Groupies Are Not Just Mere Fans
Back in 1968, Pamela Des Barres was just 20 years old (she’s in her 70s now), yet her social group was filled with all the names we still listen to today. These bands were the greatest acts of the cultural revolution, and Pamela knew them all. In her own way, she turned the young Beatles fandom into a new type of devotion: that of the groupie.
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What exactly is a groupie, you ask? Well, Pamela explains, “A groupie is someone who loves the music so much she wants to be around the people who make it.” So simple. In her opinion, the difference between a fan and a groupie is that a fan is content with just an autograph or (these days) a selfie…