At the Guardian she tagged ten candid memoirs and biographies that reveal the inner lives of musicians, including:
Just Kids by Patti SmithRead about the other entries on the list at the Guardian.
A tender, evocative chronicle of the poet and singer Patti Smith’s relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, as the pair roamed 70s New York and dedicated themselves to their art. Celebrity wasn’t the goal, but when they pass a shop playing Smith’s hit, Because the Night, Mapplethorpe exclaims: “Patti, you got famous before me!”
Just Kids is among Christopher Bonanos's six best New York City biographies, Barbara Bourland's ten essential books about contemporary artists, Dana Czapnik's favorite novels featuring kids or young adults coming of age in cities, and Dan Holmes's twenty best memoirs written by musicians.
--Marshal Zeringue
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