Stoned

This Book is HUGELY entertaining and well written in a genre I am ashamed that I am deep into-Rock Bios

Loved it all!

Fast and perfect!!! Hours of good reading!!! Thanks!!!

It's a fascinating read, especially for someone old enough to remember a lot of the places and happenings of London in the sixties. It's sometimes odd how celebrity names pop up with comments as part of the narrative when they haven't already been introduced as part of the story, but that doesn't detract from the story. Recommended for anyone with an interest in the period - just beware that the Rolling Stones don't appear until half way into the book.

First person account of the career of one who everyone agrees thrived at making a shocking impression. . . . And he was an expert at that well before he found people like Mick and Keith who were only too willing and able to help him act out on a global scale (while pocketing wads and wads of hard earned cash.) Oldham also slyly interweaves brief narratives from intimates, accomplices, and fellow travelers to make the book an easy and enjoyable read. If you are a fan of The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, you probably would value Andrew's slant of how those groups changed the music industry with the help of hustlers like the protagonist.He's cleaned up from drugs and alcohol, but other than that he's still an irrepressible promoter/scene stealer who recently wrangled a deal to make a mini-series out of this book and it's companion volume. This book only takes him up to the Rolling Stones' at the brink of superstardom.(I had to read this book after I spent the summer listening to his morning DJ gig in Little Steven's Underground Radio on Sirius/XM.)