Joe Hagan

About the Author

Joe Hagan is an acclaimed journalist and author renowned for his incisive portraits of cultural icons and the music industry. With a career spanning decades, he has contributed to major publications such as Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times Magazine, where his reporting blends meticulous research with vivid storytelling to uncover the human stories behind legendary figures. Hagan's debut book, Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine, offers an unauthorized yet deeply empathetic biography of the Rolling Stone founder, chronicling the magazine's rise amid the rock 'n' roll revolution and its founder's personal triumphs and controversies. His work captures the raw energy of an era while examining the intersections of power, art, and ambition in American media.