Oct 04 2024 19 mins
In this episode of Rock is Lit, prolific author Robert Greenfield delves into his rock novel ‘Rain Gray Town’, offering listeners an unforgettable journey through the rise and fall of a fictional rock band set against the backdrop of London and Los Angeles. Told through the voice of a band member, the story captures the chaotic world of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll at a time when music was life itself. Greenfield reads an excerpt from the novel, reflecting on the inspiration behind the characters who lived fast, burned bright, and sometimes didn’t survive the whirlwind.
A former Associate Editor of the London bureau of ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine, Robert Greenfield is the critically acclaimed author of several classic rock books, among them ‘S.T.P.: A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones’, as well as the definitive biographies of Timothy Leary and Ahmet Ertegun. With Bill Graham, he is the co-author of ‘Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out’, which won the ASCAP- Deems Taylor Award. An award-winning novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, his short fiction has appeared in ‘GQ’, ‘Esquire’, and ‘Playboy’ magazines. He lives in California.
MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
- Rock is Lit theme music
- [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can’t Stop”
- “Eight Miles High” by The Byrds
- “Dear Mr. Fantasy” by Traffic
- “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better” by The Byrds
- “Mannish Boy” by Muddy Waters
- [Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can’t Stop”
- Rock is Lit theme music
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