Cette auteure s'est fait connaître comme une figure emblématique de la scène rock des années 1970, mais son héritage littéraire va bien au-delà de simples réminiscences d'un passé sauvage. Elle écrit avec un mélange unique d'honnêteté brute et de sensibilité poétique, capturant l'essence d'une époque tumultueuse et explorant les liens complexes entre les artistes et leurs muses. Ses écrits offrent un aperçu franc de la vie en marge de l'industrie musicale et de l'impact durable de la musique sur les relations humaines. À travers ses œuvres, l'auteure offre aux lecteurs un voyage captivant dans les royaumes de la célébrité, de la passion et de la découverte de soi.
Pamela Des Barres was a regular on the Sunset Strip, where she knocked on rock stars' backstage doors and immersed herself in the drugs, danger, and ecstasy of the freewheeling 1960s. Over the next 10 years she had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon and Jim Morrison, among others. As a member of the GTO's, a girl group masterminded ......
Since rock’s beginnings, there have been groupies. These chosen few women who bed, but not often wed, the musicians of their dreams are almost as much a part of music history as the musicians themselves. Pamela Des Barres, the world’s foremost supergroupie, here offers an all-access backstage pass to the world of rock stars and the women who love them. Having had her own affairs with legends such as Keith Moon and Jimmy Page--as documented in her bestselling memoir I’m with the Band--Pamela now turns the spotlight onto other women who have found their way into the hearts and bedrooms of some of the world’s greatest musicians. In Let’s Spend the Night Together, she tells, in their own words, the stories of these amazing women who went way beyond the one-night stand. Here you’ll get to know 24 outrageous groupies, including · Tura Satana, Miss Japan Beautiful, who taught Elvis how to dance and gave him lessons in lovemaking · Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who tangled with Tom Jones in Sin City · Soulful Miss Mercy, who discovered that not only does the rest of the world listen to Al Green while making love--so does Al Green · Cynthia Plaster Caster, who redefined art and made history when Jimi Hendrix plunged his member into her plaster mold · The mysterious Miss B, who reveals Kurt Cobain’s penchant for lip gloss and pantyhose · and over a dozen more
The stylish, exuberant, and remarkably sweet confession of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s is back in print in this new edition that includes an afterword on the author's last 15 years of adventures. As soon as she graduated from high school, Pamela Des Barres headed for the Sunset Strip, where she knocked on rock stars' backstage doors and immersed herself in the drugs, danger, and ecstasy of the freewheeling 1960s. Over the next 10 years she had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Waylon Jennings, Chris Hillman, Noel Redding, and Jim Morrison, among others. She traveled with Led Zeppelin; lived in sin with Don Johnson; turned down a date with Elvis Presley; and was close friends with Robert Plant, Gram Parsons, Ray Davies, and Frank Zappa. As a member of the GTO's, a girl group masterminded by Frank Zappa, she was in the thick of the most revolutionary renaissance in the history of modern popular music. Warm, witty, and sexy, this kiss-and-tell–all stands out as the perfect chronicle of one of rock 'n' roll's most thrilling eras.
Des Barres shocked the rock world with her memoir, I'm With the Band. Now America's most famous ex-groupie continues her story--the unique tale of a starstruck young woman moving on to marriage, motherhood, and stardom in her own right. With candid photos.
Buddy Holly. Jimi Hendix. Janis Joplin. Kurt Cobain. Michael Jackson. Musical gods gone too soon. Truly visionaries of their time, these recording heavyweights are just a few of the names that grace the world's most beloved rock 'n' roll shrines. From Elvis Presley's Graceland home in Memphis to John Lennon's "Imagine" memorial in New York's Central Park to Marc Bolan's roadside shrine in London, "Rock Shrines" reveals the final resting spots, statues, and impromptu shrines commemorating the lives and music of rock's biggest stars. Packed with stunning photography as well as rarely seen memorabilia--autopsy reports, death certificates, and personal writings--that depict the most intimate moments in the lives and deaths of rock's greatest legends, this book is a tribute to all they left behind. A celebration of rock's immortal soul, it is the ultimate compendium for any music lover interested in paying homage to rock's predecessors.