You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Other Wonderful Reprobates

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Sam Cutler managed the Rolling Stones at some of their major gigs in the late 1960s and has now decided it's time to put to rest the myths and legends that have grown up around an infamous event in rock history - the Stones concert in which a Hell's Angel was murdered in front of the stage while the band played on. Also included in Cutler's account are details of his life managing the Grateful Dead and portraits of other stars of the 1960s and 1970s including Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton. An exhilarating, access-all-areas rock'n'roll ride.

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His memoir of his time with first the Stones and then the Grateful Dad brings to life hippie-era delights (lots of acid) and an encroaching darkness he unleashes one killer road tale after another. Rolling Stone
Cutler is one of the select few people alive uniquely qualified to report first-hand on all of the music and the madness surrounding the events of that historic tour, including those which occurred at the infamous free concert at Altamont Sam Cutlers You Cant Always Get What You Want is a fascinating historical snapshot not only on the life and heady times of the Stones, the Dead and Altamont, but of the Sixties themselves. As such, it is not to be missed. Blog Critics
An entertaining, eye-opening memoir the book hits a particularly colourful stride with the Stones arrival in LA to finish Let It Bleed and rehearse for the dates ahead. Uncut Magazine
Effortlessly readable, packed with entertaining, sleazy, behind-the-scenes tales. These include Cutlers fistfight with rock impresario Bill Graham outside the Stones dressing room door, a bizarre encounter with the Butter Queen of Dallas (think Plaster Caster, except with, well, butter), plus a riveting take on the horrors of Altamont. Portland Mercury
A quintessential addition to any die-hard rock and roll fans bookcase. Daily Vanguard
A fast-moving narrative of rock-n-roll excess. Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Sam Cutler has been at the centre of some of the most exciting developments in the music industry, and has worked with the two largest grossing live artists in the world, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. Sam now lives and works in the Pacific area with a particular interest in Australian and New Zealand artists.