To the Rolling Stones and their associates, whose utterances form the basis of this book; to the writers and interviewers who prompted them to tell the story; to the newspapers and magazines, the television and radio stations and, more recently, the websites, that have kept us gripped and informed for more than 40 years.
While I have made every effort to trace the source of every moth-eaten clipping and wildly flickering videotape from some hitherto unknown television broadcast, it is likely that one or two credits may have got lost in the mix. So, to those unknown reporters, a special thanks.
Particular thanks, too, go out to Clive Crump, who gave me the opportunity to rummage through his amazing video archive, which helped enlarge the scope of this book considerably. Also to Andy Neill, for trawling through the back issues of various magazines on my behalf, to Julie Fraser for transcribing some Sixties clips Id not seen in years, and to Matt Lee, for the long discussions about Stones minutiae.
On a personal level, I am eternally grateful to Erika and Norman, for whom the words Rolling and Stones were usually hideously entwined with the phrase, Turn that DOWN! Also, to my sister Julie-Anne, who became Keiths youngest fan and is still able to recite Charlie Watts quotes from mid-Seventies radio broadcasts; to Zulema Gonzalez, for a little help in transcription and a whole lot of everything else; to Chris Charlesworth and Andy Neill at Omnibus Press for their skilful editing and continued passion for their work. And, of course, to everyone whos shared my enthusiasm for the Rolling Stones over the years from the tearful girls at Brian Jones graveside in 1974 to my colleagues at Record Collector, Mojo Collections and Mojo. Special mention must go to Karen Pearce (alias Langley), the Brian Jones devotee who became a lifelong friend, to the intrepid Stones collector Chris Eborn, and to the late Alan Barton, whose enthusiasm for and knowledge of Brian Jones work surprised those who otherwise knew Alan as the cheery bloke who sang Agadoo with Black Lace. It certainly surprised me.
Bibliography
The following books have been sitting on my shelves for years. While useful in yielding the occasional quote, their contribution has more often been in leading me back to various original sources.
Rolling Stones, ed. David Dalton, Amsco Music Publ., 1972
The Rolling Stones Story, George Tremlett, Futura, 1974
Mick Jagger, Anthony Scaduto, Mayflower Books, 1975
The Rolling Stones, ed. David Dalton, Star Books, 1975
The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record, Roy Carr, New English Library, 1976
Keith Richards, Barbara Charone, Futura, 1979
Up and Down With the Rolling Stones, Tony Sanchez, NEL, 1979 The Rolling Stones: The First Twenty Years, David Dalton, Thames & Hudson, 1981
Death Of A Rolling Stone: The Brian Jones Story, Mandy Aftel, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1982
The Stones, Philip Norman, Hamish Hamilton, 1984
Jagger, Carey Schofield, Futura, 1984
The Life And Good Times Of The Rolling Stones, Philip Norman, Century, 1989
Blown Away: The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties, A.E. Hotchner, Simon & Schuster, 1990
Rolling Stones: Complete Recording Sessions 19631989, Martin Elliott, Blandford, 1990
The Rolling Stones Chronicle, Massimo Bonanno, Plexus, 1990
Stone Alone: The Story Of A RocknRoll Band, Bill Wyman with Ray Coleman, Viking, 1990
Mick Jagger: Primitive Cool, Christopher Sandford, Gollancz, 1993
The Rolling Stones In Their Own Words, Omnibus Press, 1994
The Rolling Stones A Visual Documentary, Miles, Omnibus Press, 1994
Faithfull, Marianne Faithfull with David Dalton, Michael Joseph, 1994
The Complete Guide to the Music of the Rolling Stones, James Hector, Omnibus, 1995
The Rolling Stones: 19621995 The Ultimate Guide, Felix Aeppli, Record Information Services, 1996
Not Fade Away: The Rolling Stones Collection, Geoffrey Giuliano & Chris Eborn, Paper Tiger, 1996
Good Times Bad Times: The Definitive Diary Of The Rolling Stones 19601969, Terry Rawlings, Keith Badman, with Andrew Neill, Complete Music, 1997
Phelges Stones The Untold History Of The Rolling Stones, James Phelge, Buncha Asshole Books, 1998
The Rolling Stones Files, Mark Paytress, Bramley Books, 1999
Various fanzines have invariably been useful, including:
Shattered! International, The Spirit, Its Only Rockn Roll, Basement News, Sticky Fingers, and Tumbling Dice. Most have websites that are worth checking out, as do the Stones themselves at www.stones.com, www.mickjagger.com and www.keithrichards.com. Best of all, perhaps, is Nico Zentgrafs extraordinary online database, which youll find at www.nzentgraf.de.
Sources
(by chapter)
PRE-60s
Start Me Up
Pete Goodman, Our Own Story (Beat Publications), Janice James, ATVs Seeing Sport, Everybodys magazine, Peter Doggett.
1960s
Good Times, Bad Times
Ronald Hudson (head Dartford Grammar), Rolling Stone, Melody Maker, Scott E. Kutina, Guitar Player, Radio 4, Everybodys, Today magazine, Peter Doggett, John MacGillivray & John Kirkham, Shattered! magazine, Richard Green, New Musical Express, The Rolling Stones Story, BBC Radio 1, Phelges Stones, Alan Freeman, Robert Greenfield, Jazz News, Pat Andrews, Richmond And Twickenham Times, Barry May, Kevin Howlett, Pete Goodman, Patrick Doncaster, Daily Mirror, Decca Records, Record Mirror, Norman Jopling, Brian Matthew, Hit Parader, New Record Mirror, Beat Monthly, Ian Dove, Ray Coleman, Judith Simons, Daily Express, Disc