Rock ’n’ roll memoirs tend to be like fantastic train wrecks — you can’t stand to look away, even though what you’re reading is, in all likelihood, shocking, outlandish and incredibly far removed from your own day-to-day life. Lenny Kravitz is the latest artist to join a long tradition of rock stars to pen their autobiographies. The singer and guitarist reflects on the first 25 years of his life in ‘Let Love Rule’, set to release on October 6. From how rock changed his life to the events that shaped his world view, Kravitz bares it all. Ahead of the book’s release, we look back at 17 of the most iconic rock memoirs of all time.