I've read the autobiographies of Keith Richards, Mick Foley (first 2), Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Sammy Hagar, Paul Dianno, Slash (awful read), Andre Agassi (awesome read and I know nothing about tennis), George Harrison (not really an autobiography but great for any Beatle/Harrison fan).
Autobiographies, Whose Have You Read?
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Careful you don't get knocked out in the first round.
That I can get from the Library. And sneak it back in. 
But I enjoy them for I don't know what. Hey, they have pictures!
What's it all About by a certain cockney actor Michael Caine. If you like Maurice Mickaelwhite read you will laugh.
My wicked, wicked ways. Errol 'in like' flynn. not impressed with him and a 12 year old native girl.
read some of Marlene Dietrich by her daughter.
I don't know if this is either a biography or auto. but am reading Sven Hassel and his experiences during WWII from the German perspective. Shocked. but should i be?????????????
I want to read the biography of that lady who Virginia McKenna played in Carve her name with Pride.
I have read James Herbers sort of Biography 'Dark Places' No more David Ash. RIP James, thanks for the scares.
Would like to read Jimmy White(IMHO, the best snooker player never to have won the world championship)
Brian o' Driscoll(to our French, English, Scotch and Welsh fans, Do i need tell you who he is, apparently he was good enough to make the ALL Blacks starting 15. HANDS OFF KIWIS, HE'S OURS.
On Writing/Danse Macabre
Jimmy Cagney, -when James Cagney died, Family Sold his one and only oscar. The first time a woman was hit in the movies, was in a Cagney film, he pushed a cake into her face.
Robin Williams (seize the day boys, why be ordinary, when you can be extraordinqry)
Steve McQueen he dated Sharon Tate and on t he night the murder was done, he turned her down to go to Manson's house.
oh yeah for a few o f the more worldly among us, MR Laurel and MR Hardy. Need i say more. Everybody who loves Norville and Stan should read this.
That's all i can think of for the moment. must leave, need a smoke. Does I realise instead of smoking, i could buy loads and loads of books .):
Ps. Morecamble and Wise Classic. Apart from the TV series, they made 3 films. Hilarious.
My wicked, wicked ways. Errol 'in like' flynn. not impressed with him and a 12 year old native girl.
read some of Marlene Dietrich by her daughter.
I don't know if this is either a biography or auto. but am reading Sven Hassel and his experiences during WWII from the German perspective. Shocked. but should i be?????????????
I want to read the biography of that lady who Virginia McKenna played in Carve her name with Pride.
I have read James Herbers sort of Biography 'Dark Places' No more David Ash. RIP James, thanks for the scares.
Would like to read Jimmy White(IMHO, the best snooker player never to have won the world championship)
Brian o' Driscoll(to our French, English, Scotch and Welsh fans, Do i need tell you who he is, apparently he was good enough to make the ALL Blacks starting 15. HANDS OFF KIWIS, HE'S OURS.
On Writing/Danse Macabre
Jimmy Cagney, -when James Cagney died, Family Sold his one and only oscar. The first time a woman was hit in the movies, was in a Cagney film, he pushed a cake into her face.
Robin Williams (seize the day boys, why be ordinary, when you can be extraordinqry)
Steve McQueen he dated Sharon Tate and on t he night the murder was done, he turned her down to go to Manson's house.
oh yeah for a few o f the more worldly among us, MR Laurel and MR Hardy. Need i say more. Everybody who loves Norville and Stan should read this.
That's all i can think of for the moment. must leave, need a smoke. Does I realise instead of smoking, i could buy loads and loads of books .):
Ps. Morecamble and Wise Classic. Apart from the TV series, they made 3 films. Hilarious.
If he writes like he talks, he better have a ghost writer.
Reminiscences by Douglas MacArthur
My Life and Loves by Frank Harris
Memoirs of U.S. Grant
The Diary of a Country Parson by James Woodforde
Memoirs of a Georgian Rake by William Hickey
Memoirs of a Seafaring Man by William Spavens
Rides Round Britain by John Byng
The Diary of a Village Shopkeeper by Thomas Turner
Autobiography of Flavius Josephus
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan
They may appear a stuffy list, but really they're not. I have a large section of my library devoted to autobiography and have only scratched the surface. So many books, so little time...
Kelly
My Life and Loves by Frank Harris
Memoirs of U.S. Grant
The Diary of a Country Parson by James Woodforde
Memoirs of a Georgian Rake by William Hickey
Memoirs of a Seafaring Man by William Spavens
Rides Round Britain by John Byng
The Diary of a Village Shopkeeper by Thomas Turner
Autobiography of Flavius Josephus
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan
They may appear a stuffy list, but really they're not. I have a large section of my library devoted to autobiography and have only scratched the surface. So many books, so little time...
Kelly
Don't wanna quote Booklover's entire post above, but do wanna touch on a couple points. Here goes:
My Wicked, Wicked Ways by Errol Flynn is a great read--sure, he's a bastard all through it; that's part of the charm. He didn't call it My Puritan Ways, you know.
Steve McQueen should have been at Tate's house that night! Wow, I bet things would have went down a helluva lot differently. He'd have beat Tex Watson into a bloody pulp and sent Manson's witches home with spanked bottoms, I'd wot. Bullitt vs the Creepy Crawlies, that's a movie I'd love to see!
My Wicked, Wicked Ways by Errol Flynn is a great read--sure, he's a bastard all through it; that's part of the charm. He didn't call it My Puritan Ways, you know.
Steve McQueen should have been at Tate's house that night! Wow, I bet things would have went down a helluva lot differently. He'd have beat Tex Watson into a bloody pulp and sent Manson's witches home with spanked bottoms, I'd wot. Bullitt vs the Creepy Crawlies, that's a movie I'd love to see!
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Heroes and Villains, not an autobiography, but a biography about the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson was an animal.
Anthony kedis of the red hot chili peppers has his autobiography scar tissue I could not put it down once I started it. It is well written and full of crazy stories of a rock legend at least he is in my eyes. Anyways if you like the chili peppers music definetly check that one out.
My Kirsty(mccoll) not an autobiography per se but a biography by her mother.
Suggs a well know dude from Madness.
Suggs a well know dude from Madness.
I've yet to read an autobiography. The only biography I remember having read is A Beautiful Mind, about John Forbes Nash Jr. written by Sylvia Nasar. It's a big book and it took me a while to finish, but it was written very well and was very thorough.
I just bought And God Created Richard. It is a huge volume about Richard Burton. I wish someone would have written a book about Roddy McDowall. I can't seem to find one anyway.
What do you mean he was an animal? That sounds interesting to me, a huge Brian Williams fan.
Not big on autobiographesies, have read a few by some sport and movie people. But read several biographies on historical Persons.
Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Muller
Roses from the earth; The Biography of Anne Frank by Carol Ann Lee
The Winter King by Thomas Penn (on Henry VII of England)
The Maligned King by Annette Carson (on Richard III)
Caesar: The Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
The First Emperor by Anthony Everitt (on Augustus)
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne (on Quanah Parker, The last chief of the Comanches)
Hitler by Joachim C. Fest
Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (both their intertwined lifes are there, not just the lovestory)
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Hitler: 1889-1936 Hubris by Ian Kershaw
Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis by Ian Kershaw
Den Oövervinnelige by Peter Englund (on swedish king Karl X Gustav (title means about He who did always win))
Karl IX: en biografi by Göran Rystad (in english it would be Carl IX: a Biography, doubt that it is translated though)
Johan III by Lars Ericson Wolke
Karl XII,s levnad by Frans G. Bengtsson (The Life of Carl XII)
Silvermasken by Peter Englund (on the swedish Queen Kristina who abandoned her throne, became catholic and died in Rome)
Karl Knutsson by Dick Harrison (a swedish King during the 15,th century)
Sten Sture den äldre by Sven Ulric Palme (also from the 15,th century)
Gustav Vasa - Landsfader eller Tyrann? by Lars-Olof Larsson (Gustav Vasa - Father of the country or tyrant?) died 1566)
Jarlens Sekel by Dick Harrison (mostly about Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm in ca 1250) title means century of the earl)
I Kung Magnus tid by Michael Nordberg (about Magnus Ladulås, king over sweden in the 14,th century)
Buddha by Karen Armstrong
Muhammed by Karen Armstrong
Have read biographies of Himmler and Speer but forgotten by whom. Also biographies on several Roman Emperors.
These are exceptions really. mostly i read about different times where everything is put more into context than what is possible if you focus on one person all the time.
Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Muller
Roses from the earth; The Biography of Anne Frank by Carol Ann Lee
The Winter King by Thomas Penn (on Henry VII of England)
The Maligned King by Annette Carson (on Richard III)
Caesar: The Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
The First Emperor by Anthony Everitt (on Augustus)
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne (on Quanah Parker, The last chief of the Comanches)
Hitler by Joachim C. Fest
Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (both their intertwined lifes are there, not just the lovestory)
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Hitler: 1889-1936 Hubris by Ian Kershaw
Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis by Ian Kershaw
Den Oövervinnelige by Peter Englund (on swedish king Karl X Gustav (title means about He who did always win))
Karl IX: en biografi by Göran Rystad (in english it would be Carl IX: a Biography, doubt that it is translated though)
Johan III by Lars Ericson Wolke
Karl XII,s levnad by Frans G. Bengtsson (The Life of Carl XII)
Silvermasken by Peter Englund (on the swedish Queen Kristina who abandoned her throne, became catholic and died in Rome)
Karl Knutsson by Dick Harrison (a swedish King during the 15,th century)
Sten Sture den äldre by Sven Ulric Palme (also from the 15,th century)
Gustav Vasa - Landsfader eller Tyrann? by Lars-Olof Larsson (Gustav Vasa - Father of the country or tyrant?) died 1566)
Jarlens Sekel by Dick Harrison (mostly about Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm in ca 1250) title means century of the earl)
I Kung Magnus tid by Michael Nordberg (about Magnus Ladulås, king over sweden in the 14,th century)
Buddha by Karen Armstrong
Muhammed by Karen Armstrong
Have read biographies of Himmler and Speer but forgotten by whom. Also biographies on several Roman Emperors.
These are exceptions really. mostly i read about different times where everything is put more into context than what is possible if you focus on one person all the time.