Complete List of Prog Biographies (?)

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I thought it might be useful to have a list of biographies of prog musicians (or even prog related). Please post any you can recall including in languages other than English and let me know what I might have missed (I included a few in French and Italian so far)  :

Bill Bruford: https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Bruford-Autobiography-Crimson-Earthworks/dp/1905792433/ref=pd_sim_14_10?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1905792433&pd_rd_r=fbc6f5c5-0c83-11e9-a4a0-976c58c08714&pd_rd_w=AEYJ8&pd_rd_wg=qe7V8&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=WBWP7JDMZF3DRJ69C517&psc=1&refRID=WBWP7JDMZF3DRJ69C517

John McLaughlin: https://www.amazon.com/Bathed-Lightning-McLaughlin-emerald-beyond/dp/1908279516/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546209971&sr=1-5&keywords=john+mclaughlin

Jeff Beck: https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Wired-Guitar-Life-Jeff-ebook/dp/B00L3LFVLI/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546209508&sr=1-2&keywords=jeff+beck

Billy Cobham: https://www.amazon.com/Six-Days-Ronnie-Scotts-Creation/dp/1717493009/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546228421&sr=1-5&keywords=jazz+fusion

Keith Emerson: https://www.amazon.com/Pictures-Exhibitionist-Emerson-Palmer-Changed/dp/1844540537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546209616&sr=1-1&keywords=keith+emerson

Rick Wakeman: https://www.amazon.com/Grumpy-Old-Rock-Star-Wondrous/dp/1848090056/ref=pd_sim_14_11?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1848090056&pd_rd_r=0d95ad5a-0c84-11e9-8d7f-87faa9603f34&pd_rd_w=PDiJn&pd_rd_wg=EzBzk&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=YD1YWB7TDMZ106XB0ASW&psc=1&refRID=YD1YWB7TDMZ106XB0ASW

Mike Rutherford: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Years-First-Genesis-Memoir/dp/1250060680/ref=pd_sim_14_40?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1250060680&pd_rd_r=1fb2369a-0c84-11e9-976d-331c5380a38c&pd_rd_w=DXCnQ&pd_rd_wg=oIQX8&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=VMGE253KCS47CSRSBTZ9&psc=1&refRID=VMGE253KCS47CSRSBTZ9

Greg Lake: https://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Autobiography-Greg-Lake-author/dp/1472126505/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1472126505&pd_rd_r=e5b0d0bd-0c83-11e9-ade5-fb19e6f8bfdd&pd_rd_w=MzTjf&pd_rd_wg=DmwBu&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=AVRJR6K6KY4KDYM1Y2AX&psc=1&refRID=AVRJR6K6KY4KDYM1Y2AX

Nick Mason: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Personal-History-Reading/dp/1452166102/ref=pd_sim_14_10?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1452166102&pd_rd_r=c7cfb93f-0c7f-11e9-9f55-c9e036de5cd4&pd_rd_w=d9o71&pd_rd_wg=AlAGh&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=TCEPEB8SSAWKR871SNJ3&psc=1&refRID=TCEPEB8SSAWKR871SNJ3

Pat Metheny: https://www.amazon.fr/Pat-Metheny-Artiste-multiplunique-Collectif/dp/2915126356/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546332250&sr=1-1&keywords=pat+metheny

Phil Collins: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Dead-Yet-Phil-Collins/dp/1101907487/ref=pd_sbs_14_59?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1101907487&pd_rd_r=3324924f-0c81-11e9-8b23-7f522031bab0&pd_rd_w=tTrd0&pd_rd_wg=cm1dp&pf_rd_p=7d5d9c3c-5e01-44ac-97fd-261afd40b865&pf_rd_r=4F847NM1F6FHPEF8GDQN&psc=1&refRID=4F847NM1F6FHPEF8GDQN

Maynard James Keenan: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Union-Contrary-Things/dp/1495024423/ref=pd_sim_14_61?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1495024423&pd_rd_r=de53d03b-0c81-11e9-ba23-290598a1709c&pd_rd_w=gEkuk&pd_rd_wg=8hlJx&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=R2PM2RYPEKJRCVFA5ZY4&psc=1&refRID=R2PM2RYPEKJRCVFA5ZY4

Ginger Baker: https://www.amazon.com/Ginger-Baker-Hellraiser-Autobiography-Greatest/dp/1844549666/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1844549666&pd_rd_r=cef1a4de-0c84-11e9-bcdd-7501865a8e6d&pd_rd_w=YGV4F&pd_rd_wg=P7ynS&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=WMDBY0MJR0G0T6D5YJ15&psc=1&refRID=WMDBY0MJR0G0T6D5YJ15

Ritchie Blackmore: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Knight-Blackmore-Jerry-Bloom/dp/1846097576/ref=pd_sim_14_31?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1846097576&pd_rd_r=e76180bd-0c7e-11e9-ae91-771b90899601&pd_rd_w=LMVN6&pd_rd_wg=Q663E&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=RFJ8FWADSC2YVB06MCYN&psc=1&refRID=RFJ8FWADSC2YVB06MCYN

Steve Hackett: https://www.amazon.com/Sketches-Hackett-Alan-Hewitt/dp/1908724013/ref=pd_sim_14_88?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1908724013&pd_rd_r=3c761a79-0c84-11e9-bb5a-dff16524fffe&pd_rd_w=1w6y0&pd_rd_wg=N88iJ&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=6P6ZQBHS4PFTJQNNTMR6&psc=1&refRID=6P6ZQBHS4PFTJQNNTMR6

Jack Bruce: https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Bruce-Composing-Himself-authorised/dp/1906002266/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1906002266&pd_rd_r=b94cdf63-0c84-11e9-b744-c97d5c894571&pd_rd_w=HLLrT&pd_rd_wg=cNIQ7&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ&psc=1&refRID=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ

Robert Wyatt: https://www.amazon.com/Different-Every-Time-Authorized-Biography/dp/1593766165/ref=pd_sim_14_28?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1593766165&pd_rd_r=b94cdf63-0c84-11e9-b744-c97d5c894571&pd_rd_w=HLLrT&pd_rd_wg=cNIQ7&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ&psc=1&refRID=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ

Wayne Shorter:  https://www.amazon.com/Footprints-Life-Work-Wayne-Shorter/dp/1585424684/ref=pd_sim_14_31?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1585424684&pd_rd_r=b94cdf63-0c84-11e9-b744-c97d5c894571&pd_rd_w=HLLrT&pd_rd_wg=cNIQ7&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ&psc=1&refRID=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ

Tommy Bolin: https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Magic-Tommy-Bolin-Story/dp/0578003171/ref=pd_sim_14_9?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0578003171&pd_rd_r=e76180bd-0c7e-11e9-ae91-771b90899601&pd_rd_w=LMVN6&pd_rd_wg=Q663E&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=RFJ8FWADSC2YVB06MCYN&psc=1&refRID=RFJ8FWADSC2YVB06MCYN

Didier Lockwood: https://www.amazon.fr/Profession-jazzman-Didier-Lockwood/dp/2012357113/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546333467&sr=1-3&keywords=didier+lockwood

Steve Lukather: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G237J9V/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Demetrios Stratos: https://www.amazon.it/Demetrio-Stratos-Gioia-rivoluzione-voce/dp/8896212022/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546333104&sr=1-1&keywords=demetrio+stratos

Frank Zappa: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Frank-Zappa-Book/dp/0671705725/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1546332490&sr=8-2&keywords=frank+zappa+book

Alex Skolnick: https://www.amazon.com/Geek-Guitar-Hero-Alex-Skolnick/dp/0988541904/ref=pd_sim_14_16?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0988541904&pd_rd_r=42d0e678-0c7e-11e9-91e2-f976ad544836&pd_rd_w=nYB4Z&pd_rd_wg=P9AVe&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=1X6W9Z9G8QFWFGYVJA52&psc=1&refRID=1X6W9Z9G8QFWFGYVJA52

Christian Vander: https://www.amazon.fr/Christian-Vander-vie-mort-apr%C3%A8s/dp/2350213498/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546333566&sr=1-1&keywords=christian+vander

Ian Anderson/Tull: https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Play-Story-Anderson-Jethro-ebook/dp/B00JYIUO96/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546333923&sr=1-1&keywords=ian+anderson

Peter Gabriel: https://www.amazon.com/Without-Frontiers-Music-Peter-Gabriel-ebook/dp/B07BFFDPGP/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546334017&sr=1-1&keywords=peter+gabriel+biography

A few books on groups which might be somewhat relevant though I was mostly focusing on individuals:

Mahavishnu/John McLaughlin: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Passion-Beauty-Legendary-Mahavishnu/dp/0976101629/ref=pd_sim_14_10?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0976101629&pd_rd_r=b94cdf63-0c84-11e9-b744-c97d5c894571&pd_rd_w=HLLrT&pd_rd_wg=cNIQ7&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ&psc=1&refRID=058Z88785DZ580NKB4FQ

Magma: https://www.amazon.fr/Magma-nouvelle-%C3%A9dition-Philippe-Gonin/dp/2360541285/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546332585&sr=1-1&keywords=Magma

Soft Machine: https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Machine-Out-Bloody-Rageous-Revised-Updated-ebook/dp/B00P0USPG6/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546210780&sr=1-2&keywords=soft+machine

PFM (there are several on them): https://www.amazon.it/Premiata-Forneria-Marconi-Anni-Settanta/dp/1727168410/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546333010&sr=1-3&keywords=pfm

Area: https://www.amazon.it/Consapevolezza-Area-Demetrio-Stratos-Settanta/dp/8862310528/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546333157&sr=1-3&keywords=demetrio+stratos