“The solar eclipse of Donald Trump signaled the complete triumph of celebrity culture over every aspect of American life. A reality TV star with a casino and a Twitter feed. An egomaniac to rule them all. The message and the… — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“They’re very similar people,” observed Keith Richards. “They’re both very guarded creatures. You wonder if there’s anything worth guarding.” — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, like Rolling Stone before it, made Jann Wenner the one-man Pravda of a deeply conservative rock-and-roll culture.” — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“Wenner’s unabashed idol worship had so often embarrassed them—starfucker, they grumbled behind his back—but now here he was with an actual Beatle. And Yoko!… — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“Somebody would surely have to look after this little barbarian whose lust for money, drugs, and sex threatened to outpace his razor intellect and… — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“If rock and roll was the common tongue, maybe Rolling Stone could be a translation device.” — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“The solar eclipse of Donald Trump signaled the complete triumph of celebrity culture over every aspect of American life. A reality TV star with… — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“Everything was falling apart—the 1960s, rock and roll, the Wenners’ marriage. When Wenner gave Jane an ultimatum over the phone—come back from Europe or… — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
“Wenner began a campaign to get his parents back together. Sim told her son she wanted him to call only every other week to… — Joe Hagan Copy Share Image
