Brian Jones: The untold life and mysterious death of a rock legend Kindle Edition

I've always liked the Stones from a broader more commercial view. I was compelled know more about it's founder, Brian Jones. My goodness- to go beneath the hood and read stories, (not simply from this piece) of Mick and Keith's ruthless, cruel scheming behavior and bullying deeply saddened me and altered what myths may be painted about Keith and Mick. This is not to say that Brian wasn't without his faults. However he clearly seemed a more gentle, creative artist and they being Jagger, Richards and Oldham, seem to do everything they could to destroy him, his success, primarily namely due to jealousy and the fact there were two (actually three) of them and being only one person, he was highly vulnerable to their attacks. The testimonies of individuals in this piece along with other books written, of individuals who were there and knew the Stones, speak for themselves. What a beautiful spirit taken down by testosterone driven jealousies and overzealous ambition. I gather Brian had a great deal of soul and it seems the trio of Oldham, Jagger and Richards strategically saw that to deplete his soul and marginalize his power to nothing, would lead to his downfall. To an artist, if the love, appreciation and soul aren't there, then addiction and other coping mechanisms will arise, as of course they did with Brian. A human can only endure so much exclusion, cruelty and hatred from those who wish to make them disappear. A tragedy of an individual genius and musician taken too soon.

I have read many books about Brian Jones and this one was interesting. Most of the same information but realistically if you read about ones life the background information will be the same. I did enjoy reading the book and would recommend the book.

I never realized Brian was the major talent behind test Stones early success. Mick and Keith should be ashamed of themselves

Laura Jackson portrays Brian Jones in quite different persona than the way he stereotypically portrayed. It was a thoroughly engrossing and interesting book to read.

brian was always my favorite and the most talented ive always thought he was treated un-fairly from mick and keith on his death wel,l i feel he was intentionaley not being watched while he was swimming high on alc/drugs and with asthma when he got in trouble nobody noticed ? because of his drug arrest the stones could not tour anywhere (no gigs) i'll leave and let your imagination play.

This book is relatively interesting-but the redundant superlatives get tiresome. Reads like a padded term paper. That said-it presents quite a different picture of Brian than most books/articles-he doesn't come across as the misogynist wasted druggie as he is typically portrayed. Worth reading-but it could have been much better with more information and fewer adjectives repeated countless times. Properly edited and with more information-this could have been a really good book. Still-worth reading!

Always thought he was murdered. The book was interesting but wanted more. I pray that one day the truth comes out.

If you're a real die-hard Stones fan, this isn't the book for you. The author isn't exactly a stickler for facts. There are some facts that were interesting that I'd never read about before, but then again, hard to tell if they're all actually accurate. And Jone's death, good grief ! It's a he-said-she-said-JFK-conspiracy mess ! Like I said, if you're a real Stones/Jones fan, you won't be happy with this read .

Brian Jones is a very compelling and interesting character to read about. He died at age 27 but simply calling his life 'tragic' undervalues his contribution to the Rolling Stones (the band he started) and the sixties era. He led his life at an incredible pace and had various impacts on the lives of others. I've read several books either about him or which heavily feature Brian. This book is put together very well and is a good read. Each book I've read puts forward information from different sources and adds to my main picture of him. I'm especially interested hearing accounts from Pat Andrews and Linda Lawrence. Pat was Brian's girlfriend from his home town and mother of his 3rd son. She knew Brian from when he started as a struggling musician. Memories no doubt skew over a long time but I trust the information gleaned from Brian's close friends and especially his girlfriends (mothers of his children). They may perhaps sugar coat him out of their loyalty but their perceptions are probably acute. The male accounts tend to be more matter of fact, even brutal. Just my opinion. Its definitely worth a read and I would recommend this book to fans of Brian Jones/Rolling Stones/ Sixties culture.

I don't know what people have read ,but this bio its such a let down .It is very very pro Brian, which by the way I love ,but there are a lot of incorrect facts and the book is so acritical it is embarrassing. It is not particularly well written either and the way he has ,so far, ignored Dawn Malloy, Brian's girlfriend at the time of Linda's pregnancy, and mother of his fourth child, it is quite unsavoury. The constant emphasis on Brian being the one who did this did that is inaccurate and annoying, people have read other books miss Jackson, many others in fact.

A chilling story

I havent had time to read all of this book yet but it seems a bit watered down compared to other books on Brian i have read. We all know he was a decent chap dont we? Compare it to bill wymans "stone alone"

I got this for my wife who is a massive Stones fan. She would always talk about the tragedy of Brian Jones murder (which I truly believe was Frank Thorogood)I read the book after my wife and found it very interesting and didn't realise what a musical genius Brian Jones was. I wont say to much about it. Buy it you wont be dissapointed