In the forty-two years since The Rolling Stones first appeared in the UK singles chart, Mick Jagger has carved for himself a career and an image that have set him apart as one of the truly great performers of the 20th century. As poutingly athletic on stage as he ever was, he has gouged so deep a wound on pop that no poor-selling solo album, so-so movie, compromising elitism, affected mannerism, or any past or future will allow the man to outlive the legend.

Covering an eye-stretching six decades, from Jagger's enlivening of a conventional provincial upbringing with sexual adventure and attempts to forge a more glamorous future than that suggested by his graduation from a local state grammar to the London School of Economics, concluding with his present life as a former national pariah-turned-knighted mainstay of rock's ruling class, Mick Jagger: The Unauthorised Biography presents a definitive perspective of the deeds and character of Michael Philip Jagger.

Alan Clayson is the doyen of critical analysis of the music of the Sixties, and author of many musical biographies, including The Beatles Box biography set, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards.