�He�s a smart little mother******,I�ll give him that.� �KEITH RICHARDS on MICK JAGGER IS he Jumpin� Jack Flash? A Street Fighting Man? A Man of Wealth and Taste? All this, it turns out, and far more. By any definition, Mick Jagger is a force of nature, a complete original�and undeniably one of the dominant cultural figures of our time. Swaggering, strutting, sometimes elusive, always spellbinding, he grabbed us by our collective throat a half-century ago and�unlike so many of his gifted peers�never let go. For decades, Mick has jealously guarded his many shocking secrets�until now. As the Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rock�s most complex and enigmatic icon in a no-holds-barred biography as impossible to ignore as Jagger himself. Based on interviews with friends, family members, fellow music legends, and industry insiders�as well as wives and legions of lovers�MICK sheds new light on a man whose very name defines an era and candidly reveals: �New details about Jagger�s jaw-dropping sexual exploits with more than four thousand women (including Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Uma Thurman, and France�s First Lady Carla Bruni)�as well as his encounters with several of rock�s biggest male stars. Also, the day Mick�s wife Jerry Hall and Keith Richards pleaded with Jagger to seek treatment for sex addiction. �The backstage drama surrounding Mick�s knighthood, and Jagger�s little-known ties to Britain�s Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton. �What he really thinks of today�s superstars�including Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Beyonc�, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber. �Never-before-revealed, behind-the-scenes accounts of his often turbulent relationships�from his band-mates, ravenous groupies, and rabid fans to such intimates as Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, Bill Clinton, and others. �Cocaine, LSD, hashish, and speed�the flabbergasting truth about the extent of Jagger�s substance abuse, and how long it really went on. �A rare glimpse into Mick�s business dealings and the killer instinct that has enabled him to amass a personal fortune well in excess of $400 million. �The stormy �marriage� between Mick and Keith that nearly ran aground over Keith�s searing comments�and all the scandal, mayhem, excess, madness, and genius that went into making the Rolling Stones �the world�s greatest rock-and-roll band.� Like its subject, this book is explosive and riveting�the definitive biography of a living legend who has kept us thrilled, confounded, and astounded. THIS IS MICK.