In fact, I don’t know everything.
Put it this way: I’m knowledgeable enough that I qualified to be a contestant on Jeopardy! but when I was on the show (in the spring of 2000), I came in second place, winning a trip to France. (I still blame the buzzers, as does just about everyone who’s ever lost on that show—once you’re there, it turns out that everyone playing the game is smart, so victory comes down in large part to hand-eye coordination.)
So there’s no shame in saying that I drew on other sources when answering the questions in this book. For some replies, I consulted as many as a dozen outside books and articles, making sure that I had my facts straight. If you’re interested in further research on any of the topics in the book, this section should tell you where I drew upon other writers’ work and let you delve deeper yourself. This isn’t an exhaustive bibliography, for reasons of both space and sanity, but I’ve endeavored to provide the most useful and pertinent sources for each question. All URLs are, of course, valid at time of publication; if they no longer seem to work, I suggest the Internet Wayback Machine for cached versions of the pages.
I did get a Daily Double on Jeopardy!, by the way; they wanted to know in what category Burning Spear won a Grammy. I frantically riffled through all the possibilities, settling on “Best Album by Reggae Duo or Group”—and then realized I was completely overthinking matters. “What is reggae?” I said and received an approving nod from Alex Trebek. These endnotes are for my fellow over thinkers.
CHAPTER 1: Mystery Achievement
Does Stevie Wonder have a sense of smell?
“Stevie Wonder” by John Rockwell in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, Third Edition, (Random House, New York, 1992).
“Random Notes” in Rolling Stone, October 11, 1973 (issue 145.
“Stevie Wonder: A Portrait of the Artist” by Gail Mitchell, Billboard, December 11, 2004, pp. 15-18.
The Beatles Anthology, pp. 181-184 (Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2000).
Dave Grohl chewing gum
“Dave Grohl” by Austin Scaggs, Rolling Stone, June 12, 2003 (issue 924), p. 65.
See also the Melody Maker “Coolest People in Rock” 2000 article and Ian Winwood interview with Dave Grohl for the NME 2005 Festival Guide, both available at www.fooarchive.com.
“Rock Around the Clock” B-side
Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, fifth edition, (Billboard Books, New York, 2003).
The “Atomic Platters” Web site:
http://www.atomicplatters.com/more.php?id=41_0_1_0_M
The Green Fairy
Author’s email correspondence with Baz Luhrmann, circa October 2002.
“Anarchy in the U.K.”
John Lydon, Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, (Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1994).
Farnsworth Bentley
Author interview with Derek Watkins, circa February 2004.
Radiohead’s “Just”
http://www.greenplastic.com/discography/videography/just/index.php
Tom Waits’s tattoo
“What’s He Building in There?: An Interview with Tom Waits,” by Barney Hoskins, Mojo, April 1999.
Waits has told variations of the story in many other interviews, as compiled at http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/Topography/napoleones.htm.
Bono’s height
Author interviews with six anonymous sources, circa February 2006.
Joe Strummer’s marathons
Marcus Gray, Last Gang in Town: The Story and Myth of the Clash, pp. 387, 411-413, 420, 437 (Henry Holt, New York, 1996).
David Quantick, The Clash, (Thunder’s Mouth Press, New York, 2000).
Pinkerton map
Author interview with Rivers Cuomo, circa December 1996.
John Mayer’s synaesthesia
Author interview with John Mayer, circa May 2002.
“Strawberry Fields Forever”
Liner notes by Mark Lewisohn to The Beatles Anthology 2 CD release (Apple/Capitol, 1996).
“Paul Is Dead”
Andru J. Reeve, Turn Me On, Dead Man: The Beatles and the “Paul-Is-Dead” Hoax (AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2004).
http://www.beatles-discography.com/index.html?
http://www.beatles-discography.com/appendicies/
paul-is-dead-clues.html
“Paul McCartney,” 1974 Rolling Stone interview by Paul Gambaccini, as included in The Rolling Stone Interviews: Talking with the Legends of Rock ’N’ Roll 1967-1980, (Rolling Stone Press, New York, 1981).
CHAPTER 2: Get Ur Freak On
“Rod Stewart” by Rob Tannenbaum, Details, August 1995.
Bee Gees’ porno movie
Timothy White, Rock Lives, (Henry Holt, New York, 1990). Robin Gibb’s comment notwithstanding, the correct title of the movie appears to be The Kinky Ladies of Bourbon Street.
Mick Jagger/David Bowie
Angela Bowie, Backstage Passes: Life on the Wild Side with David Bowie, pp. 240-241 (Putnam, New York, 1993).
Snopes Urban Legends Reference Page: http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/bowie.htm.
Victor Bockris, Keith Richards: The Biography, pp. 200-204 (Da Capo, New York, 2003).
The Arab Strap
Author interview with Malcolm Middleton, circa June 2003.
Elvis Presley’s proclivities
Peter Whitmer, The Inner Elvis, pp. 192-193, 212 (Hyperion, New York, 1996).
2 Live Crew
“The Crude Lyrics in 2 Live Crew’s Rap” by Joel Selvin, The San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 1990, p. A18.
Bebe Buell and Elvis Costello
Bebe Buell with Victor Bockris, Rebel Heart: An American Rock ’N’ Roll Journey, especially pp.185-203 and 231-259 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2001).
“Bebe Talk” by Bebe Buell, Details, July 1996, pp. 86-94.
Elvis Costello, liner notes to 2002 Rhino reissue of Elvis Costello and the Attractions’ Armed Forces, p. 12.
Author conversation with Bebe Buell, circa September 2003.
The “World Famous Penis Chart” at www.metalsludge.tv.
“Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray” by Chris Mundy, Rolling Stone, February 19, 1999 (issue 806), p. 27.
Marvin Gaye and porn
David Ritz, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, especially pp. 178-181, 258, 295-296, 325-334 (Omnibus Press, London, 1995).
The Raeletts
Ray Charles and David Ritz, Brother Ray: Ray Charles’ Own Story, pp. 167-172 (Dial Press, New York, 1978).
Michael Lydon, Ray Charles: Man and Music, pp. 145-146, 319-320 (Payback Press, Edinburgh, 1999).
“Summer of ’69”
“Outside the Wall: An Interview with Bryan Adams” by Alastair McLean, REG—The International Roger Waters Fan Club Newsletter/Magazine #18 (also http://www.rogerwaters.org/adamsint.html).
“Bryan Adams—writer, photographer—sings tonight” by Sarah D’Esti Miller, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin, April 4, 2001.
Joan Baez and John Lennon
“Joan Baez,” 1983 Rolling Stone interview by Kurt Loder, as included in The Rolling Stone Interviews: The 1980s, pp. 89-90 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1989).
CHAPTER 3: I Hold the Title
Maroon 5
Author interview with Adam Levine, circa October 2003.
Nicholas Schaffner, Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey, p. 154 (Delta, New York, 1992).
“Le Freak”
Author interview with Nile Rodgers, circa May 2004.
Kid A
“Sound and Fury” by Andrew Smith, The Observer (UK), October 1, 2000.
“The Post-Rock Band” by Gerald Marzorati, The New York Times Magazine, October 1, 2000.
“I Can See the Monsters” by David Cavanagh, Q, October 2000.
“Norwegian Wood”
David Sheff, The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon & Yoko Ono, pp. 150-151 (New English Library, Kent, 1982).
Barry Miles, Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, pp. 270-271 (Henry Holt, New York, 1997).
Double Rs
Author interview with Chingy, circa August 2003.
“The Spaghetti Incident?”
Author interviews with Duff McKagan and Slash, circa June 2004.
CHAPTER 4: Lawyers, Guns, and Money
CDs on Tuesdays
Author interview with Joe McFadden, circa August 2003.
Billy Ocean
Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, eighth edition (Billboard Books, New York, 2004).
Import CDs
Author interview with John Voigtmann, circa January 2003.
The Guinness Book of World Records opts for “Yesterday”; see http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=50867.
Joel Whitburn’s Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music (Hal Leonard, 1991).
James Brown fines
Author interviews with Bobby Byrd and James Brown, both circa April 2004.
Simultaneous number one and number two singles
Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, eighth edition (Billboard Books, New York, 2004).
George Harrison songwriting deal
Barry Miles, Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, pp. 146-147, 178-179 (Henry Holt, New York, 1997).
Bill Harry, The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia, p. 499 (Hyperion, New York, 1993).
www.beatles-discography.com, also compiled as Craig Cross, The Beatles: Day-by-Day Song-by-Song, Record-by-Record (iUniverse, 2005).
Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970 (Hamlyn, London, 2004).
CDs self-destructing
Author interview with Ted Sheldon, circa February 2003.
Breeders covers
BMI archives.
Number two singles
Christopher G. Feldman, The Billboard Book of No. 2 Singles, p. 280 (Billboard Books, New York, 2000).
Scott Young, Neil and Me (McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1997).
CHAPTER 5: I’m with the Band
Plaster Casters
Author interview with Cynthia Plaster Caster, circa February 2003.
The Butter Queen
“Elton John: The Playboy Interview” by David Standish and Eugenie Ross-Leming, Playboy, January 1976, pp. 57-70.
David Cassidy with Chip Deffaa, C’mon, Get Happy: Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus, pp. 112-114 (Warner Books, New York, 1994).
Author interview with Barbara Cope, circa October 2002.
Sweet Connie
“Confessions of a Rock ’N’ Roll Groupie” by Connie Hamzy with Melanie Wells, Penthouse, January 1992.
“Oldest Living Confederate Groupie Tells All” by Rodger Cambria, Spin, February 2005.
Led Zeppelin versus the shark
Richard Cole with Richard Trubo, Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored, pp. 88-93 (HarperCollins, New York, 2002).
Charles R. Cross and Erik Flannigan, Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell, p. 170 (Harmony Books, New York, 1991).
“Cash for Questions: Robert Plant,” Q, August 2002.
Author interview with Carmine Appice, circa June 2004.
CHAPTER 6: I’m in the Band
“The Return of Steely Dan” by Andy Gill, Mojo, October 1995.
www.steelydan.com (FAQ and BBC Chat, March 4, 2000).
Sex Pistols’ original vocalist
Lee Wood, The Sex Pistols Diary: Sex Pistols Day by Day, p. 3 (Omnibus Press, London, 1988).
John Lydon, Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, pp. 81-82 (Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1994).
Longest-running bands
It should be noted that the answer covers only bands of major stature; that is, your dad and his three best friends may have played every Friday night at the local pub for the past fifty years, and yet they don’t qualify. The answer has other gray areas, mostly centering around the fact that taking a few years off between albums is standard operating procedure as bands enter their second decade, but surprisingly difficult to distinguish from a group that has stealthily broken up and then gotten back together; Hall & Oates, for example, have arguably logged thirty-seven years together, but were on “hiatus” and released no albums between 1990 and 1997. For more information on the Osmonds, check out “An American Family” by Chris Heath in the July 1995 issue of Details.
Eminem/D12
Anthony Bozza, Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem (Crown, New York, 2003).
Nick Hasted, The Dark Story of Eminem (Omnibus Press, London, 2003).
Mick Jones fired from the Clash
Marcus Gray, Last Gang in Town: The Story and Myth of the Clash, pp. 422-423 (Henry Holt, New York, 1996).
Author reporting and interviews with Shaun Ryder and Bez, circa October 1995.
CHAPTER 7: Blood on Blood
Steven Tyler and Liv Tyler
Author interview with Steven Tyler, circa August 1999.
Brian Eno
“50 Eno Moments” by Tim de Lisle, The Independent on Sunday (UK), May 10, 1998.
Hank Williams Jr./ Kid Rock
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1451542/12182001/williams_jr_hank.jhtml
Kurt Cobain and Live Through This
Author interview with Kurt Cobain, circa August 1993.
“Blonde on Blonde” by Courtney Love and Stevie Nicks, Spin, October 1997.
“Whose Song Is It Anyway?” by Kathleen Wilson, The Stranger, 1998.
http://livenirvana.com/sessions/index.html: click through to October 1993.
Poppy Z. Brite, Courtney Love: The Real Story (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997).
“Love Says Corgan Hasn’t Turned Her into a Pumpkin” by Karen Thomas, USA Today, June 19, 1998, p. 5E.
“The Innovators: Courtney Love” by Phoebe Reilly on Spin’s Web site: http://www.spinmagazine.com/spin20extra/2005/09/spin20_courtney/.
“You Ain’t Seen NothiN’ Yet”
Author interview with Randy Bachman, circa June 2003.
Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, fifth edition, p. 382 (Billboard Books, New York, 2003).
The White Stripes
The Glorious Noise Web site has copies of both their marriage license (http://www.gloriousnoise.com/?pg=white_stripes_ married.php) and their divorce certificate (http://www.gloriousnoise.com/?pg=white_stripes_divorced.php).
ABBA and the Nazis
Carl Magnus Palm, Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of Abba, pp. 42-45, 360-364 (Omnibus Press, London, 2002).
Twins
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, third edition (Fireside Press, New York, 2001).
Jim Gordon
“When the Voices Took Over” by Barry Rehfeld, Rolling Stone, June 6, 1985 (issue 449), pp. 17-22.
Victoria and Lucinda Williams
Author interview with Victoria Williams, circa September 2002.
Dustin and Mike Diamond
“Dustin Diamond” by Josh Modell, The Onion, January 30, 2002 (also at the Onion AV Club online archives: http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22692).
The Mansons and the Wilsons
Jon Stebbins, Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy, pp. 129-141 (ECW Press, Toronto, 2000).
Gibby and Mr. Peppermint
Author interview with Gibby Haynes, circa July 2004. Let it be noted that the interview took place at New York City’s late, lamented Second Avenue Deli over pastrami sandwiches.
“Jerry Haynes” by Marty Primeau, Dallas Morning News, July 12, 1987.
“A Strange Twist for Mr. Peppermint” by Maryln Schwartz, Dallas Morning News, May 23, 1989.
CHAPTER 8: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Ohio Players killing a girl during “Love Rollercoaster”
Author interview with Jimmy “Diamond” Williams, circa July 2002.
Steely Dan versus the Eagles
“Conversations with Don Henley and Glenn Frey,” liner notes by Cameron Crowe to the Eagles’ The Very Best Of CD release (Warner Music Group, 2003), pp. 21-22.
Chuck Berry’s bathroom cameras
“Chuck Berry Taped Women, Suit Charges” by Ralph Dummit, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 27, 1989, p. 4A.
“Women Sue Berry, Charge He Took Bathroom Videos” by Marianna Riley, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 30, 1990, p. 3A.
“Berry Lawsuit Settled; Rock Legend Denies Videotaping Women” by Al Stamborski, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 1, 1994, p. 1A.
Son of Sam
Author interview with Daryl Hall, circa March 2003.
The Kinks in the USA
Jon Savage, The Kinks: The Official Autobiography, pp. 46-52 (Faber and Faber, London, 1984).
Ray Davies, X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography, pp. 238-260 (Penguin, London, 1995).
Led Zeppelin versus George Harrison
Charles R. Cross and Erik Flannigan, Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell, p. 133 (Harmony Books, New York, 1991).
Ray Manzarek, Light My Fire: My Life with the Doors, pp. 310-323 (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1998).
Smashing Pumpkins versus Pavement
“In the News” by Neil Strauss, Rolling Stone, May 5, 1995 (issue 681), p. 15.
“Smashing Pumpkins” by David Fricke, Rolling Stone, November 16, 1995 (issue 721).
“Underfoot: Pavement Pounds the Pumpkins” by Jess Barron, originally www.wildweb.comin November 1999, now archived at http://www.poprocks.com/articles/pavement.html.
Frank Zappa and pornography
Neil Slaven, Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa, pp. 40-44 (Omnibus Press, London, 2003).
Gregg Allman’s foot-shootiN’ party
Author interview with Gregg Allman, circa August 1999.
Scott Freeman, Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band (Little, Brown, Boston, 1995).
CHAPTER 9: Close Encounters of the Rock Kind
Axl Rose and Depeche Mode
Dave Thompson, Depeche Mode: Some Great Reward, pp. 207-208 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1994).
Peter Wolf and David Lynch
Author interview with Peter Wolf, circa August 2003.
Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton
Richard Buskin, Sheryl Crow: No Fool to This Game, p. 189 (Billboard Books, New York, 2002).
Anthony Bozza, Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem (Crown, New York, 2003).
Nick Hasted, The Dark Story of Eminem (Omnibus Press, London, 2003).
Don Henley and Stevie Nicks
“Blonde on Blonde” by Courtney Love and Stevie Nicks, Spin, October 1997.
“Too Many Choices” by Christopher Connelly, GQ, August 1991, p. 143.
Prince and Bob Marley
Per Nilsen, DanceMusicSexRomance: Prince—The First Decade, pp. 61-62 (Firefly, London, 1999).
Nico and Jim Morrison
Ray Manzarek, Light My Fire: My Life with the Doors, pp. 218-221 (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1998).
Nico Icon (film directed by Susanne Ofteringer, 1995).
Victor Bockris, Transformer: The Lou Reed Story, p. 107 (Da Capo, New York, 1997).
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Penguin, New York, 1996).
Joe Ambrose, Gimme Danger: The Story of Iggy Pop, pp. 67-71 (Omnibus Press, London, 2002).
The Darkness and Neil Diamond
Author interview with Justin Hawkins, circa March 2004.
CHAPTER 10: I Write the Songs
Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer”
Author interview with Bernie Taupin, circa August 2002.
John Paul Jones online interview with America OnLine members, December 17, 1997.
Van Halen’s “Everybody Wants Some!!”
David Lee Roth, Crazy from the Heat, pp. 115-116 (Hyperion, New York, 1997).
Interpol’s “PDA”
Author interview with Paul Banks, circa July 2003.
United States of Springsteen
Author research.
Missy Elliott’s “Gossip Folks”
Author research.
Crosby, Stills & Nash’s “Our House”
Author interviews with David Crosby and Graham Nash (but not Stephen Stills), circa April 2004.
A. M. Nolan, Rock ’N’ Roll Road Trip: The Ultimate Guide to the Sites, the Shrines, and the Legends Across America, p. 207 (Pharos, New York, 1992).
Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls”
Author interview with Donna Summer, circa May 2004.
Fountains of Wayne’s “Hackensack”
Mark Binelli interview with Adam Schlesinger, circa October 2003 (thanks, Mark).
The Allman Brothers’ “Elizabeth Reed”
Scott Freeman, Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band, pp. 73-74 (Little, Brown, Boston, 1995).
Author interview with Dickey Betts, circa July 1999.
Title of the song appears only as last line
Author research (with help from Christian Ruzich and Robert Rossney). Excluded are songs in which the only lyrics of the song are the title, uttered once.
The White Stripes’ “Hotel Yorba”
Denise Sullivan, The White Stripes: Sweethearts of the Blues, p. 4 (Backbeat Books, San Francisco, 2004).
Rickie Lee Jones, “Chuck E.’s in Love”
Timothy White, Rock Lives, p. 683 (Henry Holt, New York, 1990).
Paul Simon’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”
“Paul Simon,” 1972 Rolling Stone interview by Jon Landau, as included in The Rolling Stone Interviews: Talking with the Legends of Rock ’N’ Roll 1967-1980, p. 214 (Rolling Stone Press, New York, 1981).
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Greg Kot, Wilco: Learning How to Die, pp. 221-226 (Broadway Books, New York, 2004).
Barry Manilow’s songwriting
Author research.
Audioslave’s “Cochise”
Author interview with Tom Morello, circa November 2002.
Elton John’s “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”
Author research, including conversations with British relatives (thanks, Mom).
Randy Newman urban songs
Author research.
“Angels had guitars before they even had wings”
Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (MCA CD release, 1993).
Jim Steinman, Bad for Good (CD reissue of 1981 Epic Release).
Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, eighth edition (Billboard Books, New York, 2004).
Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”
Simon has collected many of the articles written about the song on her Web site, www.carlysimon.com.
“ ’So VaiN’ Mystery Answers,” Downtown Express (New York), December 16-22, 2005, p. 2.
Robert Christgau, Rock Albums of the ’70s: A Critical Guide, p. 353 (Da Capo, New York, 1990).
CHAPTER 11: Sex, Drugs, and Rock ’N’ Roll
Jimi Hendrix and LSD
David Henderson, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: The Life of Jimi Hendrix, p. 349 (Omnibus, London, 2002).
Author interview with Jim Fricke, circa February 2004.
Coldplay and cocaine
Martin Roach, Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy, pp. 38-40 (Omnibus, London, 2003).
Rolling Stones bust at Redlands
“As Tears Go By” by Scott Cohen, Spin, August 1987, pp. 54-55.
Christopher Sandford, Mick Jagger: Primitive Cool, pp. 99-118 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1993).
Grateful Dead and diet pills
David Shenk and Steve Silberman, Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads, pp. 230-231 (Main Street, New York, 1994).
The Beatles and LSD
The Beatles Anthology, pp. 177-179 (Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2000).
The Wizard of Oz versus Dark Side of the Moon
Author research, aided by NyQuil.
“Dark Side of ‘The Matrix’ ” by Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, May 15, 2003 (issue 922), p. 46.
CHAPTER 12: Studio System
“Gunter gleben glousen globen”
Author interview with Joe Elliott, circa December 2003.
Donna Summer’s “Love to Love You Baby”
Author interview with Donna Summer, circa May 2004.
“Gaudy Reign of the Disco Queen” by Jay Cocks, Time, December 4, 1978.
Prince and Madonna
Paul Zollo, Songwriters on Songwriting: Expanded Fourth Edition, pp. 618-619 (Da Capo, New York, 2003).
Pink Floyd’s Household Objects
Nick Mason, Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, pp. 194, 208 (Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2005).
Nicholas Schaffner, Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey, p. 187 (Delta, New York, 1992).
Chic’s “Good Times”
Author interview with Nile Rodgers, circa May 2004.
The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine”
Bill Harry, The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia, pp. 712-713 (Hyperion, New York, 1993).
The Pythons, The Pythons: Autobiography, pp. 234-235 (Thomas Dunne Books, New York, 2003).
Phil Spector and “Be My Baby”
Author’s email correspondence with Phil Spector, April 2004.
CHAPTER 13: Say My Name, Say My Name
Iggy Pop
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Penguin, New York, 1996).
Joe Ambrose, Gimme Danger: The Story of Iggy Pop, pp. 6, 42-43 (Omnibus Press, London, 2002).
Jimmy Eat World
Author interview with Zach Lind, circa October 2002.
The E Street Band
“David Sancious Serenade” by Bill Flanagan, Musician, July 1991.
And http://www.beyondthepalace.com/newjersey/estreet1.html has a photo of the intersection of E Street and Tenth Avenue.
t.A.T.u.
http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/tatu/
DMX
E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX, as told to Smokey D. Fontaine, pp. 76-77 (HarperCollins, New York, 2003).
Pearl Jam
Kim Neely, Five Against One: The Pearl Jam Story, pp. 74-76 (Penguin, New York, 1998).
R.E.M.
Marcus Gray, It Crawled From the South: An R.E.M. Companion, pp. 194-215 (Da Capo, New York, 1997).
Weezer
John D. Luerssen, Rivers’ Edge: The Weezer Story, pp. 63-64 (ECW Press, Toronto, 2004).
Ron Goulart, editor, The Encyclopedia of American Comics: From 1897 to the Present, p. 340 (Facts on File, New York, 1990).
“Dave Grohl” by Eric Brace, UNo Mas magazine (http://www.unomas.com/features/foofighters.html).
Velvet Revolver
Author interview with Duff McKagan, circa June 2004.
Circle Jerks and Gun Club
“PreachiN’ the Blues” by Jay Hinman (http://www.furious.com/perfect/gunclub.html).
“Ex-Gun Club Leader Dead” by Fred “Phast Phreddie” Patterson, Addicted to Noise, April 2, 1996 (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/dante/last/jlp.html).
Jay-Z/Hova
“Get Carter” by Ted Kessler, The Guardian (UK), January 25, 2003.
CHAPTER 14: Long Black Veil
James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain”
Timothy White, Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor—His Life and Music, pp. 141-143 (Omnibus, London, 2002).
Jeff Porcaro
Author interview with anonymous source, circa September 2003.
Philip “Taylor” Kramer
“Far Out” by Richard Leiby, Washington Post, October 6, 1996, p. F1.
“The Vanishing,” Maxim, October 1999.
David Ruffin
Nick Talevski, The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries, pp. 369-370 (Omnibus, London, 1999).
Nick Talevski, The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries (Omnibus, London, 1999).
Keith Relf
Keith Shadwick, Led Zeppelin: 1968-1980, p. 255 (Backbeat, San Francisco, 2005).
International Relf Society Web site: http://members.madasafish.com/∼relf/rock.html
“Live Fast … The Stars Who Died Young,” The Independent (UK), October 17, 2002, contains the erroneous bathtub story.
Donny Hathaway
“Lalah Hathaway Grateful for Her Father’s Gifts” by Shelah Moody, San Francisco Chronicle, October 20, 2005, p. E2.
Nick Talevski, The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries, pp. 176 (Omnibus, London, 1999).
Johnny Ace
James M. Salem, The Late Great Johnny Ace: And the Transition from R&B to Rock ’N’ Roll, pp. 69-70, 128-140 (University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2001).
Keith Moon and Mama Cass
“One Last Touch of Nilsson” by Dawn Eden, Goldmine, April 29, 1994 (also archived at www.harrynilsson.com).
Dave Marsh, Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, pp. 506-507 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1983).
Nick Talevski, The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries, pp. 114, 294 (Omnibus, London, 1999).
“You Ask the Questions: Pete Townshend,” The Independent (UK), February 13, 2002.
CHAPTER 15: Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Robert Johnson’s soul
Barry Lee Pearson and Bill McCulloch, Robert Johnson: Lost and Found, pp. 65-69 (University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2003).
Peter Guralnick, Searching for Robert Johnson (Plume, New York, 1998).
Elijah Wald, Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues (Amistad, HarperCollins, 2004).
Ringo Starr’s abilities
Paul Zollo, Songwriters on Songwriting: Expanded Fourth Edition, p. 717 (Da Capo, New York, 2003), contains the Lenny Kravitz quote.
David Sheff, The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon & Yoko Ono, p. 141 (New English Library, Kent, 1982).
Mick Jagger’s grades
Christopher Sandford, Mick Jagger: Primitive Cool, pp. 37, 48 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1994).
“Jagger Remembers: The Rolling Stone Interview” by Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, December 14, 1995 (issue 723).
Kid Rock’s escort service
“The Low Times and High Life of Kid Rock” by Chris Heath, Rolling Stone, June 22, 2000 (issue 843).
Billie Joe’s projectile
Fred Bronson, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, fifth edition, p. 229 (Billboard Books, New York, 2003).
“Pete Townshend: The Playboy Interview” by David Sheff, Playboy, February 1994.
Dr. Hook’s cover
Conversation with Rik Elswit on The Well, www.well.com.
Bob Dylan’s accident
Howard Sounes, Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan, pp. 216-220 (Grove, New York, 2001).
“Scarred Bob Dylan Is ComiN’ Back” by Michael Iachetta, originally in the New York Daily News, May 1967, reprinted in Bob Dylan: The Early Years—A Retrospective, pp. 197-202 (Da Capo, New York, 1990).
Robert Shelton, No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan, pp. 374-378 (Da Capo, New York, 2003).
Bob Dylan, Chronicles: Volume One, pp. 114-115 (Simon & Schuster, New York, 2004).
Led Zeppelin’s glyphs
Charles R. Cross and Erik Flannigan, Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell, pp. 122-126 (Harmony Books, New York, 1991).
“What do those four symbols on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album mean?” Straight Dope staff report (http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mledzeppelin.html).