(Bowie was in his mid-20s.) According to her, Bowie pursued her, but she initially rejected him. Here are 11 rock stars who have been linked to underage women.Īs we detailed after Bowie's death, David Bowie had strong links to the Baby Groupies of Los Angeles, and famous groupie Lori Maddox (often spelled Mattix) has repeatedly told the story of how she lost her virginity to Bowie when she was just 14.
Some of the girls - who are now grown women - linked to the men on this list have steadfastly maintained that their relationships with rock stars were consensual and overall positive experiences in their lives. And for some reason, many of the rich, powerful rock stars, who in their sexual primes could presumably sleep with anyone they chose, gravitated toward girls not old enough to drive. The Beatles' opening track on their debut album, 'I Saw Her Standing There,' begins with the line, 'She was just 17 / You know what I mean?' 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls' idealizes future sexual potential ('Those little eyes so helpless and appealing / One day will flash and send you crashing through the ceiling'). Chuck Berry released 'Sweet Little Sixteen' in 1958. Pop culture's fascination with teenagers is nothing new. Often, it seems, those women were underage - girls, not women.
Browse through the annals of rock history, and you'll find, just right of the spotlight, the women with whom the most famous and sexually appealing men of the era chose to spend time.