He has appeared in a handful of films, including a World War II drama called Enigma, which he co-produced. The Havana Moon documentary tells the story of the Rolling Stones' free concert in Havana in the spring of , when, just days after U. President Barack Obama visited the country, half a million Cubans came to watch the Stones' first-ever show in the Cuban capital.
He was also voted by the public into the U. It's that man that used to be in The Beatles. He failed an audition for the F. Murray Abraham role in Amadeus He supposedly tried out for the role of Dr. The lyrics to the song "Wild Horses" are reported to have been written about Marianne Faithfull , who miscarried her and Jagger's child. It's also been said that Gram Parsons was the inspiration for that song. He was knighted by Prince Charles on 12 December He sang as a guest vocalist on The Jacksons 's hit song "State of Shock" His brother, Chris Jagger , is also a musician.
He attended Dartford Grammar School during from the mid to late s and was said to have been president of the school photographic society so that he could be in possession of a set of keys to the school dark room. Ideal place to take girls during school dances!. In Knebworth, The Rolling Stones played to their single largest paying audience ever: , people attended the concert - however, they have played to larger audiences in free concerts 21 August He is the lead singer and harmonica player of The Rolling Stones.
In , he signed a short-lived solo deal, and shortly afterwards, performed with Tina Turner at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. He has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine twenty times. The first time was in , and the last one so far was in In protest at the high income tax on top earners by the Harold Wilson and Edward Heath governments, he became a tax exile from England along with his band-mates by living in France during the late s to early s.
He has never officially lived in the UK since. His father, Joe Jagger, died of pneumonia at age 93 11 November He is portrayed by Luke de Woolfson in Stoned He is a big fan of The Beach Boys.
He stated on a British television talk-show in that The Beach Boys "I Get Around" was one of the greatest songs he had ever heard. As his mother Eva was an active member, he has been a longtime supporter of the British Conservative Party. He was a longtime companion of model L'Wren Scott since She was found dead in her New York City flat on March 17, He was romantically linked to former model Carla Bruni , who has been First Lady of France since In , Jagger's personal life made headlines.
He and his girlfriend, singer Marianne Faithfull, were among those arrested during a police raid of Richards's country home in England. During their search, police officers found drug paraphernalia and illegal substances. Both Jagger and Richards were tried and convicted for drug-related offenses, but their sentences were dropped on appeal.
Two years later, Jagger and Faithfull were arrested for drug possession after authorities raided Jagger's London home. By the end of the decade, Jagger and the rest of the band were enjoying huge success. Beggars Banquet was released in and featured a straightforward rock style. One of its singles, "Jumpin' Jack Flash," hit the No. In , the Stones went through several big changes. Jones left the group that June after his many drug arrests prevented him from leaving the country for a U.
He was replaced by year-old guitarist Mick Taylor. Jones was found drowned in his pool less than a month later. The coroner's report found that Jones was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of his death, and ruled his passing as "death by misadventure. Originally scheduled as an opportunity to present their new guitarist, the group dedicated the concert to Jones.
Before the concert began, Jagger read excepts from Percy Shelley's "Adonais," a poem about the death of a friend. Stagehands released hundreds of white butterflies as part of the tribute, and the Stones played one of Jones's favorite songs: "I'm Yours And I'm Hers. Tragedy struck again several months later when the band launched their highly anticipated Let It Bleed album. To promote the record, the Stones organized a free concert at Altamont Speedway in northern California for that December.
While the band was playing "Under My Thumb," a young man in the audience was stabbed and killed by a member of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang.
The tragic event was captured on film and featured in the documentary Gimme Shelter. Outside of the band, Jagger was branching out in acting.
He played the title character, a legendary outlaw, in the film Ned Kelly , and for In Performance Jagger played a reclusive rock star. On July 26, , the U. During early colonial times in the s, On July 24, Tokyo decided to strengthen its position in terms of its invasion of China by moving through Southeast Asia.
On July 26, , a swarm of grasshoppers descends on crops throughout the American heartland, devastating millions of acres. Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, already in the midst of a bad drought, suffered tremendously from this disaster. Since the very beginning of On July 26, , Ed Gein, a serial killer infamous for skinning human corpses, dies of complications from cancer in a Wisconsin prison at age Truman signs the National Security Act, which becomes one of the most important pieces of Cold War legislation.
The act established much of the bureaucratic framework for foreign policymaking for the next plus years of the Cold War. By July , the Cold On July 26, , Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and of his men are captured at Salineville, Ohio, during a spectacular raid on the North.
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