it never went anywhere. manson didn t measure up as a singer songwriter. he and his family about 20 of them settled in the rugged foothills of l.a. a place called spahn ranch, a movie place for old westerns. one of the best places about the ranch was they would stay there and do chores. when they weren t working they went dumpster diving for food and panhandle for money and sometimes stole cars. there was a lot of drugs and plenty of sex, all directed by manson. he told people who to sleep with, what to eat, where to, you know, do their bodily functions. barbara hoyt told the detectives that charlie preached to his flock constantly. he would quote from the book of revelation. which he knew pretty well. not pretty well, we re talking word-for-word. then detectives found out about charlie s other source of inspiration. they really did listen to the white album over and over. the beatles double album released a few months before the murders. one song in particular ca
of that. police began to interview these women. one was barbara hoyt who spoke about life inside the family and what attracted her to charles manson. he was very loving flts he was very much a father figure. how did it make you feel? it made me feel special. it felt like we were all fingers on one hand. felt like we were the digits and charlie was the hand. police spoke with other manson women too and learned that manson moved to los angeles where he sent his girls out to find someone, anyone who could make him a rock star. they encountered dennis wilson who took manson to the beach boys studio where he recorded this. it never went anywhere. manson didn t measure up as a
it never went anywhere. manson didn t measure up as a singer-song writer. he and his family settled in the foothills outside of l.a., a place called spahn ranch. one of the best things is they were allowed to stay there because they would do chores. when they weren t working the family went dumpster diving for food, panhandled for money. sometimes stole cars. there was a lot of drugs and plenty of sex all directed by manson. he told people who to sleep with. what to eat. where to do their bodily functions. barbara hoyt said charlie preached to his flock constantly. he would quote from the book of revelations. which he knew pretty well. not pretty well.