a terrible, sneering narrator

this book was informative but unfortunately seemed to have been written by someone who didn't like the subject at all. coupled with the awful narrator it left a book without warmth.

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Loved it !

So well written , I could nt wait to hop into bed each night to listen to it,scintillating, gossipy,bitchy ..very informative but indulgent at the same time .. Totally recommended!

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Interesting bio of personality unknown

well written and researched. subject is difficult to pin down because of his camillion personality. The females lives he has interacted with have all been affected in various ways, in the most long term trists to their extreme detriment. pity this bio finishes in 2011 because of the very sad passing of the woman who the book claims tamed him. the writers take on this would have been interesting. However as a performer there is no doubt he's the best. As a man and human who we can only judge by how he's treats people he is an odious person.

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shite

the narrator totally ruins this book. well done jagger you chose well. numpty! bin it now

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A Light-Hearted Profile

Its amazing how different two rock biogs can be. This is very piss-taking. This is due partly to Norman, partly narrator. If you compare this to the Keith Richards biog you would imagine the two protagonists coming from two entirely different bands.
This is jocular and really trivialises Micks life and vanity, whilst Richards' is lyrical, almost poetic. Victor Bockris obviously has a real reverence for his subject, whilst Phillip Norman, well....and who is to say who's right, who captures the essence of the Stones. Its still an interesting listen, but it doesnt really pay proper respect to the very real influence the Stones and Mick had on popular culture because it feels too sensationalist. Richards comes across as a modern Byron and Mick feels like Russell Brand

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Pretty good

Quite a revealing excellently researched book as always from Phillip Norman. I don’t mind Mick as it goes and this book goes a long way to gaining some understanding into the subject. Along similar lines to his McCartney one. Both are a long way short of his frankly brilliant study of John Lennon though.
One quibble I have (as I did with McCartney audio book) is the narration. Nothing personal against him, but his slightly posh English accent just felt a bit incongruous with the subject matter at hand. Again, I’m spoiled as the Lennon one had such fantastic narration. It’s only really a minor quibble and my own personal taste.
It’s worth getting if you’re on the fence about it.

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this old RS fan loved it!

OK, I'm biased: I've had a thing about Jagger for half a century!!! But this is a really well crafted biography and well read by CS. Why not 5 stars? Thought it tailed off but perhaps that's when I was hearing things about Jagger that disappointed me! Highly recommended for anyone who still goes for the Stones!

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Good but not amazing

Not sure I really discovered anything new. No extras or surprises and the writer (I like his other books) didn’t really have much to reveal about MJ
Also the narrator was a little over dramatic in his tone often sounded like he was ready the news

Enjoyable

I think the narrator made the book much better than it really is. His snappy delivery on some incidents give you belly laughs.

An excellent listen

I really enjoyed listening to this book - its 22 hour duration seemed to pass in no time, always an indication of a compulsive and enjoyable audio book.