Buried Alive: The Ultimate Biography Of Janis Joplin
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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Few voices in the history of American music have burned as bright — or been extinguished as suddenly — as that of Janis Joplin, and Buried Alive stands as the most intimate and authoritative account of her extraordinary and turbulent life. Written by Myra Friedman, Joplin's own publicist and close confidante, this definitive biography chronicles the Port Arthur, Texas outcast who transformed herself into one of rock's most electrifying and emotionally raw performers, tracing her meteoric rise through the psychedelic San Francisco scene of the late 1960s to her tragic death at just twenty-seven years old. Friedman's unparalleled access to Joplin's inner world lends the narrative an intimacy and psychological depth that no outside observer could replicate, presenting a portrait of a woman both exhilarating and heartbreaking — a performer of fierce brilliance perpetually at war with her own demons. The biography masterfully illustrates the paradox at Joplin's core: a singer who poured boundless love into her art yet struggled desperately to find it in her own life. A landmark work in the canon of rock biography, Buried Alive remains essential reading for anyone who has ever been moved by that singular, soulful scream — and left wondering what might have been.
Author: Myra Friedman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few voices in the history of American music have burned as bright — or been extinguished as suddenly — as that of Janis Joplin, and Buried Alive stands as the most intimate and authoritative account of her extraordinary and turbulent life. Written by Myra Friedman, Joplin's own publicist and close confidante, this definitive biography chronicles the Port Arthur, Texas outcast who transformed herself into one of rock's most electrifying and emotionally raw performers, tracing her meteoric rise through the psychedelic San Francisco scene of the late 1960s to her tragic death at just twenty-seven years old. Friedman's unparalleled access to Joplin's inner world lends the narrative an intimacy and psychological depth that no outside observer could replicate, presenting a portrait of a woman both exhilarating and heartbreaking — a performer of fierce brilliance perpetually at war with her own demons. The biography masterfully illustrates the paradox at Joplin's core: a singer who poured boundless love into her art yet struggled desperately to find it in her own life. A landmark work in the canon of rock biography, Buried Alive remains essential reading for anyone who has ever been moved by that singular, soulful scream — and left wondering what might have been.