How to Drink Like a Rock Star

From the team behind How to Drink Like a Writer, Rock Stars at Home, and Tommy at 50 comes a wide-ranging collection of renowned rock stars and the cocktails they stirred (and were stirred by). No recipes were tested during office hours.

Introduction

Bar Tools

Stocking the Cabinet

 

Buddy Holly’s American Pie

Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze

Janis Joplin’s Southern Nectar

Jim Morrison’s Boilermaker

Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Brown Derby

Elvis Presley’s Banana Peanut Butter Shot

John Lennon’s Brandy Alexander

Bob Marley’s Jamaican Irish Moss

Freddie Mercury’s Bohemian Vodka Tonic

Frank Zappa’s Coffee and Fried Spaghetti

Jerry Garcia’s Rum Screwdriver

The Ramones’s Tanqueray and Tonic

Joe Strummer’s Hard Cider

Johnny Cash’s Dark ’n’ Stormy

Michael Jackson’s Jesus Juice

Simon & Garfunkel’s Vodka Gimlet

Amy Winehouse’s Rickstacy

Whitney Houston’s Champagne

Lemmy Kilmister’s Jack and Coke

David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Bombay Sapphire Martini

Prince’s Purple Rain Sangria

Chuck Berry’s Orange Blossom

Fats Domino’s Heineken and Red Beans

Aretha Franklin’s Whiskey Ginger

Little Richard’s Tutti Frutti

David Lee Roth’s Schlitz Malt Liquor

Jerry Lee Lewis’s Whiskey Talkin’

Grace Slick’s Mulled Wine

Tina Turner’s Red Wine and Fine Chocolate

Neil Diamond’s Love On the Rocks

Bob Dylan’s Bourbon Served Neat

Carole King’s Champagne Cocktail

Paul McCartney’s Clementine Maccarita

Mick Jagger’s Tequila Sunrise

Roger Waters’s Dark Side of the Moon Beer Cocktail

Joni Mitchell’s Lemon Sake

Keith Richards’s Nuclear Waste

Jimmy Page’s Swig of Jack

Diana Ross’s Coffee with Cognac

Rod Stewart’s Rum and Coke

Eric Clapton’s Vodka Lager

Ritchie Blackmore’s Purple Whiskey

Pete Townshend’s Rémy Old Fashioned

John Fogerty’s Lagerita

Carly Simon’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Debbie Harry’s White Wine Spritzer

Cher’s Strawberry Daiquiri

Jimmy Buffett’s Margarita

Patti Smith’s Americano

Elton John’s Johnnie and Lemon

Don Henley’s Scotini

Ian Anderson’s Screwdriver

Donald Fagen’s Piña Colada

Alice Cooper’s Velvet Hammer and Tuna Fish Malted for Hangovers

Steven Tyler’s Rusty Nail

Stevie Nicks’s Rémy Sidecar

Ozzy Osbourne’s Breakfast Brandy Hangover Helper

Billy Joel’s Soda Highball

Gene Simmons’s Milk and Cereal on the Rocks

Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons’s Kahuna Punch

Billy Gibbons’s The Gibbons

Peter Gabriel’s Red Rain Spritzer

Suzi Quatro’s Château Margaux

Ann Wilson’s  White Lightning Sangria

Chrissie Hynde’s Talk of the Town Tequila

Sting’s Fine Red Wine

John Mellencamp’s Big Red

Pat Benatar’s Strawberry Italian Soda

Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Organic Wine

David Lee Roth’s Schlitz Malt Liquor

John Lydon’s Red Stripe

Madonna’s Dirty Martini

Belinda Carlisle’s Greyhound

Joan Jett’s Cherry Ale

Susanna Hoffs’s Coffee with Clouds

Morrissey’s Peroni Negroni

Bono’s Jack on the Rocks

The Beach Boys’s Frozen Bahama Mama

Kim Deal’s Gin Fizz

Jon Bon Jovi’s Hampton Water Rosé

Lenny Kravitz’s Dom Pérignon

Courtney Love’s Pétrus

Eddie Vedder’s Pinot Noir

Björk’s All Is Full of Love Spritz

Janet Jackson’s Grapefruit Cosmo

Three Dog Night’s Mighty Fine Wine and Cheese

Chicago’s Saturday Cabernet

 

Epic Rock Clubs to Drink, Dance, and Perform In: CBGB, Whisky A Go Go, and the 100 Club

 

Dave Grohl’s Deer and Beer

Gwen Stefani’s Hugo

Journey’s Orange Creamsicle

AC/DC’s Chocolate Milk Martini

Squeeze’s Brandy Sour

Fergie’s Fergalicious

Shakira’s Green Berry Smoothie

Karen O’s Patrón and Tonic

Pink’s Jameson McCree

Beyoncé’s Armand de Brignac

Metallica’s Crown Royal and Ginger

Guns n’ Roses’s Vodka Cranberry

Lady Gaga’s Jameson Mule

 

Notes