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Cameron Crowe

Sex

How I Learned About Sex

“I learned about sex in a Laundromat. The setting wasn’t my idea. It was my mother’s who had brought me along on washday to break the news.”

Cameron Crowe Rolling Stone Oct 1975 10min Permalink

Best Article Arts Music

The Allman Brothers Story

A 16-year-old journalist goes on tour with a band on top. The article that inspired Almost Famous.

Cameron Crowe Rolling Stone Dec 1973 20min Permalink

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

At age 22, the author went undercover at his old high school. An excerpt of the book that became the film.

Cameron Crowe Playboy Sep 1981 15min Permalink

Arts Music

The True Life Confessions of Fleetwood Mac

In the wake of Rumours, the band endures a series of break-ups.

Cameron Crowe Rolling Stone Mar 1977 30min Permalink