Mick

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��nd 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��nlike so many of his gifted peers��ever let go.

For decades, Mick has jealously guarded his many shocking secrets��ntil now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rock�� 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��s well as wives and legions of lovers��ICK sheds new light on a man whose very name defines an era and candidly reveals:

��ew details about Jagger�� jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women (including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Uma Thurman, and France�� First Lady Carla Bruni)��s well as his encounters with several of rock�� biggest male stars. Also, the day Mick�� wife Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex addiction.

��he backstage drama surrounding Mick�� knighthood, and Jagger�� little-known ties to Britain�� Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton.

��hat he really thinks of today�� superstars��ncluding Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Beyonc矇, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber.

��ever-before-revealed, behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationships��rom his band-mates, ravenous groupies, and rabid fans to such intimates as Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, Bill Clinton, and others.

��ocaine, LSD, hashish, and speed��he flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jagger�� substance abuse, and how long it really went on.

�� rare glimpse into Mick�� business dealings and the killer instinct that has enabled him to amass a personal fortune well in excess of ＄400 million.

��he stormy ��arriage��between Mick and Keith that nearly ran aground over Keith�� searing comments��nd all the scandal, mayhem, excess, madness, and genius that went into making the Rolling Stones ��he world�� greatest rock-and-roll band.��

Like its subject, this book is explosive and riveting��he definitive biography of a living legend who has kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded.

THIS IS MICK.