Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger

#1 bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen provides this no-holds-barred biography as shocking and uncompromising as Mick Jagger himself, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones and their world tour.

€œHe€s a smart little mother******,I€ll give him that.€ €"KEITH RICHARDS on MICK 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, Beyonc©, 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 €œmarriage€ 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 €œthe 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.