Miss O'Dell revela orgias do rock
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Tiete revela novos bastidores dos Beatles e Rolling Stones em livro
No livro, a americana Chris O'Dell - a mesma que inspirou a canção Miss O'Dell, do ex-Beatle George Harrison - lembra que chegou em Londres com 20 anos de idade e apenas 100 dólares no bolso. Ela conta como conseguiu um emprego de assistente pessoal na Apple Records e como isso contribuiu para seus casos com artistas como Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger e Bod Dylan.
O título do livro não economizou palavras: Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved (Senhorita O'Dell: Meus Duros Dias e Longas Noites com os Beatles, os Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, e as Mulheres que Eles Amavam). Hoje, aos 62 anos, Chris descreve a experiência como "ter ganhado as chaves para a Disneylândia".
Sobre os Beatles, a tiete disse que a banda levava uma vida regada a drogas. "Todos nós bebíamos e usávamos cocaína, maconha e anfetaminas o tempo todo", escreveu Chris, segundo o jornal britânico Daily Telegraph. Sobre os Stones, cuja turnê acompanhou em 1972, afirma: "Se naquele tempo houvesse uma descrição sobre o que é trabalhar para os Stones, tenho certeza de que incluiria um pré-requisito do tipo: durma com Mick sempre que ele pedir".
CHRIS O'DELL WASN'T FAMOUS. SHE WASN'T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE
She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be, and when Paul recorded "Hey Jude," she sang in the chorus.
She was at Ringo's kitchen table when George Harrison said, "You know, Ringo, I'm in love with your wife." And Ringo replied, "Better you than someone we don't know."
She typed the lyrics to George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. She lived with George and Pattie Boyd at Friar Park, developed a crush on Eric Clapton, and unwittingly got involved in the famous love story between Eric and Pattie.
She's the subject of Leon Russell's "Pisces Apple Lady," a song he wrote to woo her. Other rock legends with whom she was intimate include Ringo, Mick Jagger, and Bob Dylan.
She worked with the Rolling Stones as their personal assistant on their infamous 1972 tour and did a drug run for Keith Richards.
She's "the woman down the hall" in Joni Mitchell's song "Coyote" about a love triangle on Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour. She's the "mystery woman" pictured on the back of the Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street. She's the "Miss O'Dell" of George Harrison's song about her.
Miss O'Dell is the remarkable story of an ordinary woman who lived the dream of millions -- to be part of rock royalty's trusted inner circle. Illustrated with private photographs and jam-packed with intimate anecdotes, Miss O'Dell is a backstage pass to some of the most momentous events in rock history.
