ldquo;Hersquo;s a smart little mother******;Irsquo;ll give him that.rdquo; mdash;KEITH RICHARDS on MICK JAGGER IS he Jumpinrsquo; 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 originalmdash;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 andmdash;unlike so many of his gifted peersmdash;never let go. For decades; Mick has jealously guarded his many shocking secretsmdash;until now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary; journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rockrsquo;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 insidersmdash;as well as wives and legions of loversmdash;MICK sheds new light on a man whose very name defines an era and candidly reveals: mdash;New details about Jaggerrsquo;s jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women (including Madonna; Angelina Jolie; Carly Simon; Linda Ronstadt; Uma Thurman; and Francersquo;s First Lady Carla Bruni)mdash;as well as his encounters with several of rockrsquo;s biggest male stars. Also; the day Mickrsquo;s wife Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex addiction. mdash;The backstage drama surrounding Mickrsquo;s knighthood; and Jaggerrsquo;s little-known ties to Britainrsquo;s Royal Family; including Prince William and Kate Middleton. mdash;What he really thinks of todayrsquo;s superstarsmdash;including Lady Gaga; Britney Spears; Beyonceacute;; Justin Timberlake; Kanye West; and Justin Bieber. mdash;Never-before-revealed; behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationshipsmdash;from his band-mates; ravenous groupies; and rabid fans to such intimates as Andy Warhol; John Lennon; Jackie Onassis; Bill Clinton; and others. mdash;Cocaine; LSD; hashish; and speedmdash;the flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jaggerrsquo;s substance abuse; and how long it really went on. mdash;A rare glimpse into Mickrsquo;s business dealings and the killer instinct that has enabled him to amass a personal fortune well in excess of $400 million. mdash;The stormy ldquo;marriagerdquo; between Mick and Keith that nearly ran aground over Keithrsquo;s searing commentsmdash;and all the scandal; mayhem; excess; madness; and genius that went into making the Rolling Stones ldquo;the worldrsquo;s greatest rock-and-roll band.rdquo; Like its subject; this book is explosive and rivetingmdash;the definitive biography of a living legend who has kept us thrilled; confounded; and astounded. THIS IS MICK.
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Review
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Very Useful Little BookBy Chanie B"An Understandable Guide to Music Theory: The Most Useful Aspects of Theory for Rock. Jazz. and Blues Musicians" is one of the greatest investments Ive ever made as a musician! This book is jam packed with information into a little book (about 80-100 pages or so) but is not packed to the point of too much information to learn. The writer is very organized and knowledgable about the subjects in this book and explains them in a easy-to-understand way. even for beginners. He also teaches a lot of scales I was not familiar with and Ive been playing music and studying theory for over 10 years! He even touches a little bit on orchestration in the end. All-in-all. GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Tips from examples of popular jazz compositions are useful.By joelThis is. as advertised. a very understandable music theory guide. Explanations are clear and thorough. Tips from examples of popular jazz compositions are useful.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good concise addition to your other Theory booksBy Marco ForconeThis is a short and concise book that covers considerable material. As such. I found this book to be a good ADDITION to my library (I also recommend Tom Kolbs book for music theory that is more guitar centric). Note that I highlighted the work addition. this book combined with my other books and my guitar lessons proved to be a useful reference. I have found that reading the same material written different ways helps me to better understand it.That said. I do not recommend this book if it is to be the ONLY music theory book you plan on purchasing. However. if you are looking to augment your library. or to clarify some concepts. it would be a good choice.
