Stone Alone

A skillful interweaving of the fine journalistic instincts of the late Ray Coleman and the treasure trove of memories and memorabilia of Bill Wyman, for three decades bass player of the Rolling Stones, STONE ALONE is a remarkable inside look both at the Stones` petty squabbles and at their transcendent moments. Wyman`s mix of the exotic and the mundane lends his story a realism lacking in the more salacious accounts of life with the Stones. He gives equal time to ancient one night stands of both the musical and romantic variety (though the bassist is married with a family throughout the book, he never lets that interfere with his sex life), notorious drug busts, and the more prosaic details of the domestic arrangements of a working musician. STONE ALONE is revealing both of the inner tensions present within the Stones from the beginning and of its members` complete dedication to the band and its music. Comfortable in his steadfastly workmanlike role, Wyman presents the ambitious machinations of front man Mick Jagger with the amusement, exasperation, and resignation of a family member--which, as STONE ALONE`s fastidious recounting of the minutiae of the musician`s career succeeds in convincing us, he practically is. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.