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The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger
Gallery Books
July 2012
On Sale: July 10, 2012
384 pages
ISBN: 1451661444
EAN: 9781451661446
Kindle: B0061NZT88
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
“He’s a smart little mother******,I’ll give him
that.” —KEITH RICHARDS on MICK JAGGER
IS he Jumpin’ 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 original—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 and—unlike so many of
his gifted peers—never let go. For decades, Mick has
jealously guarded his many shocking secrets—until now. As
the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, journalist
and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher
Andersen tears the mask from rock’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
insiders—as well as wives and legions of lovers—MICK sheds
new light on a man whose very name defines an era and
candidly reveals: —New details about Jagger’s
jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand
women (including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda
Ronstadt, Uma Thurman, and France’s First Lady Carla
Bruni)—as well as his encounters with several of rock’s
biggest male stars. Also, the day Mick’s wife Jerry Hall and
Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex
addiction. —The backstage drama surrounding Mick’s
knighthood, and Jagger’s little-known ties to Britain’s
Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton.
—What he really thinks of today’s
superstars—including Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Beyoncé,
Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber.
—Never-before-revealed, behind-the-scenes accounts of
his often turbulent relationships—from his band-mates,
ravenous groupies, and rabid fans to such intimates as Andy
Warhol, John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, Bill Clinton, and
others. —Cocaine, LSD, hashish, and speed—the
flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jagger’s substance
abuse, and how long it really went on. —A rare
glimpse into Mick’s business dealings and the killer
instinct that has enabled him to amass a personal fortune
well in excess of $400 million. —The stormy
“marriage” between Mick and Keith that nearly ran aground
over Keith’s searing comments—and all the scandal, mayhem,
excess, madness, and genius that went into making the
Rolling Stones “the world’s greatest rock-and-roll band.”
Like its subject, this book is explosive and
riveting—the definitive biography of a living legend who has
kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded.
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