This thread led me to discover another Manson Family/music connection which I was previously unaware of. Manson Family member Bobby Beausoleil was in an early icarnation of the band Love with Arthur Lee. Beausoleil wasn't present at the Tate murder as he was already in police custody having been...
Ticks all the boxes...from LA, California, performing in 1970 ... Delaney & Bonnie (with a little help from Eric Clapton and George Harrison).
https://youtu.be/aazChqk4U-c
He mentions the same story at the end of this interview too. Who knows it might just be him not wanting to admit he got turned down for the Monkees job but he seems pretty adamant in this interview that he never wanted it...
He mentions the same story at the end of this interview too. Who knows it might just be him not wanting to admit he got turned down for the Monkees job but he seems pretty adamant in this interview that he never wanted it...
Nothing to do with "supporting a narrative" as I don't see how saying that would support any such narrative. If you read my words I didn't "dismiss" Stills as an auditionee, I in fact used the words "I think" to convey my uncertainty in what I was saying. My statement was based on a recollection...
The thing is a lot of the music we love is probably written or performed by total ar*e holes. Why should Charlie be any different. Back on the Craig Smith theme are you aware of the book "Swim through the Darkness" published last year? Looks an interesting read...
I'd never heard of Craig Smith before you mentioned him so I had a quick read about him on Wiki. Not sure how accurate. Reading about him I wasn't surprised he got acquainted with the Manson Family as he seemed to bear all the character traits of those that were naturally drawn to the Family. I...
I don't think Love have been mentioned yet circa-ish 1970. Some of the tracks on Forever Changes are absolutely sublime like this one.
https://youtu.be/_X3HKEC68EM
Things could have been so different for Charlie if he'd made it in the music biz. One of his songs was actually covered by the Beach Boys. Here's the original and the Beach Boys cover version
https://youtu.be/uVpIJS_ej2g
https://youtu.be/HZnYRQW4o7M