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A review by iridescentjemz
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres, Dave Navarro
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
This was a fun listen, it felt like you were having a good gossip with a friend especially when you could tell Miss Pamela was adding some additional thoughts to what she had already penned.
It does feel like a different read to adult me than teen me and my original copy of the book doesn’t include the additional parts added in the 2000s onward so it was good to have that additional insight. One thing I think is great about Miss P is, even from a young age, she was in control of her own sexuality and didn’t seem to feel pressured to go by anyone else’s pace other than her own.
I find the parts about adults having relations/relationships with minors to be particularly uncomfortable. It’s handled in a nonchalant and matter of fact way, that it was just something that happened, rather than something horrendous. Especially the Don starting a relationship with a 14 year old Melanie Griffiths part of history. I think if that was me I would have been on the phone to the cops but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Definitely a good read if you are already aware of and are a fan of Miss P, groupie culture or the rock n roll guys of the time.
It does feel like a different read to adult me than teen me and my original copy of the book doesn’t include the additional parts added in the 2000s onward so it was good to have that additional insight. One thing I think is great about Miss P is, even from a young age, she was in control of her own sexuality and didn’t seem to feel pressured to go by anyone else’s pace other than her own.
I find the parts about adults having relations/relationships with minors to be particularly uncomfortable. It’s handled in a nonchalant and matter of fact way, that it was just something that happened, rather than something horrendous. Especially the Don starting a relationship with a 14 year old Melanie Griffiths part of history. I think if that was me I would have been on the phone to the cops but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Definitely a good read if you are already aware of and are a fan of Miss P, groupie culture or the rock n roll guys of the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Sexual assault