That’s true in my case. I’m most definitely in The Beatles camp.
But that never stopped me buying Rolling Stones records or reading books about
and by them.
I’ve read biographies about Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
and have found them intriguing.
I was only 8 when founder member of the group, Brian Jones
died, so didn’t really know much about him, but over the years, I’ve learned
more about his life.
He certainly appears to have been a tortured soul and one who
really lost his way to drugs. And the story of his death due to drowning in his
swimming pool didn’t surprise me.
Last night I saw a documentary, Rolling Stone: Life and death
of Brian Jones. It’s a documentary about the events in the life of Rolling
Stone legend Brian Jones that lead to his death.
It backed up my feeling that he was an unstable man but
hearing the stories of his upbringing and his father’s contempt for him, it
didn’t surprise me.
The fact that his parents kicked him out a few days before
Christmas in his teens reinforced, for me reasons why he went overboard.
However, there’s no doubt he was his own worst enemy.
But what I wasn’t expecting was how the story of his life
panned out. This documentary gave plenty of reasons to be able to assume that
his death wasn’t as it has been reported.
There’s enough evidence here to assume that the true story of
his death hasn’t been told. And it makes compelling viewing.
There’s a lot of events put forward in this documentary to
make you wonder whether his death really happened as reported at the time.
It certainly made us think differently.
If you’re a music fan in general, this is a really good
watch. And it’s worth taking the 90 minutes to see it. If you’re an Amazon
Prime viewer, it’s available on the platform as part of your subscription.
It’s also available on DVD.
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