Cass Elliot Spills on Mamas Split, Drugs and Solo Fight

Source: rollingstone.com

Cass Elliot, the powerhouse voice of the Mamas and the Papas, sits down with Rolling Stone in 1970 to unpack the folk-rock group's messy end and her push for a solo spotlight. She names band tensions, personal lows like heavy drugging and bad men, and the male-dominated music world's hurdles for women. It matters because it humanizes a star often reduced to jokes, showing her grit amid fame's wreckage.