Rose stuns the 100-plus partygoers by jumping onstage and singing alongside former bandmate Clarke to the Stones Dead Flowers and Wild Horses. I love live music, and it s important for me to be able to give something back to musicians, says Pie. If I was a regular promoter, I d be making a fortune. Life hasn t been all that rosy for Pie as a woman in the male-dominated music business, and she admits that she s hit a few roadblocks along the way. Some guys think of me as a groupie, but I take everything in stride, she says.
Men work from an ego standpoint.
It can become hurtful sometimes. When not promoting, Pie spends her time away from the club scene at home in Redondo Beach in her pink pajamas. Redondo is my sanctuary, she says, then smiles. I even garden naked. E-mail this story to a friend.