Paint it black

The life and death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones

- HANNAH DAVIES, IAN MACEWAN

NEW PROFILE
The Stones and Brian Jones
Monday, 9pm, BBC2

The life of the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones is remembered as a tale of rock-star excess, characterised by drink, drugs, a string of lovers and an untimely death.

But behind the lurid headlines, Jones was a key player in the band’s early days, bringing them together as a 19-year-old and shaping their distinctive sound. And during the band’s Satisfaction and Paint It Black heyday, he was just as popular and famous as flamboyant frontman Sir Mick Jagger.

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