Mick Jagger Fast Facts – CNN
Father: Basil “Joe” Jagger, a teacher
Mother: Eva (Scutts) Jagger
Marriages: Jerry Hall (November 21, 1990-August 13, 1999, annulled); Bianca (Pérez Morena De Macías) Jagger (May 21, 1971-November 2, 1979, divorced)
Children: with Melanie Hamrick: a son, 2016; with Luciana Gimenez Morad: Lucas, 1999; with Jerry Hall: Gabriel, 1997; Georgia, 1992; James, 1985; Elizabeth, 1984; with Bianca (Pérez Morena De Macías) Jagger: Jade, 1971; with Marsha Hunt: Karis, 1970
Education: Attended the London School of Economics
Other Facts
Plays the harmonica, tambourine, guitar and piano.
Once said, “I’d rather be dead than singing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m 45.”
Timeline
1960 – Lead singer of Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Richards later joins the band.
1962-present – Lead singer of The Rolling Stones.
June 6, 1965 – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” is released in the United States. It is #1 for four weeks and is the band’s first gold record.
February 12, 1967 – Jagger and Richards are arrested for drug possession. Jagger is sentenced to three months and Richards to one year. Later, the sentences are overturned on appeal.
May 28, 1969 – When his London home is raided by police, Jagger and girlfriend Marianne Faithfull are arrested for marijuana possession.
July 5, 1969 – The Rolling Stones give a free concert in London’s Hyde Park. Jagger reads poetry and releases 3,500 butterflies in honor of former band mate Brian Jones who was found dead on July 3.
December 6, 1969 – A free concert at Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California, results in a fan’s stabbing death. In 1970, the documentary “Gimme Shelter” about the concert tour and the tragedy is released.
June 15, 1970 – Opening day of “Ned Kelly,” Jagger’s first film role.
February 25, 1985 – Releases first solo album “She’s the Boss.”
January 18, 1989 – The Rolling Stones are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1994 – The Rolling Stones win two Grammy Awards – Best Rock Album for “Voodoo Lounge” and Best Music Video, Short Form, for “Love is Strong.”
November 10, 2002 – Appears as himself on “The Simpsons.”
2011 – Collaborates with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Damian Marley, Joss Stone and A.R. Rahman, composer of the soundtrack for “Slumdog Millionaire,” to form the new group SuperHeavy.
October 16, 2012 – The band’s book “The Rolling Stones: 50” is published.
October 18, 2012 – “Crossfire Hurricane,” a documentary about the band, opens at the London Film Festival.
May 26, 2017 – The documentary film “¡Olé, Olé, Olé! A Trip Across Latin America,” is released for digital download. The film follows the 2016 tour with the Rolling Stones as they travel through Latin America on the way to playing their first show in Havana, Cuba, to more than 1 million fans. The film had a very limited release in theaters in the US and UK in late 2016.
January 28, 2018 – The Rolling Stones win the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for “Blue & Lonesome.”
April 13, 2021 – Jagger and musician Dave Grohl release “Eazy Sleazy,” a song inspired by the coronavirus pandemic.