John Phillips was a rock and roll icon who helped create “The Mamas & The Papas” and wrote, produced, and co-wrote some of the most beautiful songs of the 60s including California Dreamin’ and “Monday, Monday”. He is one of the founders of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
He is also a world-class creep who fat-shamed Cass Elliot and was a lousy parent to his children (to say the least!)
(Trigger Warning! There is mention of sexual assault by a family member. Take care before you listen or just sit this one out. Take care of yourself!)
Our main sources for this episode:
- John Phillips Wikipedia
- The Telegraph (Chris Campion)
- CNN
- Rolling Stone
- The Fix
- “Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History of the Mamas & the Papas” by Matthew Greenwald
- “Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot” by Eddi Fiegel
- “High on Arrival” By Mackenzie Phillips
- “American Legends: Mama Cass” by Charles Rivers Editors
- “Reducing Bodies: Mass Culture & the Female Figure: By Elizabeth M Matelski
- VH1 “Behind the Music: The Mama & the Papas”
- “You Must Remember This: Mama Cass”