S.T.P.: A journey through America with The Rolling Stones

S.T.P.: A journey through America with The Rolling Stones by Greenfield, Robert. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780841502949.

Thirty years ago, the Rolling Stones swept America, taking Exile on Main Street to Main Streets across the nation. Everyone held their breath to see what would happen; the Stones previous U.S. tour had been a chaotic circus culminating in the infamous death of a fan at Altamont. And this tour (the "Stones Touring Party") was rumored to be wilder than bigger shows in major arenas, with a far larger entourage and even more drugs. Robert Greenfield went along for the ride, and came away with a riveting insiders account, called by Ian Rankin "one of the greatest rock books ever written." The reality lived up to the take one part Lee Radziwill, a dash of Truman Capote, set the scene at Hefs Playboy mansion, and toss in the county jail for good measure. That was the Stones Touring Party, the ultimate rock n roll band at the height of its spectacular depravity.