Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger just can't get no satisfaction with the band's former financial adviser, who has written a tell-all book about his time with the band.
Prince Rupert Loewenstein's book 'A Prince Among Stones' provoked a furious reaction from Jagger, who is unhappy with revelations about the band's personal financial affairs.
Loewenstein was the Rolling Stones' financial adviser for 40 years, advising the band during their first experiences as tax exiles in France during the 'Exiles on Main Street' era and guiding them to their subsequent multi-million success.
Referred to at one time as "the human calculator", the Bavarian aristocrat describes himself as a combination of “bank manager, psychiatrist and nanny” to the band.
Loewenstein, whose full name is Prince Rupert Ludwig Ferdinand zu Loewenstein-Wertheim-Freudenbergadmits, confesses to hating the band's music but said he became fascinated by Jagger.
In suitably languid, aristocratic tones, his book details the band's income and spending habits and even writes about Jagger's high-profile divorce from wife Bianca.
Angry Jagger may have wanted to paint the former adviser's name black, when he told the Mail on Sunday: “Call me old fashioned, but I don’t think your ex-bank manager should be discussing your financial dealings and personal information in public.”
“It just goes to show that well brought up people don’t always display good manners.” he added.
Further reading
Tax and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll - Simon Sweetman on the Stones' tax arrangements