Clapton, Eric, 64, 117
Clark, Pete, 244
Clark, Tom, 226
Clash, the, 152
Clinton, Bill, 230–231
Cobain, Kurt, 206–207, 251
Cochran, Eddie, 227
Cohen, Leonard, 44
Cohn, Nik, 185
Colby, Todd, 236
“Cold Turkey,” 186
Coleman, Ornette, 253
college, 14–15
Coltrane, John, 14, 35, 42
Columbia Records, 238
“Come as You Are,” 206
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, 113
Connor, Chris, 2
Cool Cats, the, 3
Cooper, Tim, 243
Cooper Union, 33
Coppola, Francis Ford, 227
Coral Sea, The (P. Smith), 222, 241–242
Costello, Elvis, 240
County, Wayne, 49–50, 69, 75, 81, 87, 105
Cowboy Mouth (Shepard and P. Smith), 60–62, 96
“Cowboy Truths,” 204
Crabtree, Lee, 63
Craven, Hal, 70
Crawford, Brother JC, 129
“Crazy Like a Fox,” 56
Creem (magazine), 64, 66, 105, 142, 218
Crenshaw, Marshall, 226
Crisp, Quentin, 76
Cromwell, Link, 56. See also Kaye, Lenny
Cros, Charles, 39
“Cry Me a River,” 80
Currie, Cherie, 125
Curtis, Jackie, 49–51, 76, 173
Curtis-Hixon Hall, accident at, 159–161
Cypress Hill, 211
Dalai Lama, 9, 203
Daley, Sandy, 45–46, 55
Dalí, Salvador, 19, 253
“Dance of the Seven Veils,” 180
“Dancing Barefoot,” 182, 209, 216
“Dark Eyes,” 217
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Springsteen), 166, 176
Darling, Candy, 49
Darts, 174
dating, 11–12, 13–14
Daugherty, Jay Dee
Cale and, 180
comeback and, 210, 212–213
Dream of Life and, 197
“Gimme Shelter” and, 251
joining band, 110
Kral and, 103
“Little Johnny Jewel” and, 96
on P. Smith’s fall, 160
“Pumping (My Heart)” and, 137
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, 248–249
touring and, 187, 215
Trampin’ and, 238
writing credits and, 168
Davis, Clive, 108–109, 119, 121, 123, 172, 194, 236. See also Arista
Davis, Michael, 129
Davis, Miles, 14
de la Rocha, Zack, 249
Dead Boys, the, 107–108
Dead Man Walking soundtrack, 210
“Dead to the World,” 214
Dean, Tommy, 106
“Death by Water,” 66
Death in Venice (film), 85
Deerfrance, 119
“Denis,” 174
Derringer, Rick, 63
Desire (Dylan), 114
Detroit, move to, 171, 189, 191
Detroit Energy Asylum, 208–209, 212
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 187, 193
“Devil Has a Hangnail, The,” 59
Di Carlo, Jamie, 69
Dictators, the, 246
“Distant Fingers,” 110, 136
DNV (Richard Sohl), 85–86, 110
“Doctor Love,” 46
“Doctor Robert,” 25
“Dog Dream,” 77, 206, 209
“Don’t Hang Me Up, Jesse James,” 59
Dont Look Back (documentary), 47
“Don’t Smoke in Bed,” 207–208, 209
Doors, the, 28, 37, 42, 72, 81, 248. See also Morrison, Jim
Douglas, Jack, 136, 140–141
Dowd, Tom, 117
Dream of Life (P. Smith), 197–200, 207, 214, 251
dreams, remembering, 3–4
drugs, use of, 138
Dylan, Bob
Brecht and, 58
comparison to, 230
Ginsburg and, 58
Grossman and, 55
guitar and, 56
H. Smith and, 48
influence of, 19–20, 21, 120
innovation and, 42
at Max’s, 95
Neuwirth and, 46–47
religion and, 175
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, 248
Rolling Thunder Revue and, 111–115
touring with, 215–217
E Street Band, 166, 246
Earhart, Amelia, 66
Early Work, 1970–1979 (P. Smith), 211
“Easter,” 162, 164, 165, 166
Easter (P. Smith), 165–170, 172, 173, 175, 181, 202, 222
Easy Rider soundtrack, 53
“E-Bow the Letter,” 229
education, 11, 14–15
Electric Lady, 92, 212, 251
“Elegie,” 121, 122, 243, 246, 247
Elliott, Ramblin’ Jack, 112, 114
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 124
Empire Burlesque (Dylan), 217
“End, The,” 227
Eno, Brian, 95, 136
Eric Emerson and the Magic Tramps, 94
Ethiopia (Abyssinia), 138
“Even the Cowgirls Get the Blues,” 180
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” 250–251
Ezrin, Bob, 136
Faces, 48
Factory, the, 32–33, 34, 44, 253. See also Warhol, Andy
Faithfull, Marianne, 43, 66
Falconetti, Renee, 66
Fancy, 98
Fanny, 83
FAO Schwarz, 36
“Farewell Reel,” 209, 214, 224
Fear (Cale), 118
Fellini, Federico, 13
“Female,” 25
“Femme Fatale,” 50
Femme Fatale (Curtis), 50–51
Ficca, Billy, 87
Fields, Danny, 45, 57, 85
Fillmore West, 98
“Fire of Unknown Origin, A,” 59, 77
“Fireflies,” 209, 213
“5–4-3–2-1,” 186
Flame, 166
Flea, 243, 251
Fleischer, Walt, 72
Fliegler, Ritchie, 180
“Florence,” 204
“Footnote to Howl” (Ginsburg), 228
“For Bob Neuwirth,” 64
“For Sam Shepard,” 64
“For Your Love,” 186
Forced Entries (Carroll), 52
Fowley, Kim, 125
Foxe, Cyrinda, 50
Franju, Georges, 74
Frank, Anne, 12
“Frederick,” 182
“Free Money,” 4, 121, 132, 151, 155, 159
Freedom in Exile (Dalai Lama), 203
Friedman, Ed, 49
Friedman, Jane, 74–75, 84, 92, 118, 125, 163
Friedman, Lewis, 76
G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 162
Gabriel, Peter, 251
Gadbois, Hearn, 200
“Gandhi,” 239
Gardner, Ava, 13, 83
Genesis, 96
Genet, Jean, 202
“Georgia O’Keefe,” 79, 162
“Get Off of My Cloud,” 41
“Ghost Dance,” 167, 202, 209, 210, 216
“Gimme Shelter,” 249, 250, 251
“Gimme Some Lovin’,” 164
Ginsberg, Allen
death of, 225, 226
first reading of, 67
Gotham Book Mart and, 78
influence of, 178
Jewel House reading and, 203–204
meeting, 49
P. Smith’s performance and, 57, 75–76
recordings of, 58
Rolling Thunder Revue and, 112, 114
tribute to, 229
Giorno, John, 57, 173
“Give Peace a Chance,” 237
Glass, Philip, 173, 23
9
Glaudini, Robert, 61
“Glitter in Their Eyes,” 233
“Gloria,” 93, 103, 110, 128, 130, 133, 152, 175, 189, 219, 223, 243
Godard, Jean-Luc, 41, 197
Godfather, The, soundtrack, 56
“Godspeed,” 137, 166, 170
Goldsmith, Lynn, 170
“Gone Again,” 213, 223
Gone Again (P. Smith), 213–214, 222–223, 225–226
Goo Goo, 87
Goodbye and Hello (T. Buckley), 213
“Goodnight Irene,” 114
Gore, Al, 235
Gorey, Edward, 78
Gotham Book Mart, 78
Graceland (Simon), 251
Graham, Bill, 37, 98
Grandmaster Flash, 248
Green Party, 235–236
Grossman, Albert, 55
Guantanamo Bay, 245
Guitar, Johnny, 61
guitar-smashing, 152, 156
Gung Ho (P. Smith), 230, 231–233
Gunhill Road, 76 “Ha! Ha! Houdini,” 162
Hagar, Sammy, 249, 250
Hamill, Janet, 36, 37, 138
Hamilton, James, 48
Hanson, Amy, 253–254
Hanson, Ed, 182
Hardin, Tim, 35
Harris, Emmylou, 114
Harris, Shayne, 102
Harry, Debbie, 80, 103, 108, 126, 185, 246
Hart, Grant, 232, 233
health issues, 6–7, 159–165
Hearst, Patty, 90–91
“Heart of Glass,” 107
“Heart-Shaped Box,” 251
Heartbreakers, the, 95
Helen of Troy (Cale), 127
Hell, Richard, 80, 87–89, 95, 126, 163, 165, 185, 196
“Helpless,” 250
Hendrix, Jimi
death of, 42, 71–72
“Elegie” and, 121, 122
guitar and, 140
“Hey Joe” and, 91
Kaye compared to, 111
Meltdown and, 241
Old Grey Whistle Test and, 131
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, 248
studio of, 92, 212
Twelve and, 251
Hendryx, Nona, 76
Hepburn, Audrey, 202
Her Kind, 58
“Hey Joe,” 91–93, 131–132, 163, 209, 212
High Action Boys, 226
“High on Rebellion,” 140, 167, 168
“Histories of the Universe, The,” 173
Hit Factory, 29
Hoffman, Abbie, 81
Hofsiss, Jack, 70
Holden, Stephen, 108, 110, 208
Hole, 210
Holy Modal Rounders, 53, 62
Holzman, Jac, 82
Horning, Rob, 239
Horovitz, Michael, 67
“Horse Latitudes,” 99, 146
“Horses,” 146
Horses (P. Smith), 121–125, 135–136, 212, 223, 225–226, 240, 242–243
Hubbard, Eliot, 76
Hungerthon, 154
“Hunter Gets Captured by the Game, The,” 94, 110, 247
“Hymn,” 193
“I Get a Kick Out of You,” 83
“I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” 164
“I Wanna Be Your Dog,” 250
Illuminations (Rimbaud), 17, 24, 117
“(I’m Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear,” 174
“I’m So Bored with the USA,” 152
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” 226
“I’m Waiting for the Man,” 135, 164
Imagine (Lennon), 136
Imaginos (Pearlman), 62
Independence Day (P. Smith and Verlaine,
unpublished), 162
Ingham, Jonh, 132
Ingrassia, Tony, 51, 69
Iovine, Jimmy, 166–167, 168–169, 177, 197
Iraq war, 237–238, 240, 245
Island (Ingrassia), 69–70
“It Takes Time,” 200
Italy, concerts in, 188–189
“Italy (the Round),” 188
“It’s So Hard,” 186
“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” 114
Izambard, Georges, 18
Jackson, Jesse, 198
Jackson, Luscious, 207
“Jackson Song, The,” 209
Jagger, Mick, 20–21, 25, 41
“Jailhouse Rock,” 186
Jane’s Addiction, 210
jazz, 2, 14
Jefferson Airplane, 28
Jeffreys, Garland, 94
Jehovah’s Witnesses, 9, 85
Jericho, 3
“Jesus Loves Me,” 2
Jett, Joan, 126
Jewel House reading, 203, 205
Jewish culture, 15
Joan of Arc, 66
Joel, Billy, 94
Johansson, David, 76
“Jolene,” 153
Jones, Brian, 21, 40–42, 69, 172
Jones, Paul, 126
Joplin, Janis, 34, 37, 42, 44, 47, 55, 71–72, 253
“Jukebox Cruci-Fix,” 105
Just Kids (Smith), 253–254
Kaye, Lenny
auditions and, 103
background of, 56–57
benefit concerts and, 206
Bull and, 97
Carroll memorial and, 253
comeback and, 210, 212–213, 223
in concert, 227
debut performance and, 57–60
Easter and, 167–168
“Gimme Shelter” and, 251
Hell and, 88
“Hey Joe” and, 92
Horses and, 137
Kerouac celebration and, 215
Mer and, 93, 163
“My Generation” and, 127
Nuggets and, 82
P. Smith’s recovery and, 164
performance and, 153
pianist and, 84–85
reunion with, 76, 77
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, 248–249
Rock’n’Rimbaud and, 80–81
Shangri-Las and, 144
Television and, 89
touring and, 186, 215
Trampin’ and, 238
waiting for, 111
Wave and, 183
Keats, John, 19
“Keith Richards Blues,” 164
Kennedy, Jackie, 213
Kennedy, Margaret, 32
Kennedy, Patrick, 32
Kenner, Chris, 94
Kenny’s Castaways, 77
Kent, Nick, 67
Kerouac, Jack, 215, 227, 229
Kick Out the Jams (MC5), 130
“Kids Are Alright, The” 186
“Kimberly,” 10, 121, 132, 137, 151, 164
Kinks, 109
Klein, Allen, 102
“k.o.d.a.k.,” 162
kodak (P. Smith), 74, 79
“Konya the Shepherd,” 111
Kral, Ivan
audition of, 103–104
background of, 101–103
Blondie and, 108
Cale and, 180–181
collaboration with, 137
comeback and, 212
credit and, 168
Daugherty and, 110
Dowd and, 117
New Year’s show and, 156
Old Grey Whistle Test and, 131
P. Smith’s recovery and, 164
performance and, 174
“Pissing in a River” and, 137
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, 248–249
Runaways and, 125
Sparks and, 155
touring and, 132, 152
Wave and, 182–183
Král, Karel, 101–102
Kramer, Wayne, 129, 130, 192, 193
Kristal, Hilly, 87, 101, 246, 247–248
Kristofferson, Kris, 47
Kurasawa, Akira, 197
Kurnaz, Murat, 245
Kusik, Larry, 56
La dolce vita (Fellini), 13
L.A. Woman (the Doors), 98
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones (concert film), 88
“Land”
Bull and, 97
County and, 105
development of, 94, 98–99
Kral and, 103
“Memento Mori” and, 227
performance of, 121, 126, 131–132, 133, 146, 152, 153, 159, 209, 210
review of, 106
Land (1975–2002) (P. Smith), 238
“Land of 1000 Dances,” 94
Lanier, Allen, 63, 74, 79, 110, 121, 137
“Last Call,” 226
Late Show with David Letterman, The, 223
Later … with Jools Holland, 223
Lee, Eric, 84
Lennon, John, 25, 41, 74, 136, 168, 198, 206
Lennox, Annie, 207
Lenya, Lotte, 58
“Les etrennes des orphelines,” 18
Lewinsky, Monica, 230
“Libbie’s Song,” 232
Life of Lady Godiva, The (Ridiculous Theatrical
Company), 49–50
“Light My Fire,” 28, 99
“Like a Rolling Stone,” 20
Linn, Judy, 66
“Little Johnny Jewel,” 96, 247
Little Richard, 7–8, 9
Little Women (Alcott), 4
Live 1969 (Velvet Underground), 109
Living at the Movies (Carroll), 52
Lloyd, Richard, 89, 96, 247
“Lo and Beholden,” 232
Lofgren, Nils, 87
Lollapalooza, 210–211
London, Julie, 80
London performance, 67–68
Longfellow, 102
Looking Glass Studios, the, 239
Lorca, Federico García, 19
“Louie Louie,” 126, 151
Love, Courtney, 210
Love, Darlene, 127
“Love of the Common People,” 223
Ludlam, Charles, 49
Luger, 81, 102
Mac Low, Jackson, 236
“Mack the Knife,” 58, 202
Mad Dog Blues (Shepard), 56, 62
Madame Butterfly (Puccini), 8
Mael, Russell, 85
“Mafia,” 126
Magic, Butchie, 14
Makonnen, Ras, 18, 138
Malanga, Gerard, 44, 57–58, 65, 67, 68
“Mama, You’ve Been on My Mind,” 217
Man Ah Warrior (Zukie), 151, 163
“Man Who Couldn’t Afford to Orgy, The,” 119
Manfred Mann, 126
Manhattan Transfer, 76
Manilow, Barry, 108–109, 121
Manitoba, Handsome Dick, 226
Manzarek, Ray, 71
Mapplethorpe (Morrisroe), 221–222
Mapplethorpe, Robert
biography of, 221–222
Carroll and, 51–52
CBGB and, 87
at Chelsea Hotel, 44–46
correspondence with, 42
death of, 200, 202
the Doors and, 72
early relationship with, 30–37
first performance and, 57
Horses and, 22, 92, 122–123
Just Kids and, 253–254
“Land” and, 210
on Max’s, 94
memories of, 212, 213
photos of, 67–68