
Purchase
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
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction Biography
βHeβs a smart little mother******,Iβll give him that.β βKEITH RICHARDS on MICK JAGGER IS he Jumpinβ 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 originalβand 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 andβunlike so many of his gifted peersβnever let go. For decades, Mick has jealously guarded his many shocking secretsβuntil now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rockβs 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 insidersβas well as wives and legions of loversβMICK sheds new light on a man whose very name defines an era and candidly reveals: βNew details about Jaggerβs jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women (including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Uma Thurman, and Franceβs First Lady Carla Bruni)βas well as his encounters with several of rockβs biggest male stars. Also, the day Mickβs wife Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex addiction. βThe backstage drama surrounding Mickβs knighthood, and Jaggerβs little-known ties to Britainβs Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton. βWhat he really thinks of todayβs superstarsβincluding Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, BeyoncΓ©, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber. βNever-before-revealed, behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationshipsβfrom his band-mates, ravenous groupies, and rabid fans to such intimates as Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, Bill Clinton, and others. βCocaine, LSD, hashish, and speedβthe flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jaggerβs substance abuse, and how long it really went on. βA rare glimpse into Mickβs business dealings and the killer instinct that has enabled him to amass a personal fortune well in excess of $400 million. βThe stormy βmarriageβ between Mick and Keith that nearly ran aground over Keithβs searing commentsβand all the scandal, mayhem, excess, madness, and genius that went into making the Rolling Stones βthe worldβs greatest rock-and-roll band.β Like its subject, this book is explosive and rivetingβthe definitive biography of a living legend who has kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded.
 Media BuzzCBS This Morning - July 10, 2012
|