Title : Mick Jagger - Philip Norman - book
Summary :
From his beginnings to today, the odyssey of Sir Mick Jagger, the most legendary rock star figure of all time. What's behind the product Mick Jagger? Who really is this seventy-year-old man who, even today, moves his belly button with the same agility and conviction as in his early days, when he sang: "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"? Everyone knows the early days of the Rolling Stones and the major milestones, including the initial meeting with Keith Richards in 1961, then with Brian Jones and the other members of the group, then again the irresistible rise, the hits and the delirious American tours, the sexual provocations and the repeated scandals – the drug use, the stay in Brixton prison in 1967, the three deaths at the Altamont festival, the tax exile, the marriages, the affairs and the divorces, etc. When mythology gets involved, however, it becomes difficult to unravel the Jagger mystery. A mystery that borders on paradox: how can we explain that such a brilliant figure remains, interview after interview, incapable of opening up? at least ? To escape, despite his rebellious aura, an astonishing neutrality? How is it that after having spent his entire life on stage, fascinating hundreds of thousands of people, he says he has kept no memories to write the autobiography that was commissioned from him in 1983 and the manuscript of which, upon reading, turned out to be "mortally boring"? Philip Norman provides answers to these questions in a truly fascinating investigation, thanks to the testimonies of all those who, whether traveling companions or life partners, got up close and personal with the Stones singer. According to him, Jagger's secret, and the secret of his unfailing longevity, is his selfishness without nostalgia that pushes him, in all circumstances, to evaluate what is good for him – and for his career. An extraordinary instinct. And, retracing step by step the journey of this young boy who forever became the embodiment of the rock star, he takes us back fifty years of rock, rebellion, conquest, fashion, rhythm, and passion.
EAN : 9782221128060
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