Product Description

The Rolling Stone interview was the centerpiece of the most important American magazine of its generation. It was - and continues to be today - the imprimatur of true cultural importance, the place where our heroes, idols and stars unveil their great selves as nowhere else. Indeed, Lennon, Dylan, Clapton, Springsteen, Bono, Eminem, Eastwood, Nicholson and countless others revealed the secrets behind their art and their lives in Rolling Stone's pages. Now, for the first time ever, the very best interviews from the magazine's remarkable 40-year history have been collected in a single volume. All of the biggest and most important musicians, writers, political figures and directors are here - completely unafraid to bare their souls and comment candidly on the issues of their day. THE ROLLING STONE INTERVIEWS is more than a collection; it's a marvellous cultural history.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165106 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

About the Author
Jann Wenner is the founder, owner and editor of Rolling Stone magazine. He is also the head of Wenner Media, which includes such magazines as US Weekly and Men's Journal. He lives in Manhattan.

Joe Levy is the Executive Editor of Rolling Stone.

Customer Reviews

A who's who of pop culture
What I love about this book is the ability to pick an interview up depending what your mood/interest might be. Want something vitriolic then the John Lennon interview is blistering. Or something raw and tragic then the interview (which immediately follows Kurt Cobain's) is the way to go.

There are so many fascinating subjects in this book from Jim Morrison, Brian Wilson, Tina Turner, Enimen and Bill Clinton. Many of the interviews are 'of the moment' interviews, meaning that i get the feeling they were done at the height of their celebrity so at times there is a lack of reflection. Nevertheless it's fascinating to hear many of them speak about their past and how this relates to where they are at that point in time.

The only wish I had was perhaps for more interviews with women, I think the Tina Turner and Joni Mitchell interview are the only ones with a female subject in a book of over 20 interviews. Additionally now that I write this I think it would be great if Rolling Stone actually compiled a book consisting of actual published articles on bands and musicians. And at times I found the question... answer format a little disjointing at times.

Nevertheless this is a great holiday book or where you want to have a quick read because the insight you get in 15 minutes is quite satisfying.

Rolling Stone Mag? Rock on!!
Awesome interviews. Even non-reader types will love this. It starts with Pete Townshend....nothing is better than that....