-------------------- [excerpt from Rolling Stone Magazine, by Robert Draper. Copyright, 1990. Harper Perennial.] ------------------
"My theory is this," said Jon Carroll, one of Wenner's early associate editors. "The reason that Rolling Stone was successful is the same reason that Playboy and New York succeeded: each was the complete encapsulation of a single person's fantasy.
Hugh Hefner wanted to be a playboy, and Clay Felker wanted to live on the Upper East Side of New York City.
Jann wanted to be with rock stars.
And it turns out that each fantasy was shared by enough people to create a successful circulation."
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