Mandy Barnett snorts coke?
CHEEKS2727
I read in the book "Three Chords and The Truth" that Mandy does cocaine.
Any truth to this? Your thoughts?
Cheeks
Jeffrey Vansant
be careful about that book..this guy who wrote it offends many people
there should be no truth to that rumor
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EMJHRJ
Do you believe everything you hear/read? Several of the artists depicted
in this particular book were not made available to the author, nor would
their people discuss their clients with this man. It really is sad that
someone has the ability/urge to discredit/exploit people for the sake of
making money for themselves. Read this report...
Subj: Country Music Book Reveals Much
Date: 97-06-21 10:22:36 EDT
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.c The Associated Press
By JIM PATTERSON
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Do you care if Wynonna Judd had an
abortion? Would it bother you if Mindy McCreedy's boyfriend is old
enough to be her father? Would you believe Vince Gill has a nasty
temper?
``Three Chords and the Truth,'' Laurence Leamer's new book
recently published by Harper Collins, purports to reveal the
behind-the-scenes stories of some of Nashville's biggest stars -
Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson and Judd.
The reaction is mixed. Some in Music City call it insightful.
Others say it's trashy and exaggerated. Leamer says several in the
industry have privately told him it's right on the money.
``Why should the fan have any illusion that Garth (Brooks) lives
in a log cabin?'' he asked.
Leamer left few illusions as exemplified by the chapter on
rising singer Mandy Barnett:
``She was willing to try about anything. The first time she
snorted the white powder, she liked it. She liked beer and whiskey.
She liked menthol cigarettes as well, two packs a day. She liked
food, too, and she started putting on weight, gaining thirty or
forty pounds. She started going out at night with her new friends -
crazy, long, drug- and booze-filled nights. She had people hanging
on her saying they were her friends, then hitting on her for a line
of coke. She was too young to drink, but she was a star, and she
could get what she wanted.''
Leamer said Barnett gave him permission to talk about her drug
use, and in-context he says it helps build an accurate profile. He
says he only used such information if it was character-revealing,
and he said he agreed in many cases not to reveal secrets.
Leamer moved from New York to Nashville for two years to
research the book, which isn't his first attempt at celebrity
profiles. He's authored eight other books including ``The Kennedy
Women'' and biographies of Johnny Carson, Ingrid Bergman and Nancy
and Ronald Reagan.
He decided to focus on country music because he said stories
like Barnett's were not being told and there was a false image
about the country music industry.
``There are critics that are terrific, but literary journalism,
there's very little of that. The kind of thing that A.J. Liebling
did in New York, nobody's done that about Nashville, and I don't
know why,'' Leamer said. ``So I felt, there's an opportunity here,
there's a whole subject that hasn't been explored.''
For example, Leamer says he obtained medical records on Judd's
alleged abortion. He said he wrote about it only because the singer
lied when she said during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she
would never have one, and then mentioned another country singer who
had.
Judd hasn't confirmed or denied Leamer's claim.
And then there's Reba McEntire.
``I mean, people know what Reba's like,'' said Leamer, who
characterizes McEntire as out-of-touch with her fans and driving
herself mercilessly to be ever more successful.
``Reba's new headquarters was more than a million dollars over
budget, and she had no one to rail against except her own
husband,'' Leamer writes in his book. ``She had weekly expenses
that would have made a billionaire blanch. ... And she still kept
trying to climb higher. Associates felt that she had aged terribly,
that all the pressure had begun to exact its inevitable toll.''
McEntire spokeswoman Jenny Bohler said she hadn't read the book,
but disputed Leamer's contention that the singer was isolated from
fans.
``The fact that he did not have access to talk to Reba made him
very angry, and he wrote what he wanted to write,'' Bohler said.
Nancy Russell, publicist for Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, and
other country stars, refused Leamer access to any of her artists,
but he did profiles of Jackson and Brooks & Dunn anyway.
``It's tabloid crap,'' Russell said. ``I don't buy this whole
line that he's doing it for idealistic reasons, that the fans have
a right to know. I did not see Larry as someone who had a love for
music. He's doing it to make money.''
While those close to the subject bristle at the book, those
outside of Nashville give it favorable review. The New York Times
said the book was possibly ``the best expose of the inner workings
of the slick machine that Nashville's country music industry has
become in the '90s.'' Kirkus called it ``an exhaustive journey into
the heart and cash-glutted soul of today's country-music scene that
overturns many long-held perceptions about the field - and its
fans.''
Still, ``Three Chords and the Truth'' has yet to appear on
best-seller lists. Harper Collins spokeswoman Pam Pfeifer said it
was company policy not to release sales figures, but she did say a
second printing was under way.
Bohler said maybe the reason for lackluster sales is that fans
are rejecting the negative slant.
``I think a better title would be `Three Chords and
Half-Truths,''' she said.
End Adv for Weekend Editions, June 20-22 and Thereafter
AP-NY-06-21-97 1003EDT
Copyright 1997 The Associated Press. The information
contained in the AP news report may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without
prior written authority of The Associated Press.
LOVnTRISHA
>I read in the book "Three Chords and The Truth" that Mandy does cocaine.
>Any truth to this? Your thoughts?
She has admitted that she USED to, not that she DOES! :~)
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ShawnaTY
>be careful about that book..this guy who wrote it offends many people
>there should be no truth to that rumor
for once I'll have to agree with Jeffrey...this guy is such a flake!
LOuelle741
>I read in the book "Three Chords and The Truth" that Mandy does cocaine.
>Any truth to this? Your thoughts?
I would suspect that nearly everyone under the age of 50 and especially
those in the musice business have tried or been around people who do
drugs. Are we supposed to be shocked? appalled?? horrified???
Lois
"The night isn't black if you know that it's green" Neil Young
DPM
In <19970722232...@ladder01.news.aol.com> louel...@aol.com
(LOuelle741) writes:
>
>>I read in the book "Three Chords and The Truth" that Mandy does
cocaine. Any truth to this? Your thoughts?
>
>I would suspect that nearly everyone under the age of 50 and
especially those in the musice business have tried or been around
people who do drugs. Are we supposed to be shocked? appalled??
horrified???
>Lois
As far as I know, no industry is immune to the terrible problems drugs
have caused in today's society. Is there anyone who is immune to the
drug problem in all senses of the word? No. I would very respectfully
submit that every industry, every segment of society, every individual
is feeling or has felt the pain of drugs and that the music industry
suffers no more or no less than any other.
Why yes, we should be shocked, appalled and horrified. The problems
drugs have created affects each and every one of us. It is very much a
shame. (Should I put my flame suit on now, or can I wait?)
As for the credibility of the book, I submit the following mistakes
that I found while casually reading. Upon further evaluation, I am
confident there are many others. If these simple facts (and they are
facts) are not correctly represented, how is one to believe anything
else stated?
Pg 206 Mindy McCready's song "Guys Do It All The Time" is called "Boys
Do It All The Time". The really sad part of this is that on Pg. 199 it
is correctly titled. (I'd say they had some really attentive
proofreaders.)
Pg. 194 The e in Daryle (Singletary) is left off.
Pg 360 Gatlinburg, TN is incorrectly called Galtinburg.
Judge for yourself, but I suggest you read the book with a question
always remaining in your mind.
BTW, the part about Mandy is on pg 218. It only states that "Mandy was
sitting in her dressing room with one of her friends." Without a name
to substantiate the claim, can we really believe the statement? To me,
it is not clear if the question, "Do you want me to get you some coke"
originates from the friend.
Too many questions remain in my mind. Thanks for reading this post.
Danny
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I've hung out backstage with Mandy Barnett 5 or 6 times, and I can
guarantee beyond any doubt whatsoever that Mandy does not like coke.
Every time I've been with her she's grabbed a Pepsi before any other
choice. So please don't start such vicious rumors! Her vocal chords
get pretty strained from all that singing, so if she has a Pepsi after
every concert, that doesn't mean she's addicted to caffeine, it just
means she's thirsty.
And as for snorting it, well, maybe a little Pepsi comes through her
nose if you make her laugh real hard. But the lady has a good sense of
humour and likes a good joke, so cut her a little slack on that, OK?
I can't believe how little things like this get so blown out of
proportion in the tabloids. Jeesh!
:LEE
Dave Oakley
HI Lee
Some people need something to do I guess. Mandy is a talent that does
not get enough deserved recognition. She is one of the best new artists
and voices to come along recently. Take a listen to her music, and you
will see what I mean.
Dave
FishinBee
Rumors like this get blown out of proportion because that's how the tabs
make their money. Very little of what they print is true. They will even
admit that. It is a dirty shame that they have to make their money by
making dirty insinuations about decent people.
CHEEKS2727
But this wasn't in a "tab." It was in a book by a famous author called
"Three Chords and the Truth.">Rumors like this get blown out of proportion