This is also a love story. Not necessarily a love story between a man and a woman, more the love of a father for his family, a father who chooses every day to love his family more than his fame. A love story involving redemption, about making a mistake, but working every day to regain the trust of those you care about the most in the world. Billy consciously worked on his sobriety and infidelity daily, he was tempted, but he always returned to Camilla and his three girls. Daisy was kick-ass. Forthright and honest about her life, her younger years, her introduction to the Sunset Strip, sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It is very sad to think that some of her life was a reality for young women in the 60s and 70s. These naïve young women, sometimes children, who fell into the groupie and drug lifestyle, just to be able to be accepted and loved by someone. At the age of 14, wanting the love her parent's never showed her, Daisy threw herself into a scene that would strip away her innocence and shape her adult life (for better or worse, more often worse). Daisy and Billy's relationship is oil and water from the beginning. Clearly, Billy sees Daisy as all the things he gave up in his promise to lead a good life (for Camilla). But, he also sees in her a talented song writer with spirit. They were both hugely egotistical, and it was interesting to see the bands dynamics through their remembered history. Each interview had instances that played out a little differently, depending on the band member speaking (made for a more believable story). So many egos in one band, and none of them very likable, except maybe for Pete and sometimes Graham. There was a lot of nostalgia in this book. A look back at a time that people sometimes hide behind rose coloured glasses. But there are tons of hints to the realities of the time. Mentions of the Vietnam way, mentions of drugs, mentions of sex with minors, mentions of shady dealings and the power that the music industry (or more accurately those on top) wielded over their musicians. This book was gritty, was sad, savage, but also hopeful. If you do read this book, I highly recommend the audiobok. It really brings the story to life, with fantastic narration. It really feels as though Daisy Jones & The Six are not a fictional band, that they really existed within our world. TW: sex involving minors, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, infidelity, abortion, death, death of a parent
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