Mick Jagger
- Music Artist
- Composer
- Producer
Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford, Kent on 26th July 1943.
When he was 4 he met
Keith Richards until they went
into secondary schools and lost touch. But one day in 1960 they
accidentally met on the Dartford train line and both realized that they
had an interest in rock n roll combined with blues. Between 1960 and 1962
The Rolling Stones formed. It was
comprised of Mick on lead vocal and harmonica,
Keith Richards on guitar,
Bill Wyman on bass,
Charlie Watts on drums and
Brian Jones on guitar.
In 1964 they released their first album "The Rolling Stones".
Eventually in 1965 they had their first number 1 hit in the UK with
"The Last Time" which was followed by "I can't get no Satisfaction".
Throughout 1966-1969 they toured the world with many great hits like
"Let's Spend the night together" (1967) and "Sympathy for the Devil"
(1968). But in 1969 Brian Jones
committed suicide and Mick and
Keith Richards were blamed for
his death. But this fusion blew over and they got another guitarist to
replace Brian in Mick Taylor. They released
the album "Let it Bleed" (1969) with the track "Honky Tonk Woman".
After they completed a North American tour Jagger finally went to star
in Performance (1970) as the retired
rock star Turner. The film was released in August 1970 with Mick
starring opposite James Fox and Mick
even had his first solo hit which was the soundtrack to the film "Memo
from Turner".
In 1971 The Rolling Stones came back
with the album "Sticky Fingers" which would be the most popular album
they ever made. From this album there were songs like "Wild Horses" and
"Brown Sugar" and were major hits all over the world. While this was
happening Bianca Jagger gave birth to
Jaggers daughter Jade Jagger. Throughout the
70s The Rolling Stones made thousands
of live performances and achieved endless record sales with hits like
"Angie" (1973), "It's Only Rock and Roll" (1974), "Hot Stuff" (1976)
and "Respectable" (1978). In 1974
Ronnie Wood had replaced
Mick Taylor on guitar and
Keith Richards and
Ronnie Wood both played lead guitar. In
1980 Jagger divorced Bianca Jagger and
went on to record and release "Emotional Rescue" with
The Rolling Stones and it was a
platinum album. In 1981 "Tattoo You" was released and the group went on
a major world tour, their first in three years, which filled stadiums
in the US and arenas in Europe. After the tour ended in 1982 Jagger was
starting to like other music. In 1983
The Rolling Stones recorded the album
"Undercover" at the Compass Point in Nassau. But recording sessions
didn't go well as during this time Mick and
Keith Richard were having
arguments about the kind of music the group should be playing. Even
though the album was a success it seemed like
The Rolling Stones were now going
over the edge.
In May 1984 Mick recorded "State of Shock" with
The Jacksons which led Mick wanting
to try out a solo career. So in September he recorded his first solo
album with guests like Pete Townshend and
Jeff Beck. Shortly before the album
was released The Rolling Stones
decided to record their first album under a new Sony records contract.
Keith Richards didn't approve
of the solo efforts - he wanted Mick to stick to
The Rolling Stones. In July 1985
Jagger made his first solo live appearance at the Live Aid benefit
concert in Philadelphia.
The Rolling Stones were going to
perform but decided not to as things weren't going well for them at the
time. During 1986 Mick worked on his second solo album "Primitive Cool"
which he hoped would be a success but this was not to be. However, his
1988 tour proved to be a success, selling out in Japan.
But Mick accepted the fact that the only way to carry on with success
was to get back with
The Rolling Stones so in January 1989
he and Keith Richards reformed
and they wrote songs for what was to be the "Steel Wheels" album. After
the album was released
The Rolling Stones went on a major
worldwide tour with special concerts at London's Wembley Stadium. Sadly
though in 1992 bassist of
The Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman announced his departure
from the group which was to be the following year. Even though
The Rolling Stones were upset to see
him leave they accepted the fact that he'd been in there too long and
they had to let go. Jagger released some more solo material during this
time but it wasn't such a success. In 1994
The Rolling Stones released the album
"Voodoo Lounge" and they went back on tour. The first
The Rolling Stones project without
Bill Wyman. The tour was the biggest
tour in rock history raising over 300 million. As this tour was a
success they returned yet again in 1997 with the "Bridges to Babylon"
album and tour which lasted for two years which was combined with the
"No Security" live album and tour. After the tour was finished Jagger's
marriage was on the line as he had another child from a secret love
affair. Soon after this was found out the marriage between him and
Jerry Hall had ended. Since then
Jagger's been a film producer and a solo artist. He has produced the
film Enigma (2001) and has recorded his
2001 album "Goddess in the Doorway" - another commercial flop. But
never fear because just recently the Stones announced a 40th
Anniversary tour and that it will start in September, 2002.
When he was 4 he met
Keith Richards until they went
into secondary schools and lost touch. But one day in 1960 they
accidentally met on the Dartford train line and both realized that they
had an interest in rock n roll combined with blues. Between 1960 and 1962
The Rolling Stones formed. It was
comprised of Mick on lead vocal and harmonica,
Keith Richards on guitar,
Bill Wyman on bass,
Charlie Watts on drums and
Brian Jones on guitar.
In 1964 they released their first album "The Rolling Stones".
Eventually in 1965 they had their first number 1 hit in the UK with
"The Last Time" which was followed by "I can't get no Satisfaction".
Throughout 1966-1969 they toured the world with many great hits like
"Let's Spend the night together" (1967) and "Sympathy for the Devil"
(1968). But in 1969 Brian Jones
committed suicide and Mick and
Keith Richards were blamed for
his death. But this fusion blew over and they got another guitarist to
replace Brian in Mick Taylor. They released
the album "Let it Bleed" (1969) with the track "Honky Tonk Woman".
After they completed a North American tour Jagger finally went to star
in Performance (1970) as the retired
rock star Turner. The film was released in August 1970 with Mick
starring opposite James Fox and Mick
even had his first solo hit which was the soundtrack to the film "Memo
from Turner".
In 1971 The Rolling Stones came back
with the album "Sticky Fingers" which would be the most popular album
they ever made. From this album there were songs like "Wild Horses" and
"Brown Sugar" and were major hits all over the world. While this was
happening Bianca Jagger gave birth to
Jaggers daughter Jade Jagger. Throughout the
70s The Rolling Stones made thousands
of live performances and achieved endless record sales with hits like
"Angie" (1973), "It's Only Rock and Roll" (1974), "Hot Stuff" (1976)
and "Respectable" (1978). In 1974
Ronnie Wood had replaced
Mick Taylor on guitar and
Keith Richards and
Ronnie Wood both played lead guitar. In
1980 Jagger divorced Bianca Jagger and
went on to record and release "Emotional Rescue" with
The Rolling Stones and it was a
platinum album. In 1981 "Tattoo You" was released and the group went on
a major world tour, their first in three years, which filled stadiums
in the US and arenas in Europe. After the tour ended in 1982 Jagger was
starting to like other music. In 1983
The Rolling Stones recorded the album
"Undercover" at the Compass Point in Nassau. But recording sessions
didn't go well as during this time Mick and
Keith Richard were having
arguments about the kind of music the group should be playing. Even
though the album was a success it seemed like
The Rolling Stones were now going
over the edge.
In May 1984 Mick recorded "State of Shock" with
The Jacksons which led Mick wanting
to try out a solo career. So in September he recorded his first solo
album with guests like Pete Townshend and
Jeff Beck. Shortly before the album
was released The Rolling Stones
decided to record their first album under a new Sony records contract.
Keith Richards didn't approve
of the solo efforts - he wanted Mick to stick to
The Rolling Stones. In July 1985
Jagger made his first solo live appearance at the Live Aid benefit
concert in Philadelphia.
The Rolling Stones were going to
perform but decided not to as things weren't going well for them at the
time. During 1986 Mick worked on his second solo album "Primitive Cool"
which he hoped would be a success but this was not to be. However, his
1988 tour proved to be a success, selling out in Japan.
But Mick accepted the fact that the only way to carry on with success
was to get back with
The Rolling Stones so in January 1989
he and Keith Richards reformed
and they wrote songs for what was to be the "Steel Wheels" album. After
the album was released
The Rolling Stones went on a major
worldwide tour with special concerts at London's Wembley Stadium. Sadly
though in 1992 bassist of
The Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman announced his departure
from the group which was to be the following year. Even though
The Rolling Stones were upset to see
him leave they accepted the fact that he'd been in there too long and
they had to let go. Jagger released some more solo material during this
time but it wasn't such a success. In 1994
The Rolling Stones released the album
"Voodoo Lounge" and they went back on tour. The first
The Rolling Stones project without
Bill Wyman. The tour was the biggest
tour in rock history raising over 300 million. As this tour was a
success they returned yet again in 1997 with the "Bridges to Babylon"
album and tour which lasted for two years which was combined with the
"No Security" live album and tour. After the tour was finished Jagger's
marriage was on the line as he had another child from a secret love
affair. Soon after this was found out the marriage between him and
Jerry Hall had ended. Since then
Jagger's been a film producer and a solo artist. He has produced the
film Enigma (2001) and has recorded his
2001 album "Goddess in the Doorway" - another commercial flop. But
never fear because just recently the Stones announced a 40th
Anniversary tour and that it will start in September, 2002.