Thread: Greatest rock'n'roll showman Mick Jagger turns 80

The Rolling Stones frontman is still strutting and gyrating in front of packed-out arenas, most recently touring Europe to mark the band's 60th anniversary.


The icon of 60s counterculture underwent a heart valve replacement in 2019, but his regime of running, kick-boxing, cycling and yoga has maintained his svelte figure and longevity as an energetic showman.


The band completed its 14-date "Sixty" tour last year, although had to cancel one date when Jagger caught Covid.


It was the first time the band had performed without drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021.

The remaining members plan to release a new album in tribute to their late drummer later this year, the first LP of original material since "A Bigger Bang" in 2005.


It will reportedly feature Beatles legend Paul McCartney and former Stones bassist Bill Wyman, 86, more than 30 years after his departure from the band.


Beyond the Stones, Jagger teamed up with Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in 2021 to record "Eazy Sleazy", a song about life during the pandemic.


With songs like "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Gimme Shelter", "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Not Fade Away", Jagger's band helped detonate the cultural and social explosion of the 1960s.


The charismatic frontman built a reputation for pushing boundaries, taking full advantage of the era's sexual revolution and recreational drug use.



Establishment figure


Michael Philip Jagger was born on July 26, 1943, to middle-class parents in Dartford, south of London.


He started jamming with childhood friend Keith Richards in 1960 after they discovered a mutual love of the blues, and have enjoyed a productive, if love-hate, relationship ever since.


Jagger dropped out of the London School of Economics in the pursuit of fame and in 1965 the band had their first smash hit with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".


A string of massive hits across five decades followed, including "Brown Sugar", "Honky Tonk Women" and "Paint It Black".


The band became as famous for their off-stage antics as those on it.


Jagger and Richards were found guilty of drug offences in 1967, while founding member Brian Jones paid the ultimate price for the rock and roll lifestyle, drowning in his swimming pool in 1969.


"I wasn't understanding enough about his drug addiction," Jagger said in 1995. "Things like LSD were all new. No one knew the harm. People thought cocaine was good for you."


Despite the drug-fuelled indulgences and controversies, Jagger has always kept a careful eye on the commercial side of things and has amassed a £310 million ($400 million) fortune, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2021.


For all his image as a subversive figure, Jagger has in later life become a pillar of the establishment.


He became "Sir Mick" in 2002 after being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and is frequently spotted at Lord's, watching the England cricket team.


The rocker became a father for the eighth time in 2016 when American dancer Melanie Hamrick, his current partner, gave birth to a son.


He already had seven children from four previous relationships.

Greatest rock'n'roll showman Mick Jagger turns 80

I wouldn't say he was the greatest R&R showman as Freddie Mercury was the best with Michael Hutchings not too far behind.

I liked the Stones, especially before Ronnie Wood joined the band, and didn't like Jaggers's stage performance.

Kurt Cobain was a better showman.

Originally Posted by taxexile

parody band

Correct

Well described

I have to admit, the article linked below reminded me that I've tended not to give Jagger the credit he deserves for many an apposite lyric.

I checked out of it when the writer started eulogising the utterly lame 'Under Cover of the Night', though.

But other classic Jagger moments like his vocal on 'Miss You', well credit where it's due.

That song is nothing without his charisma.

http://https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/26/mick-jagger-80-greatest-moments-on-his-80th-birthday

My old boss will have got another phone call or 20.

Long retired now, but he used to get a host of calls from various newspapers and magazines whenever a Jagger anniversary was due, on account of having gone to school with him.

Never was a big Stones fan. Did see them once, but when they play almost in your backyard, why not.

I hope I am as fit as Jagger when I turn 80. He seems to be enjoying life to the fullest.

Originally Posted by aging one

I hope I am as fit as Jagger when I turn 80. He seems to be enjoying life to the fullest.

Absolutely.

When in boarding school one of my teachers called on a few of us to remain in the classroom.

He showed us his new album. He was so proud.

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Far and away his best live vocal performance and my favourite Stones song.