Why did David Bowie cry in the middle of an interview? Did Phil Collins really call a journalist the nastiest word in the English language? What was Johnny Cash's home like? Why did the unflappable Garth Brooks lose his temper? Who described Pink Floyd's Roger Waters as "a terminal arsehole"? Why did soap operas tear apart Aerosmith and the Doors? Is Mike Love of the Beach Boys tragically misunderstood? Was Isaac Hayes the coolest cat on the planet? What do Ice-T and Gene Simmons have in common? Strange Days: The Adventures of a Grumpy Rock 'n' Roll Journalist in Los Angeles is your VIP pass to the symbiotic world of music reporters and rock stars. Come backstage and bask in moments of profound genius and crass stupidity.