Scars Of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin
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Scars Of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin
Scars Of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin

Scars Of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin

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Alice Echols (Author)  

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The undisputed queen of sex, drugs and rock n' roll was also the voice of a generation who, when she overdosed on heroin at the age of twenty-seven in October 1970; became the posthumous icon of bad girl femininity for millions around the world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews Echols renders Joplin in all her complexity, revealing how this sweet-voiced girl from Texas recreated herself, first as a gravely-voiced bluesy folksinger, and then as rock n' roll's first female superstar. Echols examines the roots of her musicianship and her efforts to probe the outer limits of life; declaring herself the first white-black person and pursuing sex with men and women alike. Moving from the electric ballrooms of San Francisco to the mud-soaked fields of Woodstock, Joplin's story is also a chronicle of the revolutions of the sixties - a generation's experiment with high-risk living and the exacting price they ultimately paid for this. Written in a captivating novel-like style this is a deeply affecting biography of one of America's most talented, tormented and enduring stars. Section: 24, b&w
Alice Echols is a cultural critic and a historian of the sixties. She has taught at UCLA, USC and Occidental College and has written about rock music for the NATION and L.A. WEEKLY. She lives in Los Angeles.
  • Contributor: Alice Echols
  • Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9781860497292
  • Number of Pages: 432
  • Packaged Dimensions: 130x198x32mm
  • Packaged Weight: 360
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Release Date: 2001-06-07
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Alice Echols is a cultural critic and a historian of the sixties. She has taught at UCLA, USC and Occidental College and has written about rock music for the NATION and L.A. WEEKLY. She lives in Los Angeles.

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