Sable starr iggy pop6/25/2023 ![]() When asked in the 1973 article how she caught the attention of untouchable rock gods she stated it was her glam-rock way of dress. Many would see their favourite rockstars going in and out of these bars, but it was only a few lucky that got the opportunity to be sat with their favourites, like the baby groupies.When Starr got invited to the Whiskey a Go Go at the age of 14, her career as a groupie began to take off. They frequented the Rainbow Bar and Grill, the Whiskey a Go Go, and Rodney BingenHeimer’s English Disco, also known as the hottest spots to be in West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip in the 70s. Starr was the initiator of what was to become baby groupies, who were the dominating group of ladies in the lavish style of being with the band, the name was given to them because most of them were way-beyond-under-age (13-16). Sable Starr – Photo Courtesy of Creem Magazine Sable Starr, birth name: Sable Hay Shields, admitted in a 1973 Rolling Stones article she was closely acquainted with the biggest names in music at that time, including Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Robert Plant and many more - Did I mention that she was only 13 at the time? One of the “Queens” of the 70s Los Angeles groupie scene was Sable Starr. I then stumbled across an article that was written about several very-young-girls from the 70s who, too, wanted nothing more than to be able to go backstage and see what it was like to be with the band. When I was 15, I had already become heavily engaged in the “concert lifestyle”, decently connected with roadies, securities, as well as actual musicians. I didn’t know doing whatever I can to come in contact with my favourite musician was frowned upon by those who weren’t as obsessed with music. When I first got into the obsession of music culture: like literally eating, breathing, dying over music - I didn’t know what the hell a groupie was. More specifically, I want to talk about musicians and their interactions with groupies, because this culture/lifestyle/job/whatever you want to call it, wouldn’t be so prominent if it wasn’t used and engaged with. ![]() Female groupies in specific, have a long-standing reputation for their availability that is almost restricted to those of higher statuses, such as musicians and actors. let us talk about some of the prominent women in this field who really trademarked the nomad lifestyle of a groupie. Properties of CREEM magazineīut, before we talk about me, and whether or not I am one, try to be one or if I ever was one. Sable Starr and Lori Maddox hanging around Sunset Strip with other baby groupies. Whether I actually slept with musicians or not, having it be publicly known that I was involved with a musician(s), and people being aware that I was trying to get more involved in behind the scenes of the music industry, more woman turned against me, and the more I was asked if I was a groupie in a negative manner. When people on social media called me a groupie, they were implying I was a slut. When I was a young teen, it was something I aspired to be, and then when I got older I realized the negative connotation that comes with the label. ![]() The topic of groupies is a personal subject for me. So why aren’t the men who wait out behind the sports arena to get their jerseys signed called a groupie? and if they were to be called one, what are the chances it would be used as negatively as it is with women? Also, why is being a groupie so taboo when they are clearly needed in the pop-culture scene? musicians need fans, and they especially need fans who would go the extra mile for them! Since then, the tradition and culture of the groupie lifestyle have been brought forward to the millennial era, however, groupies are now no longer only woman chasing musicians, but it is also used to describe anyone who obsessively physically follows anything in the pop culture scene, such as sports teams, actors, authors, there are even groupies for NASA!ĭespite its popularity and the wide variety of people who engage in this lifestyle, it is typically women only women who are called this word and they use it interchangeably with words like slut. Since 1965, the term “Groupie” has been thrown around as a slur to describe a group of woman who would linger around arenas and stadiums in hopes of temporary contact with a musician. A person, especially a young woman, who regularly follows a pop music group or other celebrity in the hope of meeting or getting to know them.
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