by Edward Kennedy Ellington

It’s hard to find biographies that are well-written, and autobiographies tend to be even worse, but if I had to choose…well, you can’t beat the person’s own words.

This here is Duke Ellington’s autobiography, and I have to say he was truly a great person. Not so much for what he did, which was huge, but for what he was like as a person.
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by Bob Dylan

The first few chapters are incredible. The book takes you into the thought processes of a great artist and creative mind, just when he was becoming very successful and famous.

Then it kind of rambles. This is a book where you could skip parts that aren’t interesting and not miss anything. It’s also one of those books where you could open it to any page and get totally caught up in it. There are parts that are incredibly funny and there are sections where Bob Dylan is so honest about himself regarding his life and music, and his revelations contradict the popular myths and notions people have about him. The auto is definitely there in “autobiography.”

Chronicles: Volume One (Chronicles)