Rolling Stones": The Death of Brian Jones
Brian Jones is a talented guitarist who only relies on intuition to play. He is the founder of the great "Rolling Stones" band One. His death was a tragedy in rock history. It was officially announced that he drowned in his home swimming pool. However, there are also rumors and evidence that he was drowned in 1962. In May, 20-year-old music genius Brian Jones published a statement in the newspaper called "Jazz News", saying that he was preparing to form a blues (Blues? also known as "Blues") band, hoping to find like-minded people. Music lover. Blues is Brian's favorite music, and his idol is Maddy Waters, a black blues master.
Jones' statement received responses from many musicians, but He had a picky eye, and in the process of searching for candidates, he was attracted by Mick Jagger, who had already made a name for himself with his unique voice and alternative stage image. Jones also invited 18-year-old guitarist Keith Lee. Chaz, who could imitate the playing of American rock and roll legend Chuck Berry brilliantly. Jones was unsure about the rock musician entering a blues band, but he soon discovered that Richards' rhythm guitar greatly enriched him. After the melody part of the band was determined, Jones hired drummer Charlie Watts and bassist Bill Wyman to take charge of the band's rhythm section. It was time to name the band. Called "Rolling Stone" - derived from a song "Rolling Stone Blues" by his idol Maddy Waters
Rebellious
"Rolling Stone". "The rebellious and unruly performance of the band was admired by young audiences, but their parents were afraid of them. At that time, the "Beatles" band, which was already in its heyday, wore short leather jackets when performing, but the members of the "Rolling Stones" went their own way: Jia Geer and Jones wore shirts and bell-bottoms, and Richards looked like a hobo in ragged jeans. The Beatles played catchy tunes that would become instant hits, but the Stones were cool. Adhering to their blues tradition, the "Beatles" always appear as youth spokespersons and are worshiped as transformed totems, while the "Rolling Stones" never sing songs that teach people about the world, and their works are rooted in living reality. The reality reflected the most popular aspirations of the young generation in the West. The Beatles stayed away from drugs. On the contrary, the Rolling Stones became the "model" for drug abuse in the British Isles. As the show continued to flourish, Jones, Richards and Jagger became regulars in the courtroom. Bassist Bill Wyman said Brian Jones was "probably the sweetest, most popular, most well-rounded guy in the world, and also the nicest." Rebellious." Jones was struggling internally, becoming manic and depressed. He longed for the company of the opposite sex, but he treated his previous girlfriends arrogantly, even punching and kicking them. In his short life, he actually had 5 illegitimate children, but he refused to admit any of them.
Internal strife
As the most creatively talented member of the "Rolling Stones", Jones mastered the playing methods of marimba and sitar in a short period of time, allowing The other musicians were jealous. In the early days of the band, Brian was the core figure of the band. However, the three main "Rolling Stones" were jealous of each other and were jealous, which led to many internal conflicts in the band and was on the verge of collapse. At one point, Jones nearly fired Jagger because of his poor singing. The hostility between the two intensified to the point of using a knife. The guitar combination of Jones and Richards also did not last long. When the latter and Jagger began to write songs together, a rift appeared between the two guitarists. Richards and Jagger took control of the creative rights to "The Rolling Stones" and became rich from the additional dividends.
By the late 1960s, the band no longer wanted to follow Jones' musical philosophy of covering American blues and rock 'n' roll blues. Jones became isolated and began to seek solace in narcotics. His drug addiction was a major headache for the Rolling Stones. Tabloid reporters took advantage of this subject to make a big fuss about it. To make matters worse, Jones was about to collapse. He became useless on stage, often falling to the ground during recording sessions.
Finally, the band decided to take a break to recharge their batteries and regroup. They decided to vacation in Morocco.
Jealous
Richards, Jones and his girlfriend Anita decided to take a car to Morocco. Jones was in a very good mood at the beginning of the trip. He tasted the brandy in the kettle, chewed marijuana leaves, and flirted with his girlfriend in the back seat of the car, but he was unaware that Anita and Richards had fallen in love with each other. The second day of the trip, February 28, 1962, was his birthday, but he was sent to a hospital in Toulouse with a cold. The French doctor persuaded the young man to stay in the hospital for a few days, so he asked his traveling companions to go on the road first, saying that they would meet in Tangier, Morocco after they recovered. Brian spent his 25th birthday alone.
A few days later Anita received a telegram from Jones urging her to return to Toulouse to accompany him back to London. Less than a week later, Jones, Anita and others flew from London to Gibraltar. He becomes depressed and finally realizes that Anita is in love with Richards. He became restless and cried bitterly.
Jones finally fell ill in Marrakesh. He pounces on Anita and calls her disloyal. At night, a drunken Jones broke into her guest room with two local prostitutes and asked her to join them in their "carnival." Anita's refusal caused Jones to smash the room into pieces in a rage.
The next day, Brian walked around the square and watched the wonderful performance of local drumming artists. All his traveling companions had flown back to London by then. Bryan was drunk when he returned to the hotel, but he still understood that Jagger and Richards had taken "The Stone" from him, and Richards had taken Anita.
Crash
When Brian Jones returned to London, his nerves were damaged. He simply hated everyone. The rest of the band didn't bother to talk to him, and if it wasn't for Jagger, he would have been kicked out of the band. The foresighted Jagger understood that the "Rolling Stones" still needed Jones. He was worried that once the band did not have "heartthrob" Jones, the reputation they had worked so hard to build would be in vain.
The resentment between Jones and his former friends deepened. Although his companions refused to speak to him and his lover remained with Richards, Jones agreed to go on tour. After the tour, Jones completely let himself go: he didn't attend band rehearsals or record, and even if he did, it wouldn't have the slightest effect.
At the end of the winter of 1969, Mick Jagger decided to hire Mick Taylor as the lead guitarist. In early June, Jones accepted his ouster from the band calmly. Jagger gave him a severance package of 100,000 pounds, and as long as the Rolling Stones existed, he would be given a pension of 20,000 pounds a year.
At this time, Jones had a new girlfriend - the beautiful Swedish girl Anna Wallin, a professional dancer. Fearing that his health would deteriorate, Jones forced himself to cut down on his drug use and drink only white wine. He began writing again and discussed plans to share the stage with John Lennon.
Destruction
Misfortune is coming suddenly.
Jones planned to renovate the house, so he hired Frank Tarrowgood, a carpenter and foreman, to live in a room above the garage. The workers were paid by the Rolling Stones. The foreman couldn't stand Jones' temper, and the carpenters didn't hide their disdain for the homeowner when he was a young upstart who made a lot of trouble. However, Jones, who longed for friendship, was magnanimous and did not care about the open contempt of others. But something happened on July 1 that made him extremely angry. That night, the built floor collapsed and the beam almost hit Anna Wallin.
Early the next morning, Jones told Tarrowgood that if the beams were not repaired, he would not pay the workers and that all accounts, including food expenses, would be reconciled. The foreman laughed at him. Jones threatened to fire them and deny them jobs.
Jones rarely regretted anything he had done, but he was ready to make peace with Tallogud. In the evening, Jones invited the foreman to drink and swim together by the swimming pool. The still angry foreman ordered some vodka, and Jones drank brandy. The young musician also wanted to talk calmly with the workers, so he called everyone to the swimming pool, except for Janet, Tarrowgood's girlfriend, who stayed in the living room.
Anna Walling saw Tarogood in a bad mood while swimming, but Jones didn't seem to notice. He dived under the water, grabbed the other man's ankle, and playfully dragged the foreman into the water. Tarogood obviously didn't like this, but Jones kept provoking him, calling him "old man," which only increased his sense of humiliation.
Finally, Tarogood grabbed Jones by the shoulders and pushed him into the water. Jones struggled to surface, panting: he thought it was just a game. At this time, Janet suddenly asked Anna to answer the phone. A few minutes later there was a call from the yard. When Anna ran down the stairs, she saw Tarogood in the kitchen, dripping wet. He was about to light a cigarette with trembling hands and tried to avoid Anna's eyes. Anna ran to the edge of the pool and saw Jones lying on the bottom of the pool with his arms spread out.
Anna jumped into the water and tried to drag her sweetheart out, but she couldn't hold on tightly. She ran to get Tarogood to help. According to her, the foreman came, but took a long time. Together they pulled Jones up. At this time, Janet also rushed over. They cleared the water from Jones' lungs and laid him on his back. Janet, a nurse by training, performed a heart massage on Jones. Suddenly, Janet felt Brian's weak grip on her hand. However, when the ambulance arrived, his breathing had stopped.
At two o'clock in the evening, news of Jones' death reached the "Olympic" recording studio in London. The members of the "Rolling Stones" who were recording songs here were shocked. They dropped what they were doing and fell into silent sorrow. drummer Charlie Watts cried.
Elegy
Anna Waring believes that Frank Tarrowgood killed Brian Jones. She said that in the five days after the accident, Tarogood twice threatened her not to involve him.
Alfred Hotchner, author of "The Rolling Stone Story," located two people who claimed to have witnessed the murder. Nicholas Fitzgerald was closely associated with Jones at the time. At about 11 pm on July 2, he and a friend came to Jones' residence. The lights beside the swimming pool were on, and Fitzgerald saw three men in work clothes beside the pool. One of them was kneeling and holding the head of a person in the pool under the water. A man and a woman were standing at the other end of the pool. They seemed to be Give orders; then a workman jumps into the water and sits on the drowned man. When Fitzgerald and his friends were about to stop him, a strong man rushed towards them, scaring them and running away.
A carpenter who worked at the Jones home spoke anonymously to Hotchner. According to him, at least two of his companions hated Jones, were jealous of his wealth and women, and resented his arrogant temper. It was these two carpenters who were at the pool that day. In retaliation for this employer, they kept him from the surface.
Anna Walling confirmed that many years later, "Rolling Stones" driver Tom Kellock found Frank Tarrowgood before he died and asked him to sign a statement admitting to killing Jones. Got the word. But the document was not published. On the night of Jones' death, Rolling Stones spokesman Les Palin rushed to the scene. A few days later he gave Anna Wolin a large sum of money and asked her to refuse any interviews, which she refused to do. But Palin finally persuaded her to sign an agreement promising not to reveal anything to reporters that would damage the reputation of Jones or the Stones.
The "Rolling Stones" were originally scheduled to hold a concert in London's Hyde Park on July 5, 1969. After learning of Jones' death, the musicians planned to cancel the show, but Charlie Watts suggested using the concert to commemorate their deceased former companion.
It was an unusually hot day in London, and 250,000 spectators gathered in Hyde Park. The band played the first tune and Tom Kellock released 2,000 white butterflies. However, the half-heated butterflies managed to fly for a while and then fell one after another, landing on the heads of the audience. This performance became the biggest failure of the "Rolling Stones" music career.
Five days later, Brian Jones was buried in his hometown of Cheltenham, 120 kilometers away from London. Jagger didn't come to the funeral; he went to Australia to make a movie. Richards and Anita didn't show up to the funeral either, and it's easy to see why.