High On Arrival A Memoir
High On Arrival A Memoir by Mackenzie Phillips, published by Gallery Books on February 22, 2011, is an illustrated account that delves into the author’s lifelong struggles with addiction and her complex relationship with her father, John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas. This 320-page memoir offers a candid exploration of her experiences growing up in a world of rock-and-roll excess and the impact of her upbringing on her life choices.
In this memoir, Mackenzie Phillips shares her journey through personal demons and the challenges of reconciling her past with her present. Readers will find insights into her life as a child of fame, her encounters with addiction, and the quest for redemption. The narrative provides a raw glimpse into the entertainment industry and the toll it can take on individuals, particularly those born into a legacy of celebrity. Through her story, Phillips aims to shed light on the realities behind the glamorous facade of fame and the struggles that often remain hidden.
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Mackenzie Phillips shares “a raw glimpse” (Entertainment Weekly) into her lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions—and reveals the shattering truth behind her complex, secretive, and damaging history with her father, the legendary John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.
Not long before her fiftieth birthday, Mackenzie Phillips made headlines with her arrest for drug possession at Los Angeles International Airport; the actor-musician-mother had been on her way to a reunion of One Day at a Time, the hugely popular ’70s sitcom on which she once starred as the lovable rebel Julie Cooper.
Born into rock-and-roll royalty, flying in Learjets to the Virgin Islands at five, making pot brownies with Donovan at eleven, Mackenzie grew up in an all-access kingdom of hippie freedom and heroin cool. As a rising Hollywood star herself, she joined the nonstop party in the hedonistic pleasure dome of her father’s making, and a rapt TV audience watched as Julie Cooper wasted away before their eyes. By the time Mackenzie discovered how deep and dark her father’s trip was going, it was too late.
As an adult, she has paid dearly for a lifetime of excess, working tirelessly to reconcile her wonderful, terrible past and the pull of her magnetic father. By sharing her journey toward redemption and peace, the star who turned up High on Arrival has finally come back down to earth—to stay.
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