Dylan, Obama and a Crown of Thorns: 50 Years of Rolling Stone
Wanna see my picture on the cover
Wanna buy five copies for my mother
Wanna see my smilin’ face
On the cover of the Rolling Stone.
“It was a magazine about music and the attitudes and things
that music embraced,” said Jann S. Wenner, the Rolling Stone founder who has put it up for sale.
“Rolling Stone has been one of the great magazines of our time.”
Rolling Stone not only covered music, it was enshrined in it: A song written by a poet
and illustrator best known for his children’s books, Shel Silverstein, irreverently captured the essence of rock ‘n roll stardom.
“For every cover of Mick Jagger, you get a cover of Taylor Swift,” Mr. Wenner said.
“It’s all great music, and they all belong in one place.”
But Rolling Stone’s covers have also provoked outrage.
Celebrity access — to rock stars and political giants alike — was one of Rolling Stone’s greatest assets.
