Bangkok Podcast 26: Jerry Hopkins Pt1

 


If you like real music then you are in for a treat with this
weeks guest as we're very lucky to interview Mr. Jerry Hopkins.
You may not know his name right away but Jerry is a legend in the
music and publishing industries. Before he retired to Thailand,
Jerry was a journalist - and not just any journalist - a Rock n'
Roll Journalist! As a former editor of Rolling Stone Magazine
(when it was just a wee start-up trying to sell ads), Jerry got
to know some of the biggest names in rock n' roll, from Jimi
Hendrix to The Doors to Elvis Presley.


It was through these friendships that Jerry was able to write
several of the most influential rock biographies in history, most
notably his seminal work on The Doors 'No One Here Gets Out
Alive', which was TWICE a New York Times best seller, and was
used extensively by Oliver Stone on his movie about The Doors.


In the first part of our interview, Jerry talks about his days
following bands around, how music culture now is different from
music culture then, and shares a few choice stories about hanging
out with some of the biggest names in music history.


Greg and Tony also complain about the weather and how it's given
them colds and allergies, respectively, and why Bangkok just
won't let them get better.