Talk:Groupie

Apple Scruffs book quote request
We could use a quote and page number from the book Waiting For The Beatles: An Apple Scruff's Story (Carol Bedford, 1985) which sources the story in Groupie. Either add it to this talk page, or just append it to the  and   parameters in the cite book tag for that story. / edg ☺ ☭ 22:12, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Edits by brenneman, Feb 4 2009
I've removed a lot of material from the article. On the whole it was grab-bag laudry-list style entries including mentions of groupies in films, internal wikilinks to people who were/claimed to be/wrote books about groupies.

For something to merit inclusion it should provide aid in the broad understanding of the subject to a lay-reader. If someone comes dewy-eyed to this page hoping to learn about groupies reading that "Foo wrote book Bar about her experiences" doesn't help them. Links to see also, or a category are useful, but they shouldn't be the whole article.

More to come.

brenneman 12:33, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Nice work. / edg ☺ ☭ 14:22, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

the top paragraph is not very accurate in defining a groupie. look the word up on google on different dictionaries. 68.188.200.62 (talk) 00:44, 30 June 2012 (UTC)skyy

"A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity or public figure. "Groupie" is derived from group in reference to a musical group,[1] but the word is also used in a more general sense, especially in casual conversation. The word "groupie" is commonplace, a derisive term used to describe a particular kind of female fan assumed to be more interested in sex with rock stars than in their music.[2]" this is not quite accurate. 68.188.200.62 (talk) 00:45, 30 June 2012 (UTC)sandusky

along these lines is more accurate A person, esp. a young woman, who regularly follows a pop music group or other celebrity in the hope of meeting or getting to know them. -google a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour. -dictionary.com A group captain. or 2: Also groupy. An ardent follower of a touring pop group, esp. a girl who tries to have sex with them. (1967 —) . Times His defence described the sisters as 'groupies', girls who deliberately provoke sexual relations with pop stars (1970). -oxford dictionary 68.188.200.62 (talk) 00:48, 30 June 2012 (UTC)sandusky

There are also police groupies, sometimes derisively called "blue light specials." More, as soon as I have more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.209.102 (talk) 18:39, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

"groupie" by jenny fabian
no mention of this infamous account here or anywhere else on wikipedia, except in passing on (writer) johnny byrne's page. I know it's a work of fiction, but as a contemporaneous "account" of the rise of the phenomenon in the UK in the late 60s/early 70s, surely it deserves mention in passing? I will (reluctantly) unearth my copy & see what I can knock up. (no pun intended) duncanrmi (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:13, 26 April 2013 (UTC)


 * That book was no fiction; fictious were the names of the musicians mentioned in detail in this book. There is a list somewhere on the web with the names in the book and their original counterparts in reality.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:C0:DF38:2600:E960:6CEF:99E0:97E7 (talk) 17:46, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

The GTO's
"Musician Frank Zappa organized "The GTOs" in the late 1960s. The band comprised seven young women: Miss Pamela (Pamela Des Barres), Miss Sparky (Linda Sue Parker), Miss Lucy (Lucy McLaren), Miss Christine (Christine Frka), Miss Sandra (Sandra Leano), Miss Mercy (Mercy Fontentot), and Miss Cynderella (Cynthia Cale-Binion)." And...what does this have to do with groupies" He created an all-girl band. That's nothing unusual. Were they all groupies he made into a band? Then say so. AnnaGoFast (talk) 01:53, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Unnecessary gender-specific intro?
I'm curious if anyone else has an opinion about me removing the gender references in the intro. I'm not talking about the history or original etymology, but there are definitely male groupies. And the remainder of the article can stay too, but Merriam Webster makes no reference to gender in its definition. I await responses Max.inglis (talk) 00:33, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Fixed a spelling error
It's been years since I've edited and my account no longer works. Corrected a spelling error. I'm anxious that's still a banning offense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:CED0:F420:7069:75B9:4F21:6A88 (talk) 19:17, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Billie Jean
Surely Billie Jean is the most famous song ever about groupies? MJ stated himself in interviews that the song was about groupies - not about any single individual - and about being pursued or almost-harassed by them. It should be in the "songs" list here. 195.67.149.171 (talk) 12:52, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
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