Reflections on stardom and its trajectories -- Watching Elvis -- James Brown : self-remade man -- Bob Dylan : the artist -- The Rolling Stones : rebellion, transgression, and excess -- The Grateful Dead : alchemy, or rock & roll utopia -- Joni Mitchell : the singer-songwriter and the confessional persona -- Trapped in the promised land : Bruce Springsteen -- Conclusion : where have all the rock stars gone?
