Des barres has also written several books, including take another little piece of my heart. Her latest book celebrates the outrageous, unsung exploits of her fellow bandaids sarah harris meets the legendary groupie who slept her way through swathes of rock musicians. Dark moments in music babylon and lets spend the night. Des barres was in her twenties by the time lori mattix came along, part of a new crop of nubile baby groupies. How to write a rockin memoir, is a masterclass for those who want to get their own lifes story on the. Pamela des barres new book tells 24 mostlyuplifting tales of extreme fandom and groupies.
Confessions of a groupie by pamela des barres 1jun1987 hardcover. They did everything they could to push miss pamela and the other gtos out of the picture. The legend of pamela des barres, rock n rolls most iconic. Its a nopunches pulled, sexfilled, romp through the 60s and 70s world of sexdrugsandrockandroll. As she considers the new edition of her book, i ask if she has any regrets. What makes the book so compelling, apart from her easy and entertaining style, is the brutal honesty with which she portrays these people. Theyre uplifted by the music and inspired by it and want to in turn uplift and inspire the musicians they hang out with explains pamela des barres, author of cult book im with the band, an. Help about wikipedia community portal recent changes contact page. Pamela des barres is a former rock and roll groupie, musician, and actress.
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Just before she was born, her father moved the family to southern. Pamela des barres born pamela ann miller is an american rock music groupie and writer who has written for cosmopolitan, rolling stone, and the new york times. Pamela des barres has written an almost historical book regarding the behind the scenes lives of some rock stars as filtered by her memory. See all books authored by pamela des barres, including im with the band. Pamela des barres, celebrated queen of the groupies, chronicled her adventures with rock stars in her bestseller im with the band. Pamela des barres is in love with herself, and this might just explain why there is such a lack of insight into music and musicians, rock nroll and rock stars, which is an incredible achievement coming from the ultimate groupie as she likes to brand herself. This book good a good but concise look at the lives of the fallen rock star. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Backstage secrets of rock muses and supergroupies at soho mcnally robinson on july 9. September 9, 1948 is a former rock and roll groupie, musician, and actress. Over the next 10 years she had affairs with mick jagger, jimmy page, keith moon and jim morrison, among others.
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. Pamela des barres, the ultimate rock groupie, tells all. The book tells the story of pamela ann miller, a groupie who gets a kind of. Instead of giving you juicy stories and piercing observations about this special period and the special people she was involved with. This book picks up where that one left off, with pamela embarking on marriage and motherhood, all the while sharing quarters and making friends with stars. Glamorous californian pamela des barres real life stories from the glory days of rock n roll in the sixties and seventies are so racy they would even make the most liberated of todays twentysomethings blush. Pamela des barres, 26 april 2018 ok, im pushing 70 and im doing pretty well.
Updated edition with new howto info, tips and links to show. Confessions of a groupie is a 1987 memoir by former groupie pamela des barres. Pamela des barres had the giants of rocknroll in the palm of her. My new friend, ray davies, was playing with his group, the kinks, at the whisky.
Pamela des barres net worth, bio, husband, children, books. Text dino gollnick real groupies are just fabulous girls who want to spend time with groups. Pamela des barres legendary groupie, author, journalist. Now 59, shes written a new book on the groupies who have made their way into the bedrooms of some of the worlds greatest musicians.
Des barres has written two nonfiction books other than her memoirs, rock bottom. Dark moments in music new edition by barres, pamela des isbn. Don johnson, steve jones, sylvester stallone, bob dylan, dennis hopper, sandra bernhard. I didnt hold back in the book, i dont hide disappointment. As soon as she graduated from high school, pamela des barres headed for the sunset. Pamela des barres at the cassandra peterson hosts book launch party for her new book elvira, mistres. Just before she was born, her father moved the family to southern california. Confessions of a groupie pamela des barres, dave navarro. The new york times described im with the band as the brightest, sexiest. Pamela des barres at the cassandra peterson hosts book.