Product Description

Finally, a long overdue return to print for the ultimate groupie memoir: the definitive story of sex and rock ‘n’ roll.
From the day she peeked at Paul McCartney through the windows of a Bel Air mansion, Pamela was hooked. Graduating high school, she headed for the sunset strip and rock and roll. Over the next ten years, she dallied with Mick Jagger, turned down a date with Elvis Presley, had affairs with Keith Moon and Noel Redding hung out with Jim Morrison, and travelled with Led Zeppelin as Jimmy Page’s girlfriend - he had "dark chilling powers" and kept whips in his suitcase. She hung out with Cynthia Plastercaster, formed the all-girl group the G.T.O.s, and was best friends with Robert Plant, Gram Parsons, Ray Davies and Frank Zappa.
I’m With The Band is a vivid depiction of the rock and roll lifestyle, told with style by one of the warmest and wittiest women ever to kiss and tell.
"Free love was short-lived and it’s a shame … The fascination with that experimental, freewheeling time only grows stronger. Pretty soon those trailblazers - Morrison, Hendrix, Zappa, Gram Parsons, Keith Moon and yummy, young Jagger will be mythologized and made more than human. I hope I brought some warm flesh and blood to the myth, dolls, before it’s too late. I wanted to take you there with me, let you feel the blissed-out alchemy in the air, because I was fortunate enough to romp through the modern musical renaissance and live to tell the tale." Pamela Des Barres, from her new epilogue
"Miss Pamela, the most beautiful and famous of the groupies. Her memoir of her life with rock stars is funny, bittersweet, and tender-hearted."

Stephen Davis, author of Hammer of the Gods

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11451 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

The Guardian
Pamela's mix of hippie enlightenment and teenage lust is terrific.

Mojo
Warm, affectionate, entertaining, and one of the few music books to talk openly about sex.

Music Week
A kiss-and-tell that doesn't make you want to go and wash your hands.

Customer Reviews

I'm With the Band Rocks!!
I read this book about 10 years ago, I love all the music of the 60's to 70's and have read many rock books. This is one of the best stories I have ever read. She lived in LA as a teenager went to clubs and met many bands, dated alot of the guys like Jimmy Page, Jim Morrison, Noel Redding,etc.. and basicly had lots of fun. This isn't a trashy book, it's a fun rock and roll coming of age story. Pamela writes with a great sense of humor, honesty and venerability. Most of the book was taking from her own dairy. I felt like she was talking right to me, it was so personal.A few tears and Lots and laughs Rock On Pamela!!

You Won't be Disappointed
I can't believe this book has been re-released, I hunted for it last year on Ebay and ended up paying nearly £30 to get it sent from America!

Oh well, I wasn't disappointed, Pamela's story is light hearted and fun, not sleazy as you might expect. And even tho she sleeps with many rock stars (quite a few of which anyone in their 20's probably hasn't heard of!), it's not just about sex, she seems to be in love with them all, Pamela actually comes accross as quite innocent compared to some girls around these days!

Frank and Funny Memoir
I love the music, history, fashion and vibe the 60's have cast over society since. As a seventies child i've had to explore the 60's through the recordings and backward gaze of those who were there. Ive explored mainly through music, film and literature, and Pamela Des Barres name is one i often came across. I finally got round to reading this and was surprised to find it such a forthright book on her life and times. A great snaphsot of growing up to be a woman in LA at such a seething time for young people. Famous characters of the era are shown in a light not often portrayed in other books. A little bit salacious but a lot more about the meaning and power of music to move people.