Ergebnis für "Wild" in Komponisten & Musiker

From Graham Nash—the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies—comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan. Graham Nash's songs defined a generation and helped shape the history of...

'Arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music,' says Jimi Hendrix's citation in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. James Marshall Hendrix remains unique as an African American who broke out of the traditional 'Black' genres of blues, r&b and soul to play hard rock to an...

One person knows David Bowie better than he knows himself--ex-wife Angela Bowie. For ten tempestuous years she traveled and lived with Bowie, overseeing his career, promoting his music, and launching him from in-crowd cult hero to rock superstar. Having outlasted the gag order that was part of their divorce settlement agreement, Angela produced this candid, scandalous, and uncompromising memoir. In Backstage Passes she recounts the jet-setting, hard-partying world they shared.

In this “darkly humorous” (Harper’s Bazaar) memoir-in-essays, actress and singer-songwriter Lola Kirke untangles an extraordinary upbringing in a family of eccentric, messy artists and explains how a big city girl went a little bit country. “Lola is a wise, witty, and unsparing writer...

An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author’s four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family. Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year “The Troubles” began. Violence was...

Hailed for its astounding portrait of Jimi Hendrix, Philip Norman’s Wild Thing has become the definitive biography of rock’s most outrageous—and tragic—genius. Today, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he was setting guitars...

A GUARDIAN AND CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A walk on the wild side with the alt-rock pioneer' GQ 'DeCurtis is well placed to trace Reed's five-decade career, drawing on insider knowledge but skilfully balancing it with detailed research and fascinating interviews' Mojo Magazine As lead singer and...

Stories of Willie Nelson and Paul English's misadventures became legendary, but many have gone untold—until now. Immortalized in Willie Nelson's road song "Me and Paul," Paul English was the towering figure who acted as Willie's drummer, bodyguard, accountant, partner in crime, and right-hand...

“An intimate, impressionistic Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man mode, interwoven with Mitchell myths and parallels.""— New York Times Book Review “An astonishing exploration of what it means to lead an artist’s life—how to last, dig deep, change, to embrace one’s voice while in...

The definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1990s alt-rock festival Lollapalooza―told by the musicians, roadies, and industry insiders who lived it—includes a foreword by Kim Thayil of Soundgarden! From the New York Times bestselling authors of Nothin’ But A Good Time. In Lollapalooza...

Thelonious Monk est l’un des plus grands pianistes du siècle dernier, un génie de la musique qui aura bousculé les conventions et porté la composition dans le jazz au firmament. Transgressif, sans concession, son art est intemporel, inégalé voire inégalable. Laurent de Wilde dépeint savoureusement la vie et l’œuvre de l’artiste qui sont l’un comme l’autre, tout autant mystérieux et singuliers, voire étranges. Musicien fabuleux, brillant écrivain et normalien, Laurent de Wilde incarne ici son récit avec style et rigueur.

He inspires awe with his colorful costumes and helps ordinary people find a Voice and without a doubt, CeeLo Green is a superhero of soul-and every superhero has an origin story. This story begins in The Dirty South, where South Atlanta's native son transformed himself into the Abominable...

In this insightful interview, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead reflects on a lifetime of music — from shaping a retrospective of his work to the ever-evolving nature of songs on stage and in the studio. He shares stories of collaboration, songwriting, and the magic of live performance, where music becomes a powerful exchange between band and audience. Touching on influences from jazz to Bob Dylan, Weir offers a rare and thoughtful glimpse into his creative world. Insightful, spontaneous, and deeply personal, this is a must-listen for fans of classic rock.

Alice Cooper reflects on his extraordinary career, the shock-rock legacy that changed live performance, and how artists like Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson carried that spirit into a new era. He explains why his own style was always about entertainment, storytelling, and leaving audiences thrilled. He also dives into the dark themes of Brutal Planet, revisits classics like I'm Eighteen and School's Out, and pays tribute to producer Bob Ezrin. Most powerfully, Alice speaks candidly about overcoming alcoholism and how recovery made him stronger on every level.

In this collection of musical portraits, jazz pianist and radio host Marian McPartland pays sparkling tribute to such beloved and legendary figures as Benny Goodman, Bill Evans, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Alec Wilder, Mary Lou Williams, and others.

A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019 Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play. In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the...

The definitive biography of the Everly Brothers, one of the greatest and most influential acts in popular music history, based on dozens of exclusive and archival interviews, as well as long-lost global reporting In between the Elvis years and the rise of the Beatles, there was no bigger act...

Behold the Rolling Stones: run-ins with the law, chart-topping successes, and now the World's Greatest Continually Operating Rock and Roll Band. 50 Licks tells the story of the Stones, right from its very origins. On July 12, 1962, London's Marquee Club debuted a new act, a blues-inflected rock band named after a Muddy Waters song-the Rolling Stones. They were a hard-edged band with a flair for the dramatic, styling themselves as the devil's answer to the sainted Beatles.

June Carter was born in the rugged mountains of Maces Springs, Virginia, to Ezra and Maybelle Carter, pioneers of country music. On stage from a very young age, June found her niche in the spotlight with her vivacious personality and down-home sense of humor. Her confidence and spirit were what...

The astonishing story of a singer-songwriter living on the streets of Nashville who met Jesus, got sober, and found international stardom at the age of 62. Doug Seegers left New York for Nashville in search of every songwriter’s dream. When he didn’t find success, he fell into a state of...