Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger

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—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 and—unlike so many of his gifted peers—never

let go.

For decades, Mick has jealously guarded his many

shocking secrets—until now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th

anniversary, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author

Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rock’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 insiders—as well as wives

and legions of lovers—MICK sheds new light on a man whose very name

defines an era and candidly reveals:

—New details about Jagger’s

jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women

(including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Uma

Thurman, and France’s First Lady Carla Bruni)—as well as his encounters

with several of rock’s biggest male stars. Also, the day Mick’s wife

Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for

sex addiction.

—The backstage drama surrounding Mick’s

knighthood, and Jagger’s little-known ties to Britain’s Royal Family,

including Prince William and Kate Middleton.

—What he really

thinks of today’s superstars—including Lady Gaga, Britney Spears,

Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber.

—Never-before-revealed,

behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationships—from

his band-mates, ravenous groupies, and rabid fans to such intimates as

Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, Bill Clinton, and others.

—Cocaine,

LSD, hashish, and speed—the flabbergasting truth about the extent of

Jagger’s substance abuse, and how long it really went on.

—A

rare glimpse into Mick’s business dealings and the killer instinct that

has enabled him to amass a personal fortune well in excess of $400

million.

—The stormy “marriage” between Mick and Keith that

nearly ran aground over Keith’s searing comments—and all the scandal,

mayhem, excess, madness, and genius that went into making the Rolling

Stones “the world’s greatest rock-and-roll band.”

Like its

subject, this book is explosive and riveting—the definitive biography of

a living legend who has kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded.

THIS IS MICK.