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He's only 15 years old and backstage at a rock concert, welcomed into the inner sanctum of the bands he idolizes. It would be a heady experience for any teenager, but it was especially so for one whose ambitions and ideals had been formed by the music of the day. And it was the experience that would shape his life for many years to come. Like his young protagonist, Crowe had gotten his start as a rock journalist at the age of 15. In 1973, when he was just 16, he joined the staff of Rolling Stone magazine, where he eventually became an associate editor.