I remember a long interview with John Phillips that ran in my local paper. Wish I had kept it. A lot of fascinating stuff about the Mamas and the Papas and his marriage to Michelle.
She never let the wedding ring stop her from bedding down any guy with a pulse. One of her favorites was Denny Doherty, the other male vocalist in the group. Phillips said that sometimes she’d be brazen enough to do the deed in the adjoining hotel room while he was trying to write songs.
I’ve never been able to listen to their music in the same way ever since. “Words of love so soft and tender won’t win a girl’s heart anymore”. What do you suppose was going on as THAT was being written?