A review by rrrinacore
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres

informative lighthearted slow-paced

4.25

I had so much fun with this!! The most honest and detailed insight into the rock and roll heaven of the 60s and early 70s I have ever read – including all the good and bad sides that came with it. It was a true delight to grow up with Miss Pamela via her diary entries and stories of endless crushes and affairs, backstage parties and the search for herself. As someone who is absolutely obsessed with the flower power movement and the great music that came from it, this look behind closed doors was more than I could have wished for.
I just wished Pamela would have handled all the problematic and terrible things that happened a bit more reflective and critical while looking back on her life, especially all the pedophelia and sexual assaults which she mentions so casually. But I think she also wrote a book on those dark sides of this era, so I will look into that and hope to find some more depth about those heavy topics.
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