Now, I’m not a parent—despite my lifelong ambition to appear in an episode of I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant—but I have a feeling the above sentiment is not something a mother wants to hear from her little girl. Princess wants to be a doctor? Yes. Princess wants to be professional musician arm-candy? No. Regardless of how proud a parent might be of their daughter for attempting to achieve her MRS degree by frequenting endless concerts and hanging around skeevy dudes with more tattoos than brain cells, there’s no denying that the life of a groupie is an extraordinary one, at the very least.

HBO recently announced that actress and She & Him frontwoman Zooey Deschanel recently signed on to star in a pilot of I’m With The Band, based on the memoir of (in)famous groupie Pamela Des Barres. I’ve secretly admired Miss Pamela ever since I read the book in college and if I had looser morals and/or a higher tolerance for dating narcissists, I totally would’ve dedicated my life to the love of rock—and rockers.

I guess I haven’t completely abandoned that dream, though. After all, I’ve made a nice lil’ career out of being a passionate music writer—and without having to get busy in the back lounge of a tour bus, either. That said, I thought it would be a great way to celebrate Band-Aid within by listing my fave books penned by groupie goddesses. I bow to you, Pamela Des Barres, Karrine Steffans and Bebe Buell. You truly did inspire the music—and a goofy music geek with a fierce crush on Pete Yorn. (Uh, that’d be me, in case you’re wondering. Keep up, people!)

1. I’m With The Band (Chicago Review Press) by Pamela Des Barres: Pamela Ann Miller was a baby of the Sunset Trip during Hollywood’s rock ‘n’ roll, late-1960s heyday. By the time she was 25, Pamela had played in the all-girl rock band The GTO’s, nannied for Frank Zappa’s kids and romanced everyone from The Doors’ Jim Morrison to Mick Jagger from The Rolling Stones. Not bad for a girl from Reseda, huh? In 1977, Miss Pamela decided to settle down with Detective frontman Michael Des Barres and it wasn’t long before she went back and chronicled her years as a groupie. Not only is this book fantastic because it’s effing salacious, but Des Barres’ unique and candid storytelling style has set the bar for groupie memoirs everywhere. Note to self: For those interested in detailing their own torrid tales of band debauchery, Des Barres hosts writing workshops all over the country.

2. Confessions Of A Video Vixen (HarperCollins) by Karrine Steffans: You know a gal’s got some pretty impressive… uh… skills when she earns a nickname like “Superhead.” (Not sure what that means, kids? Go ask your parents.) Karrine Steffans started off her career as eye candy in ’90s-era hip-hop videos for artists like Jay-Z, R. Kelly and LL Cool J. However, she started to earn an entirely new reputation when she pushed the boundaries of propriety by willingly wearing pasties and chaps—and only pasties and chaps—in Mystikal’s video for “Danger (Been So Long).” Steffan’s tell-all book blew the door off the closeted world of hip-hop groupies and the scene is still reeling. Bad for Ja Rule. Good for me!

3. Rebel Heart (St. Martin’s Griffin) by Bebe Buell: When I think of groupies, I often think of models. (Sorry, Kate Moss, but if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck…) I mean, it’s a no brainer that rock dudes would want someone gorgeous dangling from their guitar-playing arm, right? Well, back in New York City during the 1970s, no groupie was more beloved and muse-esque than Bebe Buell, a buxom, blonde-haired Playboy Playmate and aspiring singer. Bebe’s conquests included Todd Rundgren, Elvis Costello and Iggy Pop. Plus, let’s not forget that her tryst with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler resulted in the music world’s most famous lovechild, Liv Tyler. Perhaps Buell’s biggest impact on rock music is the fact that Cameron Crowe credited her for inspiring the Kate Hudson’s character of Penny Lane in his semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous.