558. The Rolling Stones: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Part 1)

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Referred to as 'a brilliant book about the Beatles' that discusses how pop music appeal was about attitude and atmosphere rather than just the music itself.

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Tom Holland mentions turning to this book, described as 'the kind of Plutarch's lives of popular music' with 'brilliant pen portraits of all the acts,' and reads a passage about the Stones' control of their image.

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Quoted from this 1965 book describing how journalists found Mick Jagger 'unusually friendly and intelligent' offstage, contrasting with the Stones' rebellious public image.

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Described as 'well worth reading, actually. It's really, really interesting book' when quoting Wyman's description of Brian Jones as 'a preening peacock, gregarious, artistic, desperately seeking assurance from his peers.'