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Drawing on extraordinarily candid firsthand interviews Barney Hoskyns has conducted over more than three decades, \"Hotel California\" takes you on an intimate tour--from the Sunset Strip to Laurel Canyon--of the creative and personal lives of the legendary songwriters, superstars, and producers who made the music that everyone listened to. You'll read things you've never read before about such fascinating, complex people as Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey, Mama Cass Elliot, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, David Geffen, and many others. Packed with riveting anecdotes and sharp musical insights, \"Hotel California\" captures the amazing results of brilliant creative collaboration and the dark side of fame, wealth, and unbridled ambition. 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This is a riveting story, sensitively told.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eAnthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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. \u003ci\u003eHotel California\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a remarkable insider's look at one of the most dramatic, creative, and revolutionary settings in American popular culture: the Los Angeles popular music scene from the late 1960s through the late 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the world fell in love with the steady stream of hit records from the Beach Boys, the Byrds, the Mamas and the Papas, and Buffalo Springfield in the mid-1960s, the music industry's center of gravity shifted from New York to L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, a bucolic haven for artists and pop-music prodigies minutes from the buzz of the Sunset Strip. Hotel California takes you on an intimate tour of this scene as you read a treasure trove of original material about the musical and personal doings of sixties and seventies singer-songwriters, superstars, and producers. Through insights provided by extraordinarily candid firsthand interviews, author Barney Hoskyns has conducted over more than three decades, Hotel California reveals key moments in the creative and professional lives of--as well as many of the less professional adventures of--these legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoskyns delivers fascinating new details about how Joni Mitchell created her otherworldly masterpieces while romancing David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, and others. You'll read things you've never read before about Glenn Frey's narcissism, Linda Ronstadt's intellect, Don Henley's troubled conscience, and more. You'll discover how mega-mogul David Geffen lured handsome young musicians to sign with his new record label and how the Eagles became the biggest band in America. You'll learn about Mama Cass Elliot's perpetual open house and her penchant for trading drugs for sex with good-looking young men and about the major substance abuse problems that plagued the Eagles, David Crosby, and others--problems that eventually took the lives of such major talents as Jim Morrison and Gram Parsons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHotel California is a narrative of rise and fall--from the hootenanny love-in innocence of talented, fresh-eyed young women and men with acoustic guitars to the coked-out superstardom of mid-70s stadium rock. It tells an epic tale of songs and sunshine; sex, drugs, and denim; genius and greed. Packed with both fascinating anecdotes and sharp insights into the lives and careers of its larger-than-life subjects, this book captures a legendary era of musical discovery, the amazing results of successful creative collaboration, and the much darker side of fame, wealth, and unbridled ambition. You won't be able to put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvance praise for \"Hotel California\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A British rock critic obsessed with America, Barney Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene in the sixties and seventies. This is a riveting story, sensitively told.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, \"Rolling Stone\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Comprehensive and lively, \"Hotel California\" offers a front-row seat on the wild ride--fueled by drugs, sex, and lots of cash--that took Southern California singer-songwriters from hot tubs and local bars to sold-out stadiums, private jets, and the bestselling album of all time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Alan Light, author of \"The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of our finest pop historians reappraises a neglected and often maligned milieu. 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He talks openly about the crushing isolation of his fame, of his first love, of his plastic surgery, and of his wholly exceptional career and the often bizarre and unfair rumors that have surrounded it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with photos from the Jackson photo albums and Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as drawings done by Michael exclusively for this book, \u003ci\u003eMoonwalk\u003c\/i\u003e is a memorable journey to the very heart and soul of a musical genius.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL JACKSON was the undisputed King of Pop and has been called \"the greatest entertainer who ever lived.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHAYE AREHEART was, along with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Michael Jackson's original editor.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67703769268376,"sku":"9780307716989","price":41.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/9965\/6600\/files\/6zYpwlwAT_9780307716989.webp?v=1791921857"},{"product_id":"making-michael-inside-the-career-of-michael-jackson-paperback","title":"Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Smallcombe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking Michael delves deep inside the career of one of the most successful, enigmatic and controversial entertainers of all time: Michael Jackson. Side-stepping sensationalism, journalist Mike Smallcombe enters uncharted territory as he takes you behind the scenes to reveal the real Jackson, a man few people ever got to know. Interviewing over sixty of Jackson's associates including managers, lawyers, music executives, producers, musicians and engineers - many of whom are speaking about their experiences publicly for the first time - he provides exclusive access to one of the biggest-selling recording artists in history. Featuring a foreword by Matt Forger, one of Jackson's longest serving and most loyal collaborators, Making Michael takes readers into the studio with the King of Pop, charting the creation of record-breaking albums including Thriller, Bad, Dangerous and HIStory and the twists and turns that occurred along the way. Untold stories, revelations and secrets finally see the light of day as Jackson's career outside the studio is also examined. Smallcombe remains objective and doesn't shy away from exploring the fall outs, Jackson's relentless pursuit of perfectionism and a cutthroat shrewdness and competitiveness few knew existed. \"Explosive.. extraordinary\" - Sunday Express \"Revelatory\" - The Daily Mirror \"A fascinating book that I could not put down. It's fast, furious and truly compelling, If Michael were alive I am sure he would have been very proud of Mike Smallcombe's book. This truly is it, a must read\" - Kathryn Milofsky, Exec Producer Brian Oxman Show\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 450\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67703769366680,"sku":"9781910782514","price":30.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/9965\/6600\/files\/28zpP_RsFh9781910782514.webp?v=1791921858"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.ultimateclassicrock.com\/collections\/books.oembed?page=3","provider":"UCR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}