Mick: The Wild Life And Mad Genius Of Jagger (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
If you're not terribly interested in The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger or Rock Music this book is probably a 3 star but I enjoyed it. My only complaint is that if you've read some of the many other books on Jagger, Richards or The Stones there isn't too much new between these covers. The writing is good, and it's informative. The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger is an apt title! I'd recommend this book to the curious over many others. Should have had more photos though. Warning to all Jagger groupies: you're just another Lady Jane to him. And if you don't know what that means, you'll just have to read this book. As one model-girlfriend is quoted as saying "Mick is incapable of being faithful." I could say REALLY? But that would beg the question of his entire life. Christopher Andersen's credentials of contributing editor of Time, senior editor of People, and writer for The New York Times, Life, and Vanity Fair is gives him the ability to pull all the loose ends of Jagger's bizarre life into one cohesive narrative. The book is informative albeit gossipy, at times reading a little like an evil People magazine. Sex, drugs, rinse and repeat; with a little bit of blues or rock 'n roll thrown in to pay the bills. "Mick: great guy, lousy husband[,]" is the quote from Jerry Hall that says it all. But I would quibble a bit about the "great guy" part; Andersen notes that Jagger has no problem casting off those who opened the door of fame for him without a second thought. A student of the London School of Economics, Jagger is no one's fool when it comes to promotion and money. He is reputedly worth approximately $400 million plus. Not bad for a 69 year old rock star who started out in a shared apartment that had feces smeared on the walls (his, Keith Richards', and Brian Jones'). Mick is an interesting book that moves fast at the beginning, and then slows down quite a bit. As the best Rolling Stones' songs were written before the close of the 1960's, Mick's best sinning was done before the close of the 1970's. And after Jerry Hall, Mick's conquests keep decreasing in age until he hits 16. Or was it 15? The models he was sleeping with were amazingly young. At any rate, Andersen delivers up an entertaining book that is a quick read.
What do You think about Mick: The Wild Life And Mad Genius Of Jagger (2012)?
A very ordinary biography which was more like reading a magazine article than a book.
—Valdas
I loved it!! was a very easy read, so interesting!!!
—hannah
what a life. This is a great book for a stones fan
—Shae
