Rock and Roll Books You Have to Read

There are three themes in literature that have been a source of endless fascination for readers across a certain age, and I bet you lot can guess what they are: Sexual practice, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. Characteristically, the expression "sex, drugs, and stone 'north roll" conjures visions of youthful rebellion and hedonism, or fame and fortune, depending on how you look at it. All the same, taken together or pulled apart, sex, drugs, and rock and roll provide manifold inspiration for writers—non to mention a delicious escape for readers! This list covers 10 books that have fabricated practiced use of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll in ane manner or some other. And so buckle upwardly and enjoy the read!

1. Boot and Dreaming by Anne and Nancy Wilson

Please, if yous have any doubts most how rock and curl Heart is, watch this video. Now you see. I cruel in beloved with this ring a couple of years ago, when I heard "Crazy on Y'all" for the first time. That song, coincidentally, is about the intense sexual chemistry between Anne Wilson and her outset boyfriend, the "Magic Man"… so you get both sex and stone 'n scroll in i very readable memoir. Of course, Heart had their heyday in the seventies and eighties, and then there were lots of drugs to exist had, too. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to know what it was like existence a female rock star in a time when "cock stone" ruled the airwaves and the manufacture. Reading it only increased my respect and adoration for these truthful stone and roll women.

2. Who I Am by Pete Townshend

You lot can't take a list of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll books without including the new Pete Townshend memoir, Who I Am . Click hither for a sense of taste of what made The Who then infamous—unabashed belligerence mixed with pure musical genius. In a time when rock and whorl was drenched in decadence and depravity (not to mention drugs), Pete Townshend and his band mates took it to another level. His stories from that time are juicy enough to satisfy those looking for some practiced stone 'n whorl gossip, just Townshend is a circuitous grapheme just as he is a multifaceted performer—not only a wild rock and roller, but an intelligent, clear, and literary artist. This memoir volition inspire and surprise you.

three. Destined to Play by Indigo Bloome

If you're looking for something racy to read before bedtime, the start book in "The Avalon Trilogy", Destined to Play , is a steamy erotic novel that will leave you lot wanting more. Readers are introduced to xxx-seven-year-old psychologist Alexandra Blake. She's stuck in a passionless union, but when her ex-lover Dr. Jeremy Quinn comes mysteriously dorsum into her life, her spark is reignited. Exploring themes of adultery, suspended reality, and no-strings-attached fantasy, showtime-time author Indigo Bloome seduces us with her sexy debut.

4. Jane Eyre Laid Bare by Eve Sinclair

Fifty-fifty in its original form, Jane Eyre is a pretty sexy read. Information technology's filled with a sexual tension that builds and builds, merely never seems to attain its climax. Well, for those of usa who wished that Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester had been a little racier, Eve Sinclair has updated this classic dearest story and added "an erotic twist". The chemistry betwixt Jane and Mr. Rochester has never been hotter. For me, the gorgeous embrace alone was plenty to choice up this book, but trust me; it's a worthwhile read for fans of historical romance and erotica

5. Wetlands by Charlotte Roche

I just recently read this book and…wow. It is sexually explicit, it's uncensored, information technology's shocking, it's liberating. It'southward raw and real, and not for the faint of eye. First published in Federal republic of germany and eventually selling over 1.vii million copies, Wetlands is a novel unlike any other. Information technology follows the thoughts of Helen Memel, a precocious, contradictory, and sexually charged eighteen-twelvemonth-onetime on the verge of a breakup.  It catapulted first-fourth dimension writer Charlotte Roche—an honour-winning television personality in Federal republic of germany—to notoriety and acclaim. As extreme equally it was, I couldn't put it down.

vi. Streets of Fire by Eric Meola

Bruce Springsteen was always cool. Fifty-fifty when he was merely a child in New Bailiwick of jersey, learning how to play guitar and pose similar a stone star, he was destined to be "the Dominate". In Eric Meola'south gorgeous book Streets of Fire: Bruce Springsteen in Photographs and Lyrics 1977-1979 , he captured Springsteen at the beginning of his career, when everything was possible. Springsteen is a captivating subject; the photographs are striking. They reveal a raw vulnerability combined with a youthful bravado that is the essence of stone 'n' roll. Perfect coffee tabular array material.

7. Vagina by Naomi Wolf

Naomi Wolf is a renowned cultural critic whose newest title, Vagina , strikes the perfect residue between memoir and cultural commentary; using history and science to break new basis.  When Wolf is faced with a startling medical crunch, she decides to explore "the mind-vagina connection" and the link between female sexuality, inventiveness, and consciousness. It'south a fascinating, eye-opening, and empowering book for women who want to larn more than about the role the vagina plays in a woman's sense of cocky.

viii. Hef's Lilliputian Black Book past Hugh M. Hefner

Hugh Hefner is pretty rock 'n roll. The iconic founder of Playboy magazine was a pioneer and rebel who single-handedly confirmed the expression "sexual activity sells" and kick-started the sexual revolution. In the swingin' sixties, Hefner was a true swinger who embraced a life of high-living and pleasance-seeking—all while building an empire. Hef's Lilliputian Black Book is the first and only book written by Hefner himself. It includes many titillating personal photos that take never been seen before, and offers insights on romance, business, and yes, sex. A long awaited volume from this international idol.

9. And When She Was Expert by Laura Lippman

This is a gripping read from bestselling and accolade-winning mystery author Laura Lippman. And When She Was Good is the story of Heloise, a suburban female parent and state lobbyist who also happens to lead a double-life as a prostitute and madam. For over a decade, she has maintained her clandestine and created a tightly controlled existence that kept her and her son safe. Just now her ex-young man—a pimp and a murderer, and the father of her son­—is getting released from prison, and he suspects that she was the one who put him in that location. Lippman is in fine form with this dark, innovative, suspense-fueled novel.

10. The Clay past Motley Crue

The grand finale of our top 10 list, The Clay could be called the bible of sex, drugs, and stone 'northward roll. Without a doubt, the raunchiest, sleaziest, wildest rock book there is. It's been over 10 years since the original was published, and the ceremony edition is the perfect gift for fans of eighties pilus metal.

As my parting gift, I leave you with "Kickstart My Heart", and I promise you're rocking out while reading.

Kelsey
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Rock and Roll Books You Have to Read

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