This book is a sharp chronicle of the artist Andy Warhol and his scandalous relationships with the ten women he considered his 'superstars', beginning in 1964 and culminating four years later, when Warhol was shot and nearly died. 'Every now and then, someone would accuse me of being evil,' Andy Warhol confessed, 'of letting people self-destruct while I watched, just so I could film them. Obsessed with fame, iconic silver-wigged artist Andy Warhol created an ever-evolving entourage of dazzling women: Baby Jane Holzer, Edie Sedgwick, Nico, Ultra Violet, Viva, Brigid Berlin, Ingrid Superstar, International Velvet, Mary Woronov, and Candy Darling. He gave several of them new names and manipulated their beauty and talent for his art and social status, with little concern for their safety or dignity. Then, one by one, they all fell into a state of degradation. In Warhol's Muses, New York Times bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer sheds light on the complex women who inspired and starred in Warhol's legendary underground films: The Chelsea Girls, The Nude Restaurant, and Blue Movie, among others. Lured by the seductive call of life in 1960s Manhattan, each left her protected enclave and ventured into a new world, Warhol's famous Factory, without realizing that they might never return to their old homes and familiar customs. Sex was casual, drugs were ubiquitous, parties were wild, and to Warhol, everyone was transient, temporary, and replaceable. It was a dangerous game he played with the women around him, and on a warm day in June 1968, someone walked into the Factory and shot him, changing his life forever. Warhol's Muses explores the lives of ten infinitely intriguing women, transports us to a time that changed America forever, and uncovers the life and work of one of the most legendary artists of all time.