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Bill Wyman: The Stones: A History In Cartoons
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Signed by Bill Wyman
Format: Hardback Book
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The Rolling Stones have been the inspiration for hundreds of cartoons and Bill, himself no stranger to the sarcasm and wit of the cartoonist’s pen, puts the illustrations into the context of what was actually happening when they were drawn and gives us an insight into what it must have been like to live in the media spotlight 24/7. Combining previously unpublished entries from Bill Wyman's personal diaries with cartoons by some of the greatest satirical artists of the last 40 years, A History In Cartoons is not just a history of the band, it’s also a demonstration of the changing attitudes towards a generation that believed that hair should be long and skirts should be short. Arranged chronologically, this book combines 150 individual cartoons covering everything from the infamous drugs bust, to Wyman leaving the band, to the day a Bristol hotel refused to serve the Stones lunch because they weren't smart enough. This is a unique and personal look at one of the greatest bands of the twentieth century.
For Britain in the 1960s a new way of life was emerging. Politics, music and art were heading off into uncharted territory and society was busy trying to work out a response.
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It was therefore little wonder that when The Rolling Stones burst on to the scene in early 1963 the only way the media could respond was to attempt to lampoon them through cartoons. The length of their hair, their backstage antics, their clothes and their screaming fans were all ideal fodder for cartoonists in their mission to trivialise the band; after all, they were just another teenage rage. But the Stones proved anything but short-lived, and neither was the cartoonists’ fascination. And so it is over the last five decades they have become one of the very few bands in the world to have commanded this level of attention.
Bill Wyman gives his own unique take on life with the Rolling Stones and we are treated to a comprehensive collection of the funniest cartoons ever created about the pop scene.
Format – Hardback book
Signed by Bill Wyman
Written by Bill Wyman & Richard Havers
Language: English
Dimensions: 25.5 x 25.5 x 1cm
Pages: 160
150 Cartoons
