‘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.
Cuprins
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
Despre autor
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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