Mick Jagger , rock star, straddles contrary lifestyles - musician, sex-symbol, actor, father, husband and rebel - and manages to retain credibility in each. The author draws on his own conversations with Jagger, exclusive comments from Micks parents, school friends and three members of his original group and the frank recollections of his former manager, Tom Keylock. The text offers insights into Jaggers turbulent relationships with band members, and details of his celebrity affairs with Brigitte Bardot and Tina Turner, as well as his long relationships with Marianne Faithfull, Bianca and Jerry Hall. Chris Sandford turned to biographies after careers in public relations, cricket journalism and fiction writing. He has published several novels, biographies of cricketers, including Godfrey Evans and Tom Graveney, as well as several rock books, including one on Bruce Springsteem. He divides his time between London and Seattle.