In a nutshell the book offers a series of interviews and occasional article conducted by Darlington for various magazines (such as Rock N Reel, Jamming, Zig Zag and The International Times) with such luminaries as the wondrous Gene Clark, the not quite with it Peter Green, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, and Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople fame.

Stand outs are certainly Darlington ’s look at the strange life and times of producer Joe Meek (who in 1967, shot first his landlady and then himself), a great interview with Dave Davies of the Kinks where some interesting insecurities about his relationship with his brother Ray are revealed.

For anyone interested in classic rock and pop this book is a definite must have , where else would you have the chance to learn that Peter Green has a life size cardboard cut out of a Klingon in his lounge room despite not even liking Star Trek or that Brian Jones inspired Gene Clark to write the classic Eight Miles High without even knowing it or that Grace Slick didn’t like any of the huge hits she scored in the 1980’s with Jefferson Starship.

Incidentally the title comes from the fact that writer Darlington is convinced Elvis his is real father (in a spiritual kind of sense of course).