The Stone Age Mark Dawson and - like most of

and - like most of its victims - the author never expected to be one of them

He Struggles to find balance between the pressure from his family to the normal eight to five job

But temptation is even harder to deny

the band's dreams of their first gig are shredded

They are still trying to make sense of the world outside - no more rules about clothes and books

The Stone Age Mark Dawson and - like most ofOn 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back. These five white British kids set out to play the music of black America. They honed a style that bled bluesy undertones into dark insinuations of women, sex and drugs. Denounced as 'corruptors of youth' and 'messengers of the devil', they created some of the most