Like a Rolling Stone Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jann S. Wenner
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
281

Like a Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner Book Summary

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a "touchingly honest" and "wonderfully deep" memoir from the beating heart of classic rock and roll (Bruce Springsteen).
Jann Wenner has been called by his peers “the greatest editor of his generation.”

His deeply personal memoir vividly describes and brings you inside the music, the politics, and the lifestyle of a generation, an epoch of cultural change that swept America and beyond. The age of rock and roll in an era of consequence, what will be considered one of the great watersheds in modern history. Wenner writes with the clarity of a journalist and an essayist. He takes us into the life and work of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen, to name a few. He was instrumental in the careers of Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe, and Annie Leibovitz. His journey took him to the Oval Office with his legendary interviews with Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, leaders to whom Rolling Stone gave its historic, full-throated backing. From Jerry Garcia to the Dalai Lama, Aretha Franklin to Greta Thunberg, the people Wenner chose to be seen and heard in the pages of Rolling Stone tried to change American culture, values, and morality.

Like a Rolling Stone is a beautifully written portrait of one man’s life, and the life of his generation.

 

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Book Name Like a Rolling Stone
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
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Language English
E-Book Size 82.63 MB

Like a Rolling Stone (Jann S. Wenner) Book Reviews 2024

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Brilliant. A spectacular memoir. The writing is candid, accessible, illuminating, and often brilliant. If it had been twice as long I would still have been sorry to see it end. Anyone awake during the past sixty years will find connections in “Like a Rolling Stone”.

Cleanly and honestly written….. I read Sticky Fingers and thought that it was very well written as well. I was afraid there would be too much overlap, but I was wrong. Jann has lived enough life to accommodate a dozen biographies. It’s a pleasure to watch someone go for what they really want in life, without apologies. Please take good care of yourself Jann, and thanks for all the memories. I still remember reading the very first issue of RS with John Lennon on the cover. Life changing magazine. My very best friend, Brian Symonds, is Janns cousin and used to talk to his outrageous Mom when she was in Hawaii to visit his Uncle “Sy” Symonds, a well known labor attorney. A family of interesting characters, for sure.

Self indulgent. Wow. Just wow. He seems to think he is Forest Gump. Sorry but I just can’t beyond his many many blind spots.

Most Names Dropped In History. Would be 30% shorter (and better) if the author didn’t need to keep reminding us how cool he was. The remainder of the book holds some interesting stories and facts about a very successful and important magazine.

Interesting but…. As a huge fan of the magazine’s glory days, I enjoyed this as a reminiscent “just for fun” read. HOWEVER, I found it ironic and ANNOYING to hear warnings about climate change and increasing income inequality from a multi-millionaire (billionaire?) who owns multiple huge homes, has lived an excessively elitist lifestyle, and has flown all over the world in his personal Learjet to rendezvous and frolic with other rich people. So yeah, take this book for what it is: a rich guy basking in his glory (some of which is rightfully deserved), while also shamelessly namedropping and showing his fixation on celebrity and money. (Don’t expect to feel an authentic modesty coming through, except from maybe Bruce and Bono.) And finally, I mean really, how many rich and famous godparents do Jann’s kids really need?

Narcissistic and empty name dropping biography…. Jann Wenner deserves credit for launching Rolling Stone and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but this bio isn’t quite as interesting as you’d think it would be. Stories go nowhere. He glosses over seminal events like 9/11, while spending entire sections on global warming. By the way, he actually has the sickening gall to applaud the “courage” of the 9/11 terrorists. Interspersed are his private jet trips around the world and his many skiing and beach vacations. He spends a lot of time insulting his own staff and belittling the Right, whom he caricatures as all demonic. But that’s not surprising, since Rolling Stone is one of the most blatantly biased and partisan publications of all time. Oh, and he lambasts Paul Simon for giving him a curt response after a gushing letter to him about his music. Anyone who doesn’t bow down before Wenner gets blasted here. All in all, the only interesting and really redeeming sections are about his dealings with the crazy Hunter S. Thompson. The rest is largely forgettable, with the occasional amusing passage or anecdote. He name drops constantly and boasts of access to the inner circle of music and celebrity. The lasting impression is that of an egomaniac who loves the high life and spending big money, while conveniently “lamenting” the plight of those less fortunate.

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Summary of Like a Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner

The Like a Rolling Stone book written by Jann S. Wenner was published on 13 September 2022, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 281 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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