Sir Mick Jagger`s love letters are being put up for auction
The Rolling Stones rocker penned a series of 10 letters in 1969 to his former flame, American singer Marsha Hunt - who inspired the band`s hit `Brown Sugar` and bore his first child - which will be auctioned off at Sotheby`s in London this December.
Marsha said in a statement: "When a serious historian finally examines how and why Britain`s boy bands affected international culture and politics, this well-preserved collection of Mick Jagger`s hand written letters will be a revelation."
Marsha, 66, has revealed the correspondence chronicles their "delicate love affair" and says the letters were written from the set of Mick`s film `Ned Kelly` in Australia.
They discus topical subjects of the moment like the first moon landing and John Lennon and Yoko Ono`s relationship.
Sotheby`s books specialist Gabriel Heaton said the collection - which includes song lyrics and a Rolling Stones playlist - shows a "poetic and self-aware" young Mick.
He added: "They provide a rare glimpse of Jagger that is very different from his public persona: passionate but self-contained, lyrical but with a strong sense of irony."
The auction will take place on December 12 and is expected to fetch between £70,000 and £100,000.
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