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She had begun drinking in her late teens, and she explained how it started: " You send your ass out on the road doing two gigs a night and after all that adoration go back to empty hotel rooms.

Loneliness got me into it.

" In 1978 Tucker moved to Los Angeles, California, to try, unsuccessfully, to broaden her appeal to pop audiences, and was quickly captivated by the city's nightlife.

She also said that she " was the wildest thing out there.

I could stay up longer, drink more and kick the biggest ass in town.

I was on the ragged edge.

" The young woman also made gossip columns buzz with a series of romantic involvements.

Her famous amours included country singer Merle Haggard ( who was 21 years her senior ), actor Don Johnson, the late pop singer Andy Gibb, and, most notably, country / pop star Glen Campbell, with whom she had a very stormy relationship and a minor hit duet, " Dream Lover.