The letters were The letters were written while Mick Jagger, the frontman of the world's most successful rock band was in Australia
London:
A series of passionate love lettersRolling Stones legend Mick Jagger wrote to his former loverMarsha Hunt during the summer of 1969 will go under the hammerhere next month.
The letters were written while Jagger, the frontman ofthe world's most successful rock band was in Australia filmingthe movie Ned Kelly and his relationship with the blackAmerican singer was a closely guarded secret.
The collection, which includes song lyrics and a RollingStones playlist, is estimated to realise 70,000-100,000 poundsand will be the centrepiece of Sotheby's English Literatureand History sale on December 12.
Beguilingly lyrical and displaying a wide range ofcultural interests, Jagger's letters, written at a time ofgreat personal and professional turmoil, shed new light on therock legend.
One letter incorporates the full lyrics for the songMonkey Man, rewritten with three additional lines. Thecollection also includes a track list in Jagger's hand listingnine Rolling Stones songs with brief comments ('OK', 'dodgy',etc).
The letters contain oblique references to the death ofBrian Jones and Jagger's increasingly difficult relationshipwith Marianne Faithfull (with whom he was due to star in "NedKelly", but almost immediately on arrival in Australia,Faithfull took an overdose of barbiturates and almost died).Comments Hunt, "When a serious historian finally examineshow and why Britain's boy bands affected international cultureand politics, this well-preserved collection of Mick Jagger'shand written letters will be a revelation.
"Written during the summer of '69 from a Tony Richardsonfilm set in the Australian outback, they touch upon the firstmoon landing, John and Yoko, Christopher Isherwood and theIsle of Wight Festival. They're addressed to me. I was 23,American born, Berkeley educated, and Londonbased... Ourdelicate love affair remains as much part of his secrethistory as his concerns over the death of Brian Jones and thesuicide attempt of his girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull."
According to Gabriel Heaton, Sotheby's Books Specialist,"These beautifully written and lyrical letters provide a rareglimpse of Jagger that is very different from his publicpersona: passionate but self-contained, lyrical but with astrong sense of irony."
The letters were written while Jagger, the frontman ofthe world's most successful rock band was in Australia filmingthe movie Ned Kelly and his relationship with the blackAmerican singer was a closely guarded secret.
The collection, which includes song lyrics and a RollingStones playlist, is estimated to realise 70,000-100,000 poundsand will be the centrepiece of Sotheby's English Literatureand History sale on December 12.
Beguilingly lyrical and displaying a wide range ofcultural interests, Jagger's letters, written at a time ofgreat personal and professional turmoil, shed new light on therock legend.
One letter incorporates the full lyrics for the songMonkey Man, rewritten with three additional lines. Thecollection also includes a track list in Jagger's hand listingnine Rolling Stones songs with brief comments ('OK', 'dodgy',etc).
The letters contain oblique references to the death ofBrian Jones and Jagger's increasingly difficult relationshipwith Marianne Faithfull (with whom he was due to star in "NedKelly", but almost immediately on arrival in Australia,Faithfull took an overdose of barbiturates and almost died).Comments Hunt, "When a serious historian finally examineshow and why Britain's boy bands affected international cultureand politics, this well-preserved collection of Mick Jagger'shand written letters will be a revelation.
"Written during the summer of '69 from a Tony Richardsonfilm set in the Australian outback, they touch upon the firstmoon landing, John and Yoko, Christopher Isherwood and theIsle of Wight Festival. They're addressed to me. I was 23,American born, Berkeley educated, and Londonbased... Ourdelicate love affair remains as much part of his secrethistory as his concerns over the death of Brian Jones and thesuicide attempt of his girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull."
According to Gabriel Heaton, Sotheby's Books Specialist,"These beautifully written and lyrical letters provide a rareglimpse of Jagger that is very different from his publicpersona: passionate but self-contained, lyrical but with astrong sense of irony."
