Background
Hopkins, Jerry was born on November 9, 1935 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Francis Brognard and Ruth May (Ginder) Hopkins.
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Even after his death, Elvis, the King, lives on in his music and in the memories of millions of fans. Finally, a book exposes the real Elvis--the star so many loved, but few truly knew. An extremely gifted man, very giving, and very, very human. Reissue.
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A reexamination of the mysterious death of the lead singer of The Doors reassesses Morrison's life and, employing extensive research, provides fresh insights into his death. 40,000 first printing.
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( Jerry Hopkins’s Elvis: A Biography was the first book o...)
Jerry Hopkins’s Elvis: A Biography was the first book on popular music to top the U.S. bestseller list, and its sequel was equally popular. Long out of print, both books, along with a wealth of exciting new interviews, are brought together in Elvis to form the most exhaustive account available of the King’s life. Telling the complete story of Presley’s rise and fall, from his poverty-stricken childhood in Tupelo through his musical development and emergence as pop’s first superstar to his decline and death, the book explores Presley’s singular appeal, his far-reaching influence, and his extraordinary legacy. Featuring newly published firsthand interviews with people close to Elvis including high school teachers, girlfriends, directors, agents, recording engineers, bodyguards, sidemen, karate instructors, medical professionals, and even his personal jeweler Elvis presents a comprehensive and amazingly intimate look at this cultural icon.
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Back in print, The Lizard King chronicles the life and death of one of the most irresistibly enigmatic figures in the history of rock: The Doors' infamous frontman Jim Morrison. Poet, shaman, Dionysian drunk, and druggie, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison quickly achieved cult status after his death in 1971. In The Lizard King, Jerry Hopkins reassesses Jim Morrison's life and provides fresh insights into this powerful and troubled talent, considering him as a human being rather than the myth he has become. At the heart of the book is a series of interviews with Morrison by journalists Ben Fong-Torres, John Tobler, Richard Goldstein, and others. Published uncut, they present a previously unseen Morrison: articulate, intelligent, witty, even self-deprecating. Hopkins includes updates on the people the "erotic politician" left behind.
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A reexamination of the mysterious death of the lead singer of The Doors reassesses Morrison's life and, employing extensive research, provides fresh insights into his death. 40,000 first printing.
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( Jerry Hopkins’s Elvis: A Biography was the first book o...)
Jerry Hopkins’s Elvis: A Biography was the first book on popular music to top the U.S. bestseller list, and its sequel was equally popular. Long out of print, both books, along with a wealth of exciting new interviews, are brought together in Elvis to form the most exhaustive account available of the King’s life. Telling the complete story of Presley’s rise and fall, from his poverty-stricken childhood in Tupelo through his musical development and emergence as pop’s first superstar to his decline and death, the book explores Presley’s singular appeal, his far-reaching influence, and his extraordinary legacy. Featuring newly published firsthand interviews with people close to Elvis including high school teachers, girlfriends, directors, agents, recording engineers, bodyguards, sidemen, karate instructors, medical professionals, and even his personal jeweler Elvis presents a comprehensive and amazingly intimate look at this cultural icon.
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Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, has achieved a bizarre cult status since his death in 1971. Morrison was, and is, one of the most popular and controversial figures to emerge during the sixties. He was described as an erotic politician, poet, shaman, and Dionysian debaucher, and his style and influence have grown steadily in the decades since his death, so that the real man has gradually disappeared behind the legend. Now in The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison, Morrison's biographer Jerry Hopkins, coauthor of No One Here Gets Out Alive, reassesses the rock idol's life; his extensive new research provides fresh insights into Morrison as a human being rather than the mythical beast some say he was. But this reappraisal is only part of this remarkable book. At its heart Jim Morrison speaks. In a series of interviews with Morrison, carried out by journalists including Jerry Hopkins himself, Ben Fong-Torres, John Tobler, Bob Chorush, Salli Stevenson, Richard Goldstein, and the late John Carpenter, Morrison shows himself to be articulate, intelligent, and witty. Published uncut, these interviews provide a unique insight into a man whom Jerry Hopkins reveals as a clever boy from a middle-class background who consciously created his own myth, then lived to regret it. Separating the facts from the fantasies regarding Jim's death in Paris in 1971, Hopkins solves the mystery of Morrison's death and takes a long, hard look at what has happened since to the people Jim Morrison left behind. The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison brings sharply into focus the broken dreams and unattainable ideals of one of the sixties' most enduring icons.
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Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, charismatic, and obsessed seeker who rejected authority in any form, the explorer who probed "the bounds of reality to see what would happen..." Seven years in the writing, this definitive biography is the work of two men whose empathy and experience with Jim Morrison uniquely prepared them to recount this modern tragedy: Jerry Hopkins, whose famous Presley biography, Elvis, was inspired by Morrison's suggestion, and Danny Sugerman, confidant of and aide to the Doors. With an afterword by Michael McClure.
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Here at last is the intimate and shocking story of Jimi Hendrix, the hedonistic superstar who blazed a trail of sex, drugs, wild music, and suicidal behavior through the rock world of the sixties, and who electrified audiences everywhere with his guitar-playing wizardry in such hits as "Foxy Lady" and "Purple Haze."
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Even after his death, Elvis, the King, lives on in his music and in the memories of millions of fans. Finally, a book exposes the real Elvis--the star so many loved, but few truly knew. An extremely gifted man, very giving, and very, very human. Reissue.
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Hawai'i in the 1970s was a vibrant time; a Hawaiian Renaissance was being led, in part, by the renewed popularity of and interest in hula as an integral part of Hawaiian culture. The Hula was originally written by Jerry Hopkins in 1978, with assistance from Rebecca Kamili'ia Erikson, and it has been a significant narrative on the dance form ever since. Hopkins's book was the first to offer readers a comprehensive history of hula aimed at a general audience. Three decades later, The Hula has not been superseded. This reissue of The Hula has been updated and edited by Hawaiian music and hula expert Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman and enhanced by poignant photographs and graphics, makes an overview of hula once again available to new generations of hula dancers, cultural enthusiasts and fans alike. This revised edition incorporates the same graphics as the original, but has been completely redesigned.
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Jim Morrison was more than just the lead singer of the Doors. He was a controversial figure who emerged during the 1960s, and his enigmatic style and influence have grown steadily since his death in 1971. Known as a poet, mystic, and shaman, the "Lizard King" performed rock concerts like rituals and took the worship of Dionysus seriously, carrying the torch of Pagan ideals all the way to death. Because of his bizarre cult status, the real man has gradually disappeared behind the myth. In The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison, Morrison's biographer Jerry Hopkins reassesses Morrison's life and offers profound insights about Jim as a man, rather than the rock star he became. Through a series of interviews with rock journalists Ben Fong-Torres, John Tobler, Bob Chorush, Salli Stevenson, and others, readers will learn about an articulate, intelligent, and witty man who consciously created his own myth, then lived to regret it. Published uncut, these interviews bring sharply into focus the broken dreams and unreachable ideals of this legendary artist. Includes 80 black-and-white photos.
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Hopkins, Jerry was born on November 9, 1935 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Francis Brognard and Ruth May (Ginder) Hopkins.
Bachelor in Journalism, Washington and Lee University, 1957; Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1959.
Reporter, Twin City Sentinel, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1957-1958; reporter, jazz critic, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 1959-1961; writer, producer, Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. New York City and Los Angeles, 1961-1964; correspondent, contributor editor, Rolling Stone magazine, Los Angeles, London and Hawaii, 1967-1986; editor, Pacific Business News, Honolulu, 1986-1987; executive assistant to the mayor, City and County of Honolulu, 1987-1989; consultant, Economics Development Corp of Honolulu, since 1989.
(Here at last is the intimate and shocking story of Jimi H...)
(Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philos...)
( Hawai'i in the 1970s was a vibrant time; a Hawaiian Ren...)
( Back in print, The Lizard King chronicles the life and ...)
(A reexamination of the mysterious death of the lead singe...)
(A reexamination of the mysterious death of the lead singe...)
(Even after his death, Elvis, the King, lives on in his mu...)
(Even after his death, Elvis, the King, lives on in his mu...)
(Even after his death, Elvis, the King, lives on in his mu...)
(Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, has achieved a bi...)
( Jerry Hopkins’s Elvis: A Biography was the first book o...)
( Jerry Hopkins’s Elvis: A Biography was the first book o...)
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( Jim Morrison was more than just the lead singer of the ...)
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Children: Erin, Nick.