![]() ![]() Being taken on the road, staying in really cool places, but the main joy was to be with this person. You’re in it for the thrill of being with someone famous,” she said. “For a real groupie/music lover, you’re not in it for money. I remember when Mick Jagger lit me up when I was 15, and I thought, ‘OK, I want some of that.’ our relationship was purely sexual.” Des Barres was motivated to log her experiences, and those of her pals, because she felt the word ‘groupie’ had become something tawdry, especially as reality shows featuring rock stars looking for love in a house full of women looking for fame became the norm. “Rock ‘n’ roll is art, but it also means sex, so it’s just the perfect combination - especially for the young teenage girl. She is the fan that takes it to the next level to experience the whole shebang,” Des Barres said backstage at a private screening for the film. The groupie is just a girl who loves music and loves to be around the people who make it. ![]() “I’ve been wanting to do a documentary on the true heart of the groupie ever since I was one. Adapted from Pamela Des Barres’ bestselling book ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together: Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies,” the doc follows Des Barres - heralded as the ‘queen of groupies’ - as she travels across the country reconnecting and reminiscing with the women who lived up to their reputations.
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