The Most Iconic Rock & Roll Groupies Of All Time

Pamela Des Barres

Des Barnes befriended Frank Zappa and formed the performance-art group the GTO’s. From there, she met with Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, and Keith Moon. She is the core inspiration for groupie queen Penny Lane in Almost Famous.

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The More You Know

  • Layne Staley asked Jerry Cantrell to play in a funk band and agreed to sing in Cantrell’s band in exchange. The funk band didn’t last but Cantrell’s band became Alice in Chains.
  • Alice Cooper is an avid golfer and credits the sport to "saving him from his demons".
  • According to the Guinness Book World Records, Queen has the longest- running fan club of all time.
  • Metallica is the only band to perform on all seven continents.
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