The Mystery Of The Death Of Brian Jones Who Was Born Today 78 Years Ago

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JAKARTA - Around midnight, Brian Jones, guitarist of The Rolling Stones, was swimming because of the heat. Previously he drank alcohol to get drunk with his girlfriend, Anna Wohlin. Janet Lawson, a nurse at her home, warned Jones not to swim. But the warning was ignored.

Before long, Jones sank to the bottom of the pool. Wohlin rushed into the pool to provide breathing support, but it was too late. Jones died at the bottom of the swimming pool at his home in Hartfield, East Sussex on July 2, 1969 at the age of 27. Until now, right on the day of his birth 78 years ago, the cause of Brian Jones's death is still shrouded in mystery.

Reporting from various sources, Jones is a multi-instrumentalist. Clarinet, saxophone, guitar, and piano are under his control. Had joined a band called The Ramrods, in 1962 Jones went to London and started an effort to form his own band. Jones' appeal as a reliable, attractive, and handsome musician made it easy for him to recruit Charlie Watts (drums), Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richard (guitar), and Bill Wyman (bass) when he formed a band called the Rolling Stones.

Unfortunately, behind his intelligence, Jones has multiple personalities. On the one hand he can be very unpleasant, but also authoritative, on the other hand he can be rude.

For example, at the age of 14, Jones impregnated a woman and at the same time he was dating someone's wife. This trait was what Jones later brought when he first formed the Rolling Stones. He always said; "I lead the Stones and get paid more." A statement from a person who carries a heavy emotional and psychological burden, which makes his suffering never stop. Said Watts, “Brian is too ambitious to be our leader. Even though he was unable to lead. "

Jagger added that the heaviest burden of Jones' ambition is to become a vocalist. He was jealous of Jagger because the vocalist was always the center of attention and Jones did not like this condition. As a result, his psychological condition continued to deteriorate day by day. Jones was getting drunk and taking drugs more and more, especially when fans began to turn their attention to Jagger. Jones accepted negatively for no apparent reason.

During 1964 and 1965, Jones had twice attempted suicide because he felt he had no pride anymore. Jones's contribution to the Rolling Stones continued to decline especially after his girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg turned to Keith Richards's lap, Jones became increasingly trapped by drugs.

In October 1967, Jones had the potential to commit suicide. A year later, Jones was practically absent from the studio until he was finally deemed unimportant in the band. July 1969 The Stones plan to have a free concert at Hyde Park and Jones knows he will be fired. "I believe he chose to die when we fired him," said Watts.

The Stones eventually recruited Mick Taylor as a replacement for Jones. Jones had entered a clinic in London and was diagnosed with paranoid disease. During his psychological treatment, Jones bought a house on Cotchford Farm near Sussex. Jones was accompanied by Richards' driver, Tom Keylock, as well as the repairmen who were renovating his house, whom Richards also often hired.

Jagger and Watts regularly visited Jones, who was busy starting a new band with Alexis Korner, Mitch Mitchell, John Mayall and Steve Winwood.

The Mystery of Jones's Death

Late at night on July 2, 1969, Jones swam in a heated pool. No one accompanied him until Jones was found floating in the pool dead. According to police at the time, drowning was the cause of Jones's death. However, autopsy results showed her liver and heart were swollen due to excessive use of narcotics and alcohol.

The results of the urine examination showed the elements of amphetamine and diphenhydramine contained in Mandrax pills. At the edge of the swimming pool, there is a vacuum device to use in case of an asthma attack. However, the doctor who performed the autopsy denied that Jones had died from an asthmatic attack. Until now, many book releases have speculated on Jones's death.

"I think he was murdered," said Terry Rawlings, one of the writers. Rawlings wrote his book, among other things, based on the confession of Frank Thorogood, one of Jones's friends. Before he died in 1994, Thorogood made this shocking confession to Keylock the handyman who helped renovate Jones's house.

These conspiracy theories developed partly because the police did not carry out adequate investigations. Keith Richards himself wasn't sure that Jones drowned because his partner was such a good swimmer. However, according to Richards, it is possible that Jones was killed.

However, at the end of August 2009, the Sussex police reopened the case of Jones's death after The Mail newspaper revealed that new evidence had been found that Jones was probably murdered by Frank Thorogood! Police are again examining some 600 documents submitted by The Mail reporter Scott Jones, who spent four years investigating Jones's death. Scott Jones relies on his findings from an interview with Janet Lawson, the nurse who found Jones's body.

Lawson admits that he saw Thorogood do something to Jones. He believes Thorogood - who died in 1994 - at that time killed Jones. Lawson's testimony is supported by the first police report to arrive at Jones' home, Albert Evans. According to Evans, he spoke with all witnesses a few hours after Jones' death and concluded that Jones had died following a scuffle with Thorogood.

Other evidence, Bob Marshall states that three witnesses were allowed to leave the scene without police questioning. Throughout his life until his death, Brian Jones seemed to not always be able to get what he wanted. Like the title song Rolling Stone, You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Brian Jones documentary

Dudeski / Chip Baker Films recently released Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones. Following up on the successful world premiere last December 16 at Regent Street Cinema, London, one-night limited screenings are scheduled in select theaters around the world.

This is the first documentary to focus on the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones. According to its official press release, the film will feature Jones' emergence as a rock icon and band leader, his lifestyle and exaggerated reputation as a true rock and roll bad boy.

Finally, this film discusses Jones's controversial death; "Over the past 50 years many theories have emerged, claiming that Brian was murdered and covered up, when this film was discovered - the evidence for this is very compelling," the press release continued.

Watch the trailer for Life and Death of Brian Jones below, and take a peek at the full list of movie screening dates. Is Indonesian cinema included in it?

Release date and location:

March 8 & 12 - Birmingham - The Electric

March 12 - Buenos Aires - Strummer

March 18 - Charlottesville - Violet Crown

March 18 - Santa Fe - Violet Crown

March 19 - Liverpool - British Music Experience

March 20 & 21 - London - DocHouse

March 25 - Austin - Violent Crown

March 27 & 28 - Derby - Quad

March 28 - Kristiansand - Cinemateket

April 4 - Hastings - Electric Palace Cinema

April 8 - Minneapolis - Trylon Cinema