Her Truth Was Revealed Much Later
In her riveting 2018 memoir, Peggy vehemently disputed the popular belief that Joplin’s demise was due to an overdose. She vividly recounted, “Her foot peeked out from the bed’s edge, a cigarette clutched in one hand, change in the other.” This image haunted Peggy for years, sparking a nagging question: How could Joplin possibly overdose and still manage a jaunt for cigarettes?
Peggy staunchly held a unique theory about Joplin’s death, attributing it to a fatal asphyxiation caused by a broken nose from a tumble. The culprit? A treacherous shag carpet and a pair of sandals with “tiny hourglass heels”. In 2018, she penned a memoir, passionately debunking the scandalous 1973 book “Going Down with Janis”. She insisted, “I didn’t author that salacious drivel about Janis,” vowing to defend their friendship’s sanctity till her last breath.