Sticky Fingers The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine
- 6 Sep 2018
- 9781782115939
- £14.99
- 560 pp
- 130×195mm
- 24 Oct 2017
- 9781782115922
- £11.99
- 547 pp
In a few words
The ultimate inside account of 50 years of rock’n’roll excess from Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone and one of the best connected men of the twentieth century
In a few words
The ultimate inside account of 50 years of rock’n’roll excess from Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone and one of the best connected men of the twentieth century
A sprawling rollercoaster of a book – insightful, revelatory, sometimes lurid, and never less than utterly compelling
Offers a fascinating insight into the relationship between Wenner, his writers and some of the most storied musicians and celebrities of the late 20th century
Offers a fascinating insight into the relationship between Wenner, his writers and some of the most storied musicians and celebrities of the late 20th century
One of the music books of the year
More about
the book
You’ve heard the controversy, now read the book:
Sticky Fingers is Joe Hagan’s pulsing account of 50 years of rock’n’roll excess from Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone magazine and one of the best-connected men of the twentieth century. Featuring exclusive interviews with Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Wolfe, Bette Midler and many more, Hagan’s book captures the spirit of the age and paints an unforgettable portrait of one of the most significant cultural forces of our time.
More about
the book
You’ve heard the controversy, now read the book:
Sticky Fingers is Joe Hagan’s pulsing account of 50 years of rock’n’roll excess from Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone magazine and one of the best-connected men of the twentieth century. Featuring exclusive interviews with Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Wolfe, Bette Midler and many more, Hagan’s book captures the spirit of the age and paints an unforgettable portrait of one of the most significant cultural forces of our time.
One of the music books of the year
A surprisingly honest portrait of a controversial rock publisher . . . The pages sizzle with the sex and drug-fuelled tales of Hunter Thompson, Annie Leibovitz and Joe Eszterhas. Yet, the through-line remains the complex relationship between Jann and Jane Wenner . . . a profile with real bite
Overflowing with sex, drugs and John Lennon's wrath . . . the wildest story he never printed - his own
A must-read
A surprisingly honest portrait of a controversial rock publisher . . . The pages sizzle with the sex and drug-fuelled tales of Hunter Thompson, Annie Leibovitz and Joe Eszterhas. Yet, the through-line remains the complex relationship between Jann and Jane Wenner . . . a profile with real bite
Overflowing with sex, drugs and John Lennon's wrath . . . the wildest story he never printed - his own
Explains, in detail both exhaustive and fascinating, how Wenner went about defining rock stardom, and how he pursued a form of it himself, turning himself into the social equal of those his magazine covered
What a fuckin' editor. He's crazy, but he's got a dream
Hunter S. Thompson
