Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger | Christopher Andersen
Hes a smart little mother******,Ill 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 originaland 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 andunlike so many of his gifted peersnever let go. For decades, Mick has jealously guarded his many shocking secretsuntil now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rocks 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 insidersas well as wives and legions of loversMICK sheds new light on a man whose very name defines an era and candidly reveals: New details about Jaggers jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women (including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Uma Thurman, and Frances First Lady Carla Bruni)as well as his encounters with several of rocks biggest male stars. Also, the day Micks wife Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex addiction. The backstage drama surrounding Micks knighthood, and Jaggers little-known ties to Britains Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton. What he really thinks of todays superstarsincluding Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Beyonc, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber. Never-before-revealed, behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationshipsfrom 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 speedthe flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jaggers substance abuse, and how long it really went on. A rare glimpse into Micks 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 Keiths searing commentsand all the scandal, mayhem, excess, madness, and genius that went into making the Rolling Stones the worlds greatest rock-and-roll band. Like its subject, this book is explosive and rivetingthe definitive biography of a living legend who has kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded. THIS IS MICK.
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