Axl Rose's Reading List
As lead vocalist and lyricist of Guns N’ Roses – and the band’s only constant member since its 1985 inception…
Hozier's Poetic & Literary Influences
Since his breakthrough 2014 hit “Take Me To Church,” Wicklow native Andrew “Hozier” Byrne has woven storytelling and social critique…
Richey Edwards' Reading List
Celebrated for his poetic, politically-charged lyrics and rhythm guitar work for Welsh alt-rock band Manic Street Preachers, Richey Edwards continues…
Lenny Kravitz's Reading List
Grammy-winning funk-rock artist Lenny Kravitz released his debut album Let Love Rule in 1989. In his new memoir of the same…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Reading List
Over his 20-season career, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar racked up 6 MVP awards and more points than anyone else in…
Liz Phair's Top 10 Books
American singer-songwriter Liz Phair burst onto the indie rock scene in the early 90s with Exile In Guyville, a seminal…
Kurt Cobain's Favorite Books & Literary Influences
For one of grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain‘s final interviews before his tragic death by suicide in 1994, he was…
Tom Waits' Favorite Reads
The son of two schoolteachers, junkyard poet and piano man Tom Waits has been a voracious reader all his life. In the 2009 biography Lowside…
Philip Roth's 15 Favorite Works of Fiction
In 2016, Newark-born novelist Philip Roth pledged to donate his personal book collection to the Newark Public Library on his death. In…
Patti Smith's Lifelong Reading List
In her acceptance speech for the National Book Award for 2010’s Just Kids, punk poet Patti Smith had a special message for publishers:…