What is the origin of the name of Rolling Stone magazine?
When magazines first became popular, each new magazine would write a “salutory,” or a statement that explained the aim and purpose of the magazine. When Rolling Stone made its debut, it admitted that a lot of people would question what it was supposed to be about. This was the salutory: “It’s not just about music, but about the things and attitudes the music embraces. To explain it any further would be bullshit, and bullshit gathers moss.” (The rolling stone gathers no moss…
