Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)

synopsis

Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)" explores the rich history, cultural significance and otherworldly occurrences of the famous Chelsea Hotel in New York City. It is about artists, musicians, writers & all kinds of creative legends including Andy Warhol, Mark Twain, Dee Dee Ramone, Arthur Miller, Patti Smith, Michael Imperioli, Dylan Thomas, Sid Vicious, Tennessee Williams, Nico, Jack Kerouac Janis Joplin, Thomas Wolfe, Bob Dylan, O Henry, Jobriath, Bob Marley, Robert Mapplethorpe, Leonard Cohen, The Grateful Dead and even a few otherworldly spirits.

The film touches on the controversies and tragedies that have occurred at The Chelsea, including the mysterious death of Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, who called the Chelsea Hotel "an artistic tornado of death and destruction and love and broken dreams.

The late Andy Warhol talked about the hotel's unique energy and how it inspired his art; describing it as "a glamorous vortex of artists, celebrities, and eccentrics." Warhol himself was a regular fixture at the hotel's infamous parties.