The Rock 'n' Roll Book Club are delighted to welcome Pamela Des Barres to a very special event to celebrate the music book classic 'I'm With The Band - Confessions of a Groupie'.
First published in 1987, New York Times bestseller,I'm With The Band has been reprinted throughout the years, all over the world. This is the stylish, exuberant and sweetly innocent tale of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s.
A woman in possession of her own destiny, Des Barres blazed a trail for women s life-writing, standing up for female voices and experience everywhere. She now runs writing workshops around the world her Groupie Therapy mentoring women writers in their craft. From original diaries, told with great warmth, chutzpah and joie de vivre, this is a frank memoir that wears its heart on its sleeve, and recalls one of rock n roll s most thrilling eras.
This edition contains new material from the author, including her response to the vitriolic shaming of groupies, and a foreword by Roisin O Connor, rock journalist and music correspondent for the Independent.
Pamela will be in conversation with Kate Hutchinson.
