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Rock & Roll Nightmares
True Stories, Volume 1: Fascinating Facts & Disturbing Details About Famous Rock Stars
2022
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Welcome To Your Nightmare Kurt Cobain. GG Allin. Wendy O. Williams. Duane Allman. Travis Barker. Jimmy Page. Janis Joplin. Ozzy Osbourne. Chrissie Hynde. Dee Dee Ramone. Chris Cornell. Marc Bolan. Tommy Lee. Amy Winehouse. Jimi Hendrix. What do these artists all have in common? They’re rowdy rock stars whose over-the-top lifestyles spun out of control, landing them deep in Rock & Roll Nightmare territory. You will read about: The ill-fated 27 Club and how the whole thing got started Rock ‘n’ roll suicides taken out by guns, pills, and booze Shocking deaths ranging from plane crashes to spider bites Bands beset by tragedy, from Badfinger to The Bee Gees Alarming antics covering everyone from Keith Moon to Keith Richards Bizarre curses and strange, unexplained incidents Love, loss, murder, death by drowning, freak fires, and more! Rock & Roll True Stories, Volume 1 is a meticulously-researched, up-to-date, entertaining, and shocking book that rounds up the tragic tales from the 1960s to the present day. There is a full bibliography included. Volume 2 continues in a separate book and covers the awful incidents at Altamont, underage groupies, Satanic panic, the murder of John Lennon, musicians who’ve died on stage, rock stars who lived on borrowed time, and more. Be sure to check out all of the books in the Rock & Roll Nightmares series!

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Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Author · 12 books
Staci Layne Wilson is the bestselling author of over 20 books, including the Rock & Roll Nightmares series (fictional short stories and nonfiction, all set in the world of rock) and the Immortal Confessions dark fantasy series (vampire rock stars). She is also an award-winning filmmaker whose work includes the documentary The Ventures: Stars on Guitars, and a rock & roll sci-fi comedy, The Second Age of Aquarius. In her capacity as a Hollywood historian and rock music authority, Staci Layne Wilson has appeared on MTV, Reelz Channel, CNN, Bravo, and the BBC.
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