He founded the Rolling stones and dazzled the rock world with his flamboyant style, his women – and his musical genius. A child of the Sixties, he died as the decade ended, in his own swimming pool. Mandy Aftel’s fascinating biography is based on eight years of travel, research and correspondence, including personal interviews with those who knew him best. She traces his life from his Cheltenham childhood through the Sixties “scene” in London, America and Morocco, to the women he loved and lost and the dramatic events which made him a rock cult legend.

Brian Jones, The Rolling Stones