‘Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider’s keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told.’
—
Anthony De Curtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
From enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, the L.A. pop music scene in the sixties and seventies was like no other, and journalist Barney Hoskyns re-creates all the excitement and mayhem. Hotel California brings to life the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell’s house; the Eagles’ backstage fistfights after the success of ‘Hotel California’; the drama of David Geffen and the other money men who transformed the L.A. music scene; and more.
Table des matières
Preface ix
1 Expecting to Fly 1
2 Back to the Garden 19
3 New Kids in Town 35
4 Horses, Kids, and Forgotten Women 55
5 Escape from Sin City 77
6 A Case of Me 99
7 With a Little Help from Our Friends 127
8 The Machinery vs. the Popular Song 187
9 After the Thrill Is Gone 217
10 Go Your Own Way 245
Coda: Like a Setting Sun 267
Notes 273
Suggested Reading 303
Credits 307
Index 309
Photographs follow page 158
A propos de l’auteur
British journalist
Barney Hoskyns has spent much of his professional life in Los Angeles as a correspondent for England’s
New Musical Express and
Mojo. He has contributed to
Rolling Stone,
GQ,
Harper’s Bazaar,
Interview,
British Vogue, and
Spin. His other books include
Across the Great Divide: The Band and America and Led Zeppelin IV. He is the cofounder and editorial director of the acclaimed online library
Rock’s Backpages at www.rocksbackpages.com.
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