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The surprisingly dangerous life of Joel Gion rock's greatest tambourine man

Joel Gion has spent three decades at the beating heart of rock’s most volatile, controversial band – now he’s written a memoir about it

Gion rejoined the tour, but left again before its dramatic conclusion in Melbourne, Australia which involved Newcombe chastising his bandmates, before instigating an onstage punch-up, ending the gig after only six songs. American psychedelic rock band Brian Jonestown Massacre Credit: Bob Berg/Getty Images Throughout our conversation, Gion emphasises this point about telling the truth – no matter how ugly. Gion is currently working on a second memoir, as well as “an espionage thriller” based on his “alternate life in underground drug culture.” But alongside these writing projects, he has ambitions to pick up the tambourine again, and be reunited with The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

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