The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee presents reflections on her inner life from the unique perspectives of the cafes and cultural haunts she has visited and worked in around the world. --Publisher's description.

A unique woman's look inside the male-dominated rock 'n' roll world.

"When Michelle Leon first saw Lori Barbero and Kat Bjelland perform at a party in Minneapolis, she 'knew that was it, it was everything.' She got herself a bass, taught herself to play--and before she knew it was playing at clubs and on stages around the Twin Cities, throughout the nation, and across the globe. Babes in Toyland burst on the punk rock scene in the late 1980s with their raw, powerful music and sharp, often haunting lyrics, influencing...

Sixty-something failed rock star Ricki Rendazzo, who abandoned her family to chase her dream, gets a chance to reconcile with her children when her ex-husband asks her to come help their estranged daughter through a difficult time.

"Right after the sudden death of her mother--her first and most devoted fan--and just before the launch of her high-stakes sophomore album, Greta James falls apart on stage. The footage quickly goes viral and she stops playing, her career suddenly in jeopardy--the kind of jeopardy her father, Conrad, has always predicted. Months later, Greta--still heartbroken and very much adrift--reluctantly agrees to accompany Conrad on the Alaskan cruise her parents...

"A memoir about the year 2016 in which dreams and reality are interwoven" -- Provided by publisher. Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland with no design, yet heeding signs--including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and...

In little over a year, Stefani Germanotta, a struggling performer in New York' s Lower East Side burlesque scene, became the global pop icon Lady Gaga. She is a once-in-a-decade artist, a gifted singer, composer, designer, and performance artist who mixes high and low culture, the avant-garde with the accessible, authenticity with artifice. Who is Lady Gaga? A 24-year-old woman whose stage persona is the polar opposite of who she is offstage: isolated,...

Describes the "girlfriends, wives, rivals, exes, groupies, celebrities, and even complete strangers who inspired 50 of rock's greatest songs ... There are minibiographies of each muse--some short and sad, others longer and inspirational. Music buffs will appreciate information on the performers as well as trivia from recording history."--Cover, p. 4.

"Barbie continues on her fashion adventure, this time designing for one of the world's biggest pop stars. But when Barbie experiences designer's block and can't get in the stitch of things, helping out a shy drummer may get her back on track! " --page [4] of cover.