Reasonably interesting account of tracking Rock stars on their road to self-destruction. A little bit too much psychoanalysis in trying to trace the roots of the destructive behavior to childhood roots, but overall pretty consistent in identifying the setting of the celebrity culture as a major c...
A former postman and long-term alcoholic who did not become a full-time writer until middle age, Charles Bukowski was the author of autobiographical novels that captured the low life--including Post Office, Factotum, and Women--and made him a literary celebrity, with a major Hollywood film (Barfl...
This was ancient history as far as Paul was concerned, dating back to 1964 when Brian Epstein paid off the girl in advance of the Beatles returning to Liverpool for the première of A Hard Day’s Night, though Paul never admitted paternity. The press had known about the story at the time, but hadn’...
Linda Lee was travelling with him along with their photographer friend, Michael Montfort, who was hoping to put together a journal of the trip.The complimentary drinks trolley came down the aisle and they started on the white wine and then they drank all the rosé before moving on to the red. ‘Mic...
