She wrote in part, “Adoption is a thrilling truth I’ll pursue with all my might. But I wanted that stomach. I wanted to know what nine months of complete togetherness could feel like. I was meant for the job, but I didn’t pass the interview. And that’s OK. It really is. I...
," "Me and Bobby McGee," and "Ball and Chain" elevated her to iconic status during her short life. Although her career was cut short when she died at 27, her influence can still be felt in modern music, and she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995...
I just wound up carefully over-applying the paste as I went over her arm, being careful not to scrape it up in the process. The frame around her was difficult, too. I had to keep shifting my fingers around to be holding the piece opposite from the direction I was pulling the glue. ...
and Christine McVie was an integral part of both. In fact, she may have saved the band from breaking up years before they became the biggest-selling band on the planet. Born Christine Ann Perfect, McVie was a visual artist who fell into playing the blues, joining...
s watch disappeared.It was a Friday night in Detroit around 1958. The stepfather had a thick leather belt. He took a drink of Johnnie Walker and asked Phillips if he’d taken the watch. Phillips said no. The stepfather beat him with the belt for a long time. Then he asked again: ...