OTS2015: Rollaresque – The Rolling Stones Rock ‘n’ Roll Adventures with Simon Goddard

London 1962. Five young hooligans have formed a band and are on a collision course with the intolerant values of post-war Britain. From their beginning in a scummy flat off the Kings Road to the notorious Redlands drug bust, this is the anarchic rollercoaster ride of the Stones’ first five years. Rollaresque is a rock ’n’ roll adventure unlike any other, a rags-to-riches romp of sex, scandal and mischief paying homage to the bawdy picaresque tradition of Dickens, Thackeray and Henry Fielding, complete with eight stylish ink illustrations.  It’s the music biography reinvented as a ripping yarn.

Simon Goddard is the author of the acclaimed music titles Ziggyology  - “Thrillingly unusual” The Observer, Simply Thrilled - “Sparkling prose, endlessly entertaining” – The Independentand Mozipedia  - Mojoagazine readers’ Book Of The Year’.

After the talk why not enjoy a screening of classic Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane?