Helen Brown

The Teutonic goddess who ‘created’ the Rolling Stones

Of the Stones’ talented wives and girlfriends, Anita Pallenberg contributed most, dictating the band’s style and even how they should remix tracks

The woman who ‘created’ the Rolling Stones: Anita Pallenberg on the set of Nick Roeg’s 1968 film Performance, in which she appeared with Mick Jagger. [Getty Images]
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