10 Music Autobiographies We Would Love To Read

7. Lou Reed

Lou Reed €“ the writer, poet, photographer, musician and performer €“ has had quite the life. Constantly pushing boundaries when it comes to his creative output (and frequently pushing himself even further), he is a character who one imagines has seen and done it all. I would absolutely relish the opportunity to glimpse into the world of Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground as he tells it; a place of extremes and contradiction where infamous levels of beauty and creativity provide the perfect breeding ground for fame-hungry parasites and more than a few unsavoury characters. Reed€™s take on all this, during a time when he was so heavily involved in a number of subcultures including that of New York€™s heroin-driven underbelly, would be undoubtedly gripping, as would his journey beyond the 1960s into a successful solo career, producing highs such as Transformer and its fair share of heady confusion (Metal Machine Music anyone?). Reed has proved himself to be an incredibly influential character within music culture, being the first person to sing about sexuality and drugs in a completely frank and honest way. His own tales along with that of the numerous notable contemporaries that he shared them with €“Andy Warhol, Nico, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Iggy Pop, to name but a few €“ make this autobiography an all too mouth-watering prospect. My money would be on €˜Walk On The Wild Side€™ as a probable title.