As Tears Go By Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 2 of the book, Marianne details her first meeting with Mick Jagger. She was at a record party for a teenage star who was managed by the Rolling Stone's manager. At the party, she was with her boyfriend John. The Rolling Stone's producer Andrew Loog Oldfield approached her and asked her if she could sing. A week later she got a telegram to go to Olympic Studios. Andrew gave her the critical direction to sing close to the mike. She writes, "it was an invaluable piece of advice. When you sing that close to the microphone, it changes the spatial dimension. You project yourself into the song." She was given the song "As Tears Go By" to sing. This later became a huge hit Marianne reflects that she could not fathom how Mick wrote...