NEW YORKER Gucci Mane, born Radric Delantic Davis, is a critically acclaimed, platinum-selling recording artist. The Autobiography of Gucci Mane is his first book.
Reviews
"Don't get lost in the sauce."
"It’s very much “this is what happened”, starting with Gucci’s family history and early childhood all the way up to the present-day Gucci Mane that we know and love."
"I finished this book and couldn't put it down!"
"got this for my son for Christmas -- he really enjoyed the book and the life of Gucci Mane."
"What an amazing story."
"I support Guwop telling his story and his amazing transition in life."
"I ordered two copies of Gucci Mane’s autobiography as gifts and the conditions that they came in were a dissapointment."
Find Best Price at Amazon