Mick Jagger
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Biography
Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English musician, songwriter, and film producer known as the lead singer and founder member of the Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the Stones' songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; their songwriting partnership is one of the most successful in rock music history.
"The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone."
"Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope."
"It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back."
"We have not had any disagreements about clothes, smoking or L'Wren, and this is all very hurtful for her... It is completely untrue to say that L'Wren has caused a rift between myself and the rest of the band. This is all nonsense, everyone has their own style."
"I'm pleased that the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of the expat bankers and their girlfriends that are going to be coming."
"If you think that Mick Jagger will still be doing the whole rock star thing at age fifty, well, then, you are sorely, sorely mistaken."
"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.'"
"I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age."
"Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos."
"I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way."
"I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?"
"Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind."
"I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression."
"The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either."
"You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do."
"I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs."
"I came into music just because I wanted the bread. It's true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted."
"Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts."
"Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts."
"People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people."
"The Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has just published the story of her life. I confess that it is not in my reading table."
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need."
"Life's just a cocktail party - on the street."
"The only performance that makes it, that makes it all the way is the one that achieves madness."
"People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them."