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portada Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2001
Language
English
Pages
432
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781860497292

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

Alice Echols (Author) · Virago · Paperback

Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin - Alice Echols

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Synopsis "Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin"

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.

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