Finished Mo 6/9/14
One of the best books about Rock that I've ever read. She makes 'the stars' seem like real people.
Wrote for CREAM, CRAWDADDY, and the NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS. NME is a British publication and her husband, Richard wrote for this paper. He told her that she could write, because, 'you can talk, can't you'. He also was a producer for David Johansson, Lou Reed, and The Flamin' Groovies.
Keith says that Jagger is 'a great bunch of guys'.
Richards had an apartment on East 4th Street between Fayette and Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY. Lives in Westport, Connecticut. (25 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary)
Elton John is very knowledgeable (ultra-hip) about breaking new artists, regardless of the genre.
John Lennon said that Ringo isn't even 'the greatest drummer' among the Beatles.
Bono greets her by singing, 'Lisa Is A Punk Rocker'.
She thinks Eminem and Lady Gaga are 'the greats'. Jimmy Iovine says that they are the kind of artists that only come around once a decade.
She's close friends with Patti Smith and Lady Gaga. Gaga made a meal for her at Gaga's parents house. The only time any interviewee had cooked for her.
She's not a fan of Madonna. Claims that she is 'business-like' and not an artist. A 'user'.
To managers and record executives, Michael Jackson talks in a normal and forceful voice. Not the whispery whimper that he uses for the public.
I almost wished that I owned this book, it's that good!
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