- When he took his son to the school that he went to all the teachers were excited to see him but the kids just said "'Ere. It's that man that used to be in The Beatles."
- He sang back-up vocals on the Carly Simon hit "You're So Vain." Jagger is more noticeable toward the end of the song when his accent comes through.
- With Keith Richards, Jagger paid for the funeral arrangements of blues musician Hubert Sumlin, in recognition of the musical influence he had been on the band.
- The North American leg of The Rolling Stones's 1994 Voodoo Lounge Tour was the most financially successful tour in the history of mankind.
- He supposedly tried out for the role of Dr. Frank N' Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
- He was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Rolling Stones (1989).
- He speaks French fluently.
- 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 1960s to early 1970s. He has never officially lived in the UK since.
- His 1971 smash hit "Brown Sugar" was written expressly for then lover Marsha A. Hunt.
- He attended the London School of Economics.
- He is a big fan of The Beach Boys. He stated on a British television talk-show in 1964 that The Beach Boys "I Get Around" was one of the greatest songs he had ever heard.
- He is the grandfather of Assisi, born July 1992, and Amba Jagger, born in 1996, children of his daughter Jade Jagger.
- His youngest child was born 8 December 2016, named Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger, to his girlfriend American ballerina Melanie Hamrick. His newborn son is already great-great uncle to Assisi's daughter Ezra.
- He was romantically linked to former model Carla Bruni, who has been First Lady of France since 2008.
- As a member of The Rolling Stones, he performed for over 500,000 people on July 30th, 2003 at Downsview Park in Toronto. Along with The Rolling Stones were AC/DC, Justin Timberlake, The Guess Who, Rush, The Flaming Lips, Sam Roberts, etc. The concert was a benefit for the victims of SARS and to help out the Toronto economy.
- He was a longtime companion of model L'Wren Scott since 2001. She was found dead in her New York City flat on March 17, 2014.
- He was knighted by King Charles III on 12 December 2003.
- It had long been rumored that he wrote the song "Angie" to David Bowie's ex-wife Angie Bowie after their break-up. However, this was later proven to be false. It was Keith Richards who came up with the name at random while writing the lyrics. The song itself is based on Jagger's breakup with Marianne Faithfull.
- His personal fortune is an estimated GBP 215 million.
- The Rolling Stones were voted the 4th Greatest Rock & Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.
- 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 invited to the famous orchestral session for "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles.
- His father, Joe Jagger, died of pneumonia at age 93 (11 November 2006).
- He was inducted as part of The Rolling Stones into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture (11 November 2004).
- He began a secret affair with Jerry Hall while she was still engaged to Bryan Ferry in 1976.
- As his mother Eva was an active member, he has been a longtime supporter of the British Conservative Party.
- He was the winner (with Keith Richards) of the Ivor Novello Special Award for Songwriting in 2005.
- He is portrayed by Viktor Norén in Das wilde Leben (2007).
- Although he was not living in England, during the 1970s he owned the Stargroves country mansion in Hampshire. The location was used as a recording facility by bands including The Who and Led Zeppelin, and it was also used for filming the location scenes for two Doctor Who (1963) serials.
- To date (2010), Jagger has fathered 8 children from 2 marriages and 5 ladies: Marsha A. Hunt has daughter Karis Jagger (4 November 1970); Bianca Jagger has daughter Jade Jagger (21 October 1971); Jerry Hall has daughter Elizabeth Jagger (2 March 1984); son James Jagger (28 August 1985); daughter Georgia Jagger (12 January 1992) and son Gabriel Jagger (December 1997); Luciana Gimenez has son Lucas Jagger (18 May 1999); Melanie Hamrick has son Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger (8 December 2016).
- He was born to Basil Fanshawe Jagger (6 April 1913 - 11 November 2006), called Joe, a teacher, and his Australian wife Eva Ensley Mary Scutts (13 April 1913 - 18 May 2000), he grew up in a middle-class family.
- He sang as a guest vocalist on The Jacksons's hit song "State of Shock" (1984).
- He failed an audition for the F. Murray Abraham role in Sự Đố Kỵ Của Thiên Tài (1984). Cỗ Máy Tội Phạm (1971) was conceived as a possible vehicle for The Rolling Stones with Jagger in the role as Alex.
- His brother, Chris Jagger, is also a musician.
- He attended Dartford Grammar School during from the mid to late 1950s 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!.
- He was a frequent guest at the infamous Studio 54.
- He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with fellow The Rolling Stones member Keith Richards (1993).
- He is the lead singer and harmonica player of The Rolling Stones. In 1985, he signed a short-lived solo deal, and shortly afterwards, performed with Tina Turner at the Live Aid (1985) benefit concert in Philadelphia.
- On 11 May 2003, he was voted the 83rd Worst Briton in Channel 4's poll of the 100 Worst Britons.
- He has had nine US number one singles with The Rolling Stones; "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965), "Get Off Of My Cloud" (1965), "19th Nervous Breakdown" (1966), "Paint It Black" (1966), "Ruby Tuesday" (1967), "Honky Tonk Women" (1969), "Brown Sugar" (1971), "Angie" (1973) and "Miss You" (1978).
- His favorite Martin Scorsese film is Kundun (1997).
- He was voted the 4th sexiest artist in music history in VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists (2002).
- He is portrayed by Luke de Woolfson in Stoned (2005).
- In 2009, The Sunday Times List estimated his net worth at $311 million.
- He has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine twenty times. The first time was in 1968, and the last one (so far) was in 2005.
- In The Rolling Stones' final appearance on Toast of the Town (1948) (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show") on November 23, 1969, they performed "Love In Vain", "Gimme Shelter" and "Country Honk", the slow version of "Honky Tonk Women".
- In September 2002, The Rolling Stones have begun their "40th Anniversary Licks Tour" in the Fleet Center, Boston.
- In August 2005, The Rolling Stones are beginning another tour starting in Late August.
- In Knebworth, The Rolling Stones played to their single largest paying audience ever: 200,000 people attended the concert - however, they have played to larger audiences in free concerts (21 August 1976).
- He has homes in several countries.
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