Exclusive: Screen Rant shares a clip from The Stones And Brian Jones, detailing the troubled personality of the band’s founding member.
The Stones And Brian Jones is a new documentary about the oft-forgotten founder of one of the most influential bands of all time. Brian Jones was in The Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1969 before ultimately being fired from the group and replaced by Mick Taylor. The Rolling Stones have continued to tour ever since, pushing Jones’ legacy further into the background with each passing year.
Directed by Nick Broomfield, The Stones And Brian Jones aims to shine a light on Jones’ contributions as well as his drawbacks. Screen Rant is excited to share a clip from the documentary before its November 17th release on digital platforms.
Brian Jones’ Contributions To The Rolling Stones Explained
Despite the fact that Brian Jones isn’t a household name, his importance to The Rolling Stones as a whole can’t be overstated. The band was founded when Jones, a multi-instrumentalist with a deep affinity for the blues, placed an ad in the paper; Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, drummer Charlie Watts, and bassist Bill Wyman eventually found their way to Jones and became the now-iconic band. Jones was in the band for the first seven years of its career, playing guitar, horns, percussion, marimba, dulcimer, and more on the band’s albums. Jones was thus hugely influential in the sound of The Rolling Stones hit records, and brought iconic pieces like “Paint It, Black” to life.
Jones passed away in 1969, less than a month after he was kicked out of the band he created. He joined the “27 Club”, named for the number of massively influential artists that passed at that specific young age; other artists with the same distinction include Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse. As The Stones And Brian Jones explores all sides of Jones’ life, the film will surely expound on the musician’s passing as well as explain his lasting legacy.
The Stones And Brian Jones will be available everywhere on November 17.
