Christopher Andersen
#1 bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen provides this no-holds-barred biography as shocking and uncompromising as Mick Jagger himself, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones and their world tour.,â€œ,Heâ€™s a smart little mother******,Iâ€™ll give him that.,â€ ,â€”KEITH RICHARDS on MICK JAGGER, ,Â IS he Jumpinâ€™ Jack Flash? A Street Fighting Man? A Man of Wealth and Taste? All this, it turns out, and far more. By any definition, Mick Jagger is a force of nature, a complete originalâ€”and undeniably one of the dominant cultural figures of our time. Swaggering, strutting, sometimes elusive, always spellbinding, he grabbed us by our collective throat a half-century ago andâ€”unlike so many of his gifted peersâ€”never let go. ,For decades, Mick has jealously guarded his many shocking secretsâ€”until now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rockâ€™s most complex and enigmatic icon in a no-holds-barred biography as impossible to ignore as Jagger himself. ,Based on interviews with friends, family members, fellow music legends, and industry insidersâ€”as well as wives and legions of loversâ€”MICK sheds new light on a man whose very name defines an era and candidly reveals: ,â€”New details about Jaggerâ€™s jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women (including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Uma Thurman, and Franceâ€™s First Lady Carla Bruni)â€”as well as his encounters with several of rockâ€™s biggest male stars. Also, the day Mickâ€™s wife Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex addiction. ,â€”The backstage drama surrounding Mickâ€™s knighthood, and Jaggerâ€™s little-known ties to Britainâ€™s Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton. ,â€”What he really thinks of todayâ€™s superstarsâ€”including Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, BeyoncÃ©, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber. ,â€”Never-before-revealed, behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationshipsâ€”from his band-mates, ravenous groupies, and rabid fans to such intimates as Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, Bill Clinton, and others. ,Â â€”Cocaine, LSD, hashish, and speedâ€”the flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jaggerâ€™s substance abuse, and how long it really went on. ,â€”A rare glimpse into Mickâ€™s business dealings and the killer instinct that has enabled him to amass a personal fortune well in excess of $400 million. ,â€”The stormy â€œmarriageâ€ between Mick and Keith that nearly ran aground over Keithâ€™s searing commentsâ€”and all the scandal, mayhem, excess, madness, and genius that went into making the Rolling Stones â€œthe worldâ€™s greatest rock-and-roll band.â€ ,Like its subject, this book is explosive and rivetingâ€”the definitive biography of a living legend who has kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded. ,THIS IS MICK.
Music,Biography,Nonfiction,Biography Memoir,History
Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger