Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670014745 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Paul Trynka is a respected music writer known both for his groundbreaking role as editor of MOJO magazine and as author of Starman and Open Up and Bleed, biographies of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, respectively, which attracted laudatory reviews worldwide. Portrait of the Blues, his collection of oral histories with more than sixty blues musicians (in collaboration with photographer Val Wilmer), is regarded as a landmar
He at least deserves some respect for that. If as the years continue to go by and Brian Jones becomes more and more a mere player in the tale he created, this book should bring him back into the position he belongs.”—Glide Magazine “Paul Trynka gives us a balanced and compassionate portrait of a guy who has been slagged off and diminished a lot in Rolling Stones history. “—Mike Greenblatt, The Aquarian “A great, cautionary tale”—George Byrne, Irish Independent “Thorough and well researched”—C
It’s all here: the girlfriends, the drugs, and some of the greatest music of all time.Victors get to write history—but it’s rarely fully true. Yet he was a haunted man, and much of his brieftime with the band, before his death in 1969 at the infamous age of twenty-seven, was volatile and tragic. With more than 120 new interviews, Trynka offers countless new revelations and sets straight the tall tales that have long marred Jones’s legacy. His story is a gripping battle betweencreativity and ambition, between self-sabotage and betrayal. The complete, magnificent story of the Rolling Stones can never be told until we disentangle all the threads and put Brian Jones back in the foreground.. For the first time, the complete story of the enigmatic founder of the Rolling Stones and the early years of the bandBrian Jones was the golden boy of the Rolling Stones—the visionary who gave the band its name and its sound. Some of the details of how Jones was dethroned are wellknown, but the full story of his downfall is still largely untold.Brian Jones is a forensic, thrilling account of Jones’s life, which for the first time details his pioneering achievements and m
Must read for Rock Scene Enthusiasts Mark R The legend and lore of the Rolling Stones make for a good story. Yet the life of Brian Jones offers a deeper and compelling mystery forensically explored in Paul Trynka's latest biography.Told chronologically, Brian Jones' The Making of the Rolling Stones unveils a truth quite a bit stranger than fiction. Before Brian left his privileged upbringing behind to eke out a living in London, he uncovered the musical secrets of jazz phrasing and syncopation, the electric blues and the slide guitar. He also left behind numerous female admirers and several unwed mothers. In London, Brian's rigid work ethic fueled his. As a lifelong Stones fan whose favorite was always Brian Jones (were the Stones ever really As a lifelong Stones fan whose favorite was always Brian Jones (were the Stones ever really the Stones after Brian's death?) this well written and researched biography was long overdue. Author Paul Trynka has an affinity for his subject and although there are actually few if any new revelations, it's essential reading for anyone interested in the world's greatest rock and roll band and the man without whom their glorious sound would never have been heard by so many for so long.. Capt GH said The forgotten Stone. I enjoyed reading about Brian Jones, whom I would call the forgotten Stone. I never really knew his story. The Rolling Stones came out while I was in my early teens so I followed them from the beginning. I recognized just about all the people mentioned in the book. I am re-reading Keith Richard's Life to cross reference. I never really understood the Brian Jones years and then later the Mick Taylor years. This book does a nice job of filling in all the blanks from those days but Mick Jagger and Keith Richard don't come off too well in it. I saw the Stones in 197"The forgotten Stone" according to Capt GH. I enjoyed reading about Brian Jones, whom I would call the forgotten Stone. I never really knew his story. The Rolling Stones came out while I was in my early teens so I followed them from the beginning. I recognized just about all the people mentioned in the book. I am re-reading Keith Richard's Life to cross reference. I never really understood the Brian Jones years and then later the Mick Taylor years. This book does a nice job of filling in all the blanks from those days but Mick Jagger and Keith Richard don't come off too well in it. I saw the Stones in 1972 in Detroit. At the time my friends and I thou. in Detroit. At the time my friends and I thou