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(More customer reviews)While the book was interesting to read and the author was obviously interested in her subject, I question the accuracy and where her sources came from, such as Mick Jagger participating in Brian Jones' death, that Brian Jones was raped by Allen Klein's assistant and Keith Richards at Mick Jagger's insistence, that Anita Pallenberg and Mick Jagger plotted to bring Brian Jones down, that Brian Jones was sexually abused by his mother, etc. It is all so much over the top. I searched the back of the book to find the sources for Brian Jones' quotes and some of this information, but it was not clear if Brian was speaking to her beyond the dead or whom was giving these facts to her. Much of the book is not flattering to the other Stones, true or not.
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Brian Jones life was a David vs. Goliath. Young, petite, and naïve, his Goliath was the Rolling Stones money machine. Unlike the Bible, Brian lost his life. This book levels the battlefield by telling what happened to the band's founder. Written from Brian's POV, the Stones rise to stardom is chronicled, ending with British authorities lack to properly investigate the bi-sexual bandleader's death at 27.Brian recalls being an incest victim, homeless at age 16 and forced into prostitution. Regardless, with extreme talent, sexuality, and imagination he led the band he picked, taught and named to glory. His vision was to bring world music to the Stones catalog; the band declined--content to crank out mundane sounds as long as records sold. After a fight over musical direction Brian left the band planning to start anew and take the Rolling Stones name with him. Three weeks later he drowned in his swimming pool. Brian's tale of death threats and witness accounts recount what actually happened.
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