{"product_id":"backstage-pass-decades-of-sex-drugs-tragedy-and-the-darker-side-of-rock-roll-1","title":"Backstage Pass: Decades of Sex, Drugs, Tragedy and the Darker Side of Rock \u0026 Roll","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot a memoir for the faint of heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is rock and roll stripped to the bone. Sex, drugs, chaos, and survival behind the Sunset Strip’s most notorious stages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than a decade, Jason “JD” DeCosta lived inside the madness of Hollywood’s music scene. Not as an observer, but as the guy holding it together when everything went sideways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA signed major-label musician turned production manager, and eventually \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egeneral manager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, JD worked on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboth sides of the stage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at legendary venues like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Roxy Theatre, Whisky a Go Go, and The Viper Room\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. No PR spin. No cleaned-up legends. Just what actually happened backstage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom unforgettable nights with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmy Winehouse, Adele, Marilyn Manson, Courtney Love and Paris Hilton, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Mike Tyson, Snoop Dogg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and dozens more, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBackstage Pass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rips open the truth behind Hollywood’s wildest years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside, you will step into the madness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive-venue riots, neo-Nazi punks, and nights where survival mattered more than music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllegal raves and secret after-hours parties that quietly funded the scene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe porn actresses JD knew when they were young and rising, and the tragic paths many of them later took\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMental collapse, near-miss record deals, broken bands, and the long road back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrince’s Cloud Guitar, the Nicholson Room at On the Rox, and the elite partying above The Roxy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJD did not just work backstage.\u003cbr\u003eHe lived there. And eventually, he ran it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBackstage Pass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not just about the stars. It is about survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaw, darkly funny, and brutally honest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBackstage Pass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposes the real cost of chasing fame and living fast. It is Hunter S. Thompson meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScar Tissue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A confessional, no-filter ride through Hollywood’s unglamorous underbelly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have ever wondered what really happens when the doors close and the lights go down, this is your all-access pass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuckle up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912021172415,"sku":"7755d726-96d0-4d90-8b1c-dba448def58d","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/2bb520b8737f35488d3075bfaf43c4d8.jpg?v=1785005178","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/backstage-pass-decades-of-sex-drugs-tragedy-and-the-darker-side-of-rock-roll-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}