From Elvis to the Beatles, from Michael Jackson to Marilyn Manson, rock stars claim to have seen, communed with, been inspired by, and sometimes even descended from extraterrestrials. Alien Rock is an irreverent, illuminating, all-access pass to the stars' unearthly encounters--some friendly, some frightening, and some frankly bizarre, including:
- The birth of Elvis was marked by the appearance of a mysterious blue light over his house.
- In August 1974, John Lennon spied a UFO from the window of the penthouse he shared with then-girlfriend, May Pang.
- Mick Jagger and...