Mick Jagger

By Luca Skødt Gago

  • Date of birth

    Sir Michael Phillip Jagger is born in Dartford, United Kingdom
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    Early life

    His father was a physical eductation teacher who helped popularised basketball in Britain and his mother was a hairdresser. Mick's younger brother, Chris, was born in 1947.
    Mick was encouraged to follow in his father's footsteps, but he said: "I always sang as a child. I was one of those kids who just liked to sing. Some kids sing in choirs; others like to show off in front of the mirror. I was in the church choir and I also loved listening to singers on the radio".
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    Forming a band

    In the mid-1950s, Jagger began his music career, forming a garage band with his friend Dick Taylor. They played songs by Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Howlin' Wolf, and Bo Diddley. Richards and Taylor often met Jagger at his house. In late 1961, the meetings moved to Taylor's house, where Alan Etherington and Bob Beckwith joined the trio, calling themselves the Blues Boys.

  • The Rolling Stones: origin

    Mick Jagger formed a band with Richards, Brian Jones, Ian Stewart and Tony Chapman. They performed at the Marquee Club on July 12th, 1962. There, they came up with the name "The Rolling Stones", named after one of their favorite Muddy Waters songs.
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    The Rolling Stones key moments: 1960's

    • Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts Joined in 1963
    • Massive increase in popularity: They surpassed the Beatles as the no. 1 UK band in 1964
    • Andrew Loog Oldham (manager), wants the Stones to clsh with the Beatles, changing their style to accomplish this.
    • First album: "The Rolling Stones" (1964)
    • June 1964: First US tour
    • June 1965: "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" becomes an international #1 hit.
    • Brian Jones drowns in 1969
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    The Rolling Stones key moments: 1970's

    • Their second live album spends 16 weeks on the album charts in the US
    • October 1971: first tour across Europe
    • 1974: Mick Taylor leaves the band due to belief of lack of credit.
    • Ronnie Wood replaces Mick Taylor in 1975
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    The Rolling Stones key moments: 1980's

    • "Tattoo You" is released in 1981
    • The band celebrate their 20th aniversary in may.june 1982
    • Ian Stewart dies of a heart attack in 1985
    • Jagger Begins a solo career in February of 1985
    • Small feud between Jagger and Richards over leadership of the band
    • 1989: The Rolling Stones are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
    • Bill Wyman quits the band that same year

  • Beginning of Jagger's solo career

  • The Rolling Stones perform at Live Aid

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    The Rolling Stones key moments: 1990's & 2000's

    1990's
    - Darryl Jones replaces Wyman in 1993
    - November 1994: First band to stream a live concert on the Internet 2000's
    - 4th solo alubum by Jagger is released in 2001
    - "A Bigger Bang is released in 2005"
    - The Rolling Stones perform at the 2006 Superbowl Half-Time Show in Detroit
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    The Rolling Stones key moments: 2010's and 2020's

    2010's
    - "50 and Counting" tour in 2012 to celebrate the band's 50th aniversary
    - July 2013: Concert in Hyde Park, London, where Mick Taylor performs for the first time since he quit the band in 1974 2020's
    - 2021: Charlie Watts dies
    - "Hackney Diamonds" is released in 2023, featuring former Beatles members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. It's the first album released in 18 years