Myra Friedman Bücher

Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin's genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock. It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin's was the rallying voice of a generation that lost itself in her music and found itself in her words.From her small hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, from the intimate coffeehouses to the supercharged concert halls, from the glitter of worldwide fame to her tragic end in a Hollywood hotel, here is all the fire and anguish of an immortal, immensely talented, and troubled performer who devoured everything the rock scene had to offer in a fatal attempt to make peace with herself and her era. Yet, in an eloquent introduction recently written by the author, Joplin emerges from her "ugly duckling" childhood as a woman truly ahead of her time, an outrageous rebel, a defiant outcast and artist of incomparable authenticity who, almost in spite of herself, became to so many a symbol of triumph over adversity.This edition also contains an afterword detailing the whereabouts of a large and colorful cast of characters who were part of Joplin's life, as well as "We Remember Janis," a new chapter of poignant and affectionate anecdotes told by friends.

Od małego rodzinnego miasteczka Port Arthur w Teksasie do Haight-Ashbury w San Francisco, od kameralnych kawiarenek do hal koncertowych, od blasku sławy do tragicznej śmierci w hotelu w Hollywood – tak wyglądało życie Janis Joplin, zwanej księżniczką rocka. Z książki Myry Friedman wyłania się jednak inny obraz artystki niż ten utrwalony w świadomości jej fanów. Postrzegana jako bożek seksu i skanadalizująca rewolucjonistka, w istocie Janis Joplin czuła się samotna, zagubiona, niepewna. Lęk i poczucie pustki starała się zagłuszyć alkoholem i heroiną. Ten utrzymany w bardzo osobistym tonie portret niezwykłej kobiety uzupełniony obrazkami otaczających ją ludzi to biografia całego pokolenia burzliwych lat 60.