Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor is a 1998 autobiography by American songwriter, record producer and musician Al Kooper.

The 1998 edition was initially published by Billboard Books,[2] but went out of print until 2008, when it was re-published by the Hal Leonard Corporation with updates to the text.

[3][4] In the book Kooper talks about his interactions with the music industry, including information about artists such as Bob Dylan.

Kooper also discusses his days as a successful songwriter who co-authored the hit "This Diamond Ring"; his membership in The Blues Project; his forming and leaving the band Blood, Sweat, and Tears; his collaborations and friendship with blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield; and, his discovery and early production of Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Critical reception to Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards was positive,[5][6] with the Headpress Guide to the Counter Culture commenting that it was "a genuinely funny read".