Phil Kaufman – MRQE https://mrqe.com Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:40:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://mrqe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MRQE-favicon-1.png Phil Kaufman – MRQE https://mrqe.com 32 32 Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind https://mrqe.com/movie/manson-music-from-an-unsound-mind-m100136579/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/manson-music-from-an-unsound-mind-m100136579/ The untold story of Charles Manson’s obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music, his tragic friendship with The Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson and his descent into violence and chaos once his dreams fell apart.

]]> Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons https://mrqe.com/movie/fallen-angel-gram-parsons-m100013323/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/fallen-angel-gram-parsons-m100013323/ On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place – the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram’s wife Gretchen, his sister and his daughter, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and “Road Manager” Phil Kaufman.

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