Pete McMurray Show

Mamas & Papas John Phillips heavy drug use "To be on a steady diet of those ... who had addictive quality about him ... he was always high"

Episode Notes

The 60’s and the Band … the Mama’s and the Papa’s go hand in hand 
SCOTT G. SHEA is the author of 
ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN: How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart

-The dysfunctionality of the band 
-Mamas & Papas John Phillips drug use "To be on a steady diet of those, which led him, who had addictive quality about him, led him to the harder stuff"
-His upbringing (dark)
-Allegations by daughter MacKenzie Phillips that she joined the band in 1980, she slept with her father for 10 years while on drugs 
-What was it like during the peak of the band

Grab the book here