Paint it black
TV & Satellite Week|May 13, 2023
The life and death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones
HANNAH DAVIES, IAN MACEWAN
Paint it black

NEW PROFILE
The Stones and Brian Jones

Monday, 9pm, BBC2

The life of the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones is remembered as a tale of rock-star excess, characterised by drink, drugs, a string of lovers and an untimely death.

But behind the lurid headlines, Jones was a key player in the band’s early days, bringing them together as a 19-year-old and shaping their distinctive sound. And during the band’s Satisfaction and Paint It Black heyday, he was just as popular and famous as flamboyant frontman Sir Mick Jagger.

This story is from the May 13, 2023 edition of TV & Satellite Week.

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