Mick Jagger by Philip Norman
A miracle of still-plentiful hair, raw sex-appeal, and strutting talent . The frontman of one of the most influential and controversial groups of all time. A musical genius with a career spanning over four decades. He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock.‘Commendable thoroughness, engaging wit and boundless energy, much as Jagger has shown over the decades’ Mail on Sunday
‘Hugely readable’ The Guardian
‘One of Norman’s triumphs in Mick Jagger is to chart the decade’s evolution as well as his progress within it’ Sunday Express
‘The most ambitious and comprehensive Jagger biography to date’ Rolling Stone
'Extremely well researched' Rolling Stone
‘Barnstorming…Norman has ploughed this terrain for much of his career, and brings to his subject both a deep fascination with the ecology of rock'n'roll plus a sharp eye for its absurdities’ The Observer
‘Norman’s book reads like a thrill rideHe captures as well as anybody that magical combination of youth, talent and low rent that would eventually become the Rolling Stones’ The New York Times
Philip Norman was born in London and brought up on the Isle of Wight. He joined the Sunday Times at the age of twenty-two, soon gaining a reputation as Atticus columnist and for his profiles of figures as diverse as Elizabeth Taylor, P. G. Wodehouse and Colonel Gaddafi. In 1981 he published SHOUT!, a ground-breaking biography of the Beatles, a bestseller in both Britain and the US. He has also written the definitive lives of Sir Elton John and Buddy Holly and his journalism has been published in three collections. He is married with a daughter and lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007329519 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007329512 |
| Title | Mick Jagger |
| Author | Philip Norman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2013-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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