Scars of Sweet Paradise
Subtitle: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: February 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780805053944
Subjects: Rock musicians; Women; General; Biography/Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Singers; Historical - U.S.; Composers & Musicians - Rock; Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Entertainment & Performing Arts - General; Biography
First sentence: What's happening never happens there" was how Janis summed up life in her hometown.
Description: Drawing on hundreds of interviews, a noted 1960s historian goes beyond the legend of Janis Joplin to reveal the roots of her musical talent and the chaotic world in which she lived and died.