Jagger
Subtitle: rebel, rocker, rambler, rogue
By: by Marc Spitz
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Gotham Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781592406555
Subjects: Rock musicians; Biography
Description: This book is a biography and cultural examination of the Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger's spectacular life and the cultural revolution he led. As the Rolling Stones' legendary front man Mick Jagger remains an enigma. He hasn't given an in-depth interview for a decade and a half and never commented on his friend and partner, Keith Richard's often critical biography. Drawing on firsthand recollections from rockers, filmmakers, writers, radicals, and other artists who have been transformed by Mick Jagger's work, the author, a music journalist, has created a unique examination of the Jagger legacy, debunking long held myths and restoring his status as a complicated artist. Combining biography with cultural history, the story unfolds like a captivating documentary, a series of episodes tracing the icon's rise from his childhood in middle-class postwar London to his status as a jet-setting knight. A culturally astute, often funny, and painstakingly researched read, the book offers a far richer portrait than biographies published previously. It reveals much about his relationships (with Marianne Faithfull and ex-wives Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall); his complex, creative partnership with Keith Richards; his friends like John Lennon and David Bowie; and enemies like Hells Angels leader Sonny Barger. The author goes even deeper, exploring Jagger's many roles: an authentic soul man; powerful social commentator; sexual liberator; would-be movie star; and yes, sometimes, a shrewd businessman with an enthusiasm for much younger women. The myth of Mick is examined and rebooted for the twenty-first century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I dig to sing; title: Preaching the blues; title: Stone of hope; title: As tears go by; title: We piss anywhere, man!; title: Under the influence of bail; title: I went down to the demonstration; title: So, remember who you say you are; title: All my friends are junkies; title: The new Judy Garland; title: Infamous; title: The ballad of a vain man; title: The South's answer to the Rutles; title: Punker than punk, ruder than rude; title: Dance away the heartache; title: State of shock; title: Look in my eyes, what do you see?; title: An evil face; title: The Red Devils blues; title: A knight of the realm; title: One : who wants yesterdays papers?