Brian Jones (Brian Jones Lives)

Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (born 28 February 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and the founder and the original leader of the Rolling Stones. Although he was originally the leader of what was supposed to be a blues-oriented band, Jones's fellow band members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards took over the band's musical direction, especially after they became a successful songwriting team. Jones developed a serious drug problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished. The band asked Jones to leave the Rolling Stones in June 1969 and guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Jones suffered a near death experience less than a month later when he almost drowned in his swimming pool. This le ad to a two year hiatus from public life to recover and receive treatment for his drug problem. During this time, Jones became heavily involved in songwriting, and soon returned to the spotlight as a performer at The Concert For Bangladesh, held at Madison Square Gardens, New York on 1 August 1971.

Jones has since released eight solo albums over four decades, earning him four Grammy Awards, and two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, as a member of The Rolling Stones in 1989, and as a solo artist in 2006.

As of 2017, Jones resides with his family at his home on Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, East Sussex.