Like a Rolling Stone

Like a Rolling Stone is something of an immoveable feast....When he finally ascends to Magazine Heaven, Mr. Wenner will be eligible to join Harold Ross, Henry Luce, Clay Felker, Helen Gurley Brown and a few others at the high table reserved for editors who created or revitalized great and enduring American magazines like the New Yorker, Time, Life, New York and Cosmopolitan. --Edward Kosner, Wall Street Journal What we haven't really heard until now is a full-throated inside account of how music came to define American life in the first place, starting in the late '60s and onward--written by the man who channeled that revolution into a magazine, Rolling Stone, that became a cultural force of its own...Jann came, he kicked ass, had his own ass kicked, and walked away with his head held high. --Corey Seymour, Vogue Incredibly candid, open and honest. --Walter Isaacson It's not possible to overstate the impact Jann Wenner has had on the world's pop culture...Wenner seems to have retained every letter he ever received, and even somehow has copies of letters he sent. It's a treat to hear John Lennon in his own words, as he regrets having eviscerated Paul McCartney, or Mick Jagger. These are priceless historical documents, and add reportorial credibility to Wenner's recollection of long ago events. --Book & Film Globe [Wenner's] readers--for nearly half the century--get the best of him in these pages. I had a lot of fun getting lost in him and no interest in being found. --Bono A frank, sharp memoir by a zeitgeist-savvy entrepreneur who ranks among the earliest of modern influencers. --Kirkus Reviews A high-octane story...a sweeping portrait of a generation....Wenner is in a league of his own. This memoir is utterly intoxicating. --Douglas Brinkley, Author of Silent Spring Revolution A mind-blowing and insightful trip through the life of one of the principal sculptors of Rock 'n' Roll culture....Thoughtful, opinionated and open-hearted. --Tom Morello A panoramic cultural history viewed through the prism of an icon. --Oprah Daily A rip-roaring and speedy ride through the excesses, excitements, and tragedies of our generation. Alternately thrilling, bedeviling, and deeply moving...unparalleled reading. --Bette Midler A touchingly honest memoir from a man who recorded and shaped our times and of a grand life well lived. It is wonderfully deep and rewarding reading. --Bruce Springsteen A wildly entertaining romp that will stir feelings of envy. --USA Today Entertaining in spades. --Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times Jann S. Wenner takes us on a long, strange trip with his accessible and entertaining rock 'n' roll memoir. --Associated Press Over the top. --Jackson Browne Readers will surely feast on all the behind-the-scenes candy featuring the likes of Bono, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, and countless other stars, plus media icons like Annie Leibovitz and Hunter S. Thompson. --Vanity Fair Rock may be dead, but Jann Wenner is still rolling...he still has something of the whirlwind about him. --Maureen Dowd, New York Times Rollicking read. --Paul McCartney The founder, coeditor and publisher of Rolling Stone takes readers through his heady years at the most influential music and pop culture publication of its era. --AARP, 45 Best Books of Fall Wenner demonstrated great vision when he created... a publication that treated rock and politics as subjects equally deserving of serious examination...thrilling...fascinating. --Washington Post