Wax figure of Mick Jagger at Prague wax museum

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, writer, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. He is most famous for being the lead singer and co-founder (with guitarist Brian Jones) of the British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. He is also the songwriting partner of Stones guitarist Keith Richards, and the pair have composed almost all the Rolling Stones' original material, as well as numerous songs for other artists including "As Tears Go By" (for Marianne Faithfull) and "Out Of Time" (for Chris Farlowe). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 249 KB) Wax figure of Mick Jagger at Prague wax museum photo taken by User:Nordelch at Oct 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Mick Jagger ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 249 KB) Wax figure of Mick Jagger at Prague wax museum photo taken by User:Nordelch at Oct 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Mick Jagger ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... A wax museum or waxworks consists of a collection wax figures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Brian Jones (born Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones on 28 February 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, died 3 July 1969) was a founding member, lead and rhythm guitarist and backing singer in the British rock group, The Rolling Stones. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group that rose to prominence during the British Invasion in the 1960s. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England), is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones. ... As Tears Go By (旺角卡門; lit. ... Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull (born December 29, 1946 in Hampstead, London, England) is a British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... Chris Farlowe is an English singer and one-time amateur boxer. ...

Biography

Early years

Jagger went to college at the London School of Economics for nearly two years. He did not graduate, choosing instead to drop out and pursue his musical career. As a student, he frequented a London club called the Firehouse. At the age of 19, Jagger began performing as a singer. He frequented clubs such as the Cavern Club, and admired the same type of blues musicians that Brian Jones and Keith Richards favored. In fact, Elmore James was one of the band's early favorites, as well as anything from the Chess Records collection in Chicago. The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal... External view of the New Cavern Club, January 2006 The Cavern Club, which was opened on January 16, 1957, is a legendary rock and roll club at 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to the Beatles on 9 November 1961. ... Elmore James album cover Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues singer and guitarist. ... Chess Records was an American record label, based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

While Jagger knew Richards as a schoolmate, the songwriters reunited when Richards saw Jagger with a blues record under his arm, and asked him where he purchased it. The group, combined with Jones, Bill Wyman, Ian Stewart, and Charlie Watts formed the Rolling Stones, based on the Muddy Waters tune "Rollin' Stone." Stewart was dropped from the band for not fitting the image desired by manager Andrew Loog Oldham, but still toured with the band until his death in 1985 as a pianist. It was Oldham who insisted that Jagger call himself "Mick" rather than "Mike", a name he continued to use among friends; for example, John Lennon calls him Mike in the 1968 film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 or 1913–April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ... Andrew Loog Oldham (born 1944) is a British rock and roll producer, impresario and author. ... This article is about the year. ... John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the English music group The Beatles. ... Special Theatre Version: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, 2004. ...

Drug controversy

In 1967 Jagger and Richards were arrested and charged with drug possession after a highly publicised raid on Richards' country house, during which it was alleged that Marianne Faithfull was found naked except for a fur rug wrapped around her. The raid was later revealed to have been prompted by a tip-off to the London Drug Squad by journalists working for the News Of The World, which at the time was running a series of lurid reports about the alleged use of illegal drugs by British pop stars. Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull (born December 29, 1946 in Hampstead, London, England) is a British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...

In one of these reports, Jagger was alleged to have spent an evening at a London club in the company of a Murdoch journalist, during which he openly discussed his drug-taking and invited others back to his flat "for a smoke". When the report was published, it became obvious that the hapless journalist had mistaken Brian Jones for Jagger -- whereupon the latter promptly sued the tabloid paper News Of The World for defamation. Brian Jones (born Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones on 28 February 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, died 3 July 1969) was a founding member, lead and rhythm guitarist and backing singer in the British rock group, The Rolling Stones. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ...

But this legal action was stymied by his and Richards' subsequent arrest. The trial made front-page news around the world. Despite Jagger claiming that the pills allegedly found in his possession had been prescribed to him, both were found guilty.

The severity of the sentences handed down (imprisonment with hard labour) caused a huge public outcry. It was also the subject of the famous editorial by William Rees-Mogg, editor of The Times, titled Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel? In it, Rees-Mogg asserted that it was Jagger's and Richards' celebrity that made them targets, and that their sentences for first offences were more harsh than what "any purely anonymous young man" would have received. Their convictions were overturned on appeal, and they subsequently were released, though the other person arrested with them, noted London art dealer Robert Fraser, served six months. William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (born July 14, 1928) is a journalist and politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom. ... Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel? is a quotation from Alexander Popes Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot of 1735, which has entered common use and has become associated with more recent figures. ... Robert Fraser (1937-1986) was a noted London art dealer of the 1960s and beyond. ...

Leader of The Rolling Stones

Mick (bottom left) in the early years of The Rolling Stones

It was during this period that Jagger took over as the effective leader of The Rolling Stones, as founder Brian Jones became more and more incapacitated by his spiralling drug use. Jones left the band in early 1969 and accidentally drowned in his swimming pool only weeks later (though rumours persist that he was murdered or had committed suicide). Image File history File links Rolling Stones promotional image This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work in the media. ... Image File history File links Rolling Stones promotional image This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work in the media. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group that rose to prominence during the British Invasion in the 1960s. ...

Children and marriages

Jagger's first child, Karis Jagger (by singer Marsha Hunt), was born in 1970. Marsha Hunt Marsha Hunt (born on October 15, 1946) is an African American singer and novelist. ...

In May 1971 he married Bianca Perez Moreno de Macias, and she gave birth to their daughter, Jade Jagger later that same year. The couple divorced in 1979. Bianca Jagger (born Bianca Moreno de Macias on May 2, 1945, in Managua, Nicaragua) is a social and political activist made famous by having married Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. ... Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger (born October 21, 1971 in Paris, France) is the only child of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and his former wife Bianca Jagger. ...

Between 1990-1999, he was married to model Jerry Hall, and they had four more children, Elizabeth Scarlett, Georgia May Ayeesha, Gabriel Luke Beauregard and James Leroy Augustine Jagger. Jerry Hall on Roxy Music cover: Siren , 1975 Jerry Hall (born July 2, 1956) is a Texas-born model and actress best known for being Mick Jaggers long-time companion or wife (in the 1990s, the two were married in Bali but the legal validity of the marriage has... Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger (born March 2, 1984 in London, United Kingdom) is a British model and actress. ...

A brief affair with Brazilian model and TV presenter Luciana Gimenez resulted in the birth of Lucas Jagger (1999). Luciana Gimenez Morad (born November 3, 1969 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian model and tv show hostess. ...

L'Wren Scott, born Luann Bambrough in 1964, is a former model and now a fashion stylist who lives in Hollywood. She has been Mick's "main person of interest" for the past few years.

Pictures of the various wives and children (as well as Mick Jagger arriving at the Grammy Awards on 16 January, 2005 with L'Wren Scott) can be seen at this link (see [1]).

Knighthood

Mick Jagger was knighted on 12 December 2003, for his "services to popular music" [2]. His fellow Rolling Stone Keith Richards was critical as usual. "I thought it was ludicrous to take one of those gongs from the establishment...it's not what the Stones is about, is it? I don't want to step out on stage with someone wearing a fucking coronet and sporting the old ermine. I told Mick, 'It's a fucking paltry honour.'" [3] The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England), is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones. ...

Today

After the band's acrimonious split with their second manager, Allen B. Klein, Jagger took control of their business affairs and has managed them ever since, in collaboration with his friend and colleague, Prince Rupert von Löwenstein. Decades after the band's creation, the Rolling Stones continue to perform and to court controversy. The release of their 2005 album "A Bigger Bang" saw them embark on a tour of the USA with a playlist including "Sweet Neo Con" in which Jagger's lyrics openly attack the presidency of George W. Bush. In February 2006 they appeared during the Super Bowl broadcast when he was asked to omit obscenities from two songs which would be heard by a vast family audience. He did not comply with this request, but his microphone was momentarily dipped. The Stones went on to make their first visit to Puerto Rico, playing to a sell-out audience of 20,000 at the new Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. Tickets to the concert were being sold for up to $1,000, more than twice the top published price of $460. Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is a business manager. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and former governor of Texas. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... A DIP switch is an electric switch that is packaged in a standard Dual-Inline Package (DIP). ...

Crticism and Controversy

Jagger has come under fire throughout most his career, but, ironically, the majority has come from music industry insiders and fans, as opposed to puritanical haters of rock and roll.

Jagger's frequent dalliances with young ladies have resulted in a number of tabloid scandals, extra-marital affairs, and out-of-wedlock children.

The most damning contention is related to the Stones concert at Altamont Speedway in California. In an effort to keep them from disrupting the free concert, the Rolling Stones hired the Hells Angels as concert security. However, the plan backfired as the Angels injured several fans, killing one - Meredith Hunter, an eighteen-year-old black man. It was also rumored that the Angels supplied drugs at the concert. The Rolling Stones have completely denied ever hiring the Angels. This article concerns the music festival. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Meredith Hunter Meredith Hunter (October 24, 1951 – December 6, 1969) was stabbed to death directly in front of the stage at the Altamont Speedway rock festival during the Rolling Stones performance. ...

It was rumored that the Stones, and Jagger in particular, not only did not try to stop the violence, but encouraged it, by singing "Sympathy for the Devil" while the fan died. Other rumors swirled that Jagger, despite his blues-based band and songs such as "Brown Sugar", was racist and didn't want a black fan at his concert. Neither rumor was true; concert tapes clearly show Jagger trying to calm the audience and end the violence, and Jagger has been a vocal anti-racist. Additionally, the Stones were actually playing "Under My Thumb" during Hunter's murder, but due to media pressure, they dropped "Sympathy for the Devil" from their live set lists for several years after the incident. This article is about a song. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... Brown sugar typical of that bought in Western supermarkets Brown sugar is an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals combined with molasses. ... Under My Thumb is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for the Rolling Stones. ... This article is about a song. ...

Film Work

Jagger has appeared in the following movies:

1. Mayor of the Sunset Strip, 2003
2. The Man from Elysian Fields, 2001
3. Enigma, 2001
4. Mein liebster Feind (aka My Best Fiend) - with Klaus Kinski 1999
5. Bent, 1997
6. Freejack, 1992
7. D Wings of Ash: Pilot for a dramatisation of the life of Antonin Artaud 1978
8. Umano non umano 1972
9. Ned Kelly 1970
10. Performance - by Nicholas Roeg 1970

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Solo discography

• She's the Boss (25 February 1985) UK #6; U.S. #13
• Primitive Cool (14 September 1987) UK #26; U.S. #41
• Wandering Spirit (8 February 1993) UK #12; U.S. #11
• Goddess in the Doorway (19 November 2001) UK #44; U.S. #39

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Soundtrack work

• Alfie (18 October 2004) U.S. #171

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Solo hit singles

• "Memo from Turner" (1970) #32 UK
• "Just Another Night" (1985) #32 UK; #12 U.S.
• "Dancing in the Street" (with David Bowie) (1985) #1 UK; #7 U.S.
• "Lucky in Love" (1985) #38 U.S.
• "Let's Work" (1987) #31 UK; #39 U.S.
• "Sweet Thing" (1993) #24 UK
• "God Gave Me Everything I Want" (2001) #1 CAN

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Trivia

• Jagger is an avid cricket fan.
• He is a follower of the Kabbalah faith with other celebrities such as Madonna and Demi Moore. Jagger joined when married to Jerry Hall and has remained with the controversial Jewish off shoot ever since.
• Confessed before the 2005 Superbowl Half Time Show he had never really wanted to do it. When asked whether he'd wanted to play, Jagger replied "not really".
• Jagger is reported to be related to Joseph Jagger, the engineer who in 1875 used his knowledge of the quirks of the roulette wheels at a Monte Carlo casino to win the equivalent of over $4 million and fame as "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" [4]

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External links

• MickJagger.com (official site)
• Internet Movie Database entry
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