num_pages: 352
description: From marijuana and jazz, through acid-rock and speed-fuelled punk, from crack-driven rap to Ecstasy and the dance generation, this is the definitive history of drugs and pop. It also features in-depth portraits of music’s most famous drug from Charlie Parker to Sid Vicious to Jim Morrison to Kurt Cobain. Chosen by the BBC as one of the Top Twenty Music Books of All Time. "Wise and witty."— The Guardian
language: English
title: Waiting for the Man: The Story of Drugs and Popula
titlecomplete: Waiting for the Man: The Story of Drugs and Popula
genres: Music, History
ratings_count: 60
publisher: Helter Skelter Publishing