Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English musician He is known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones Jagger has cowritten most of the bands songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards their songwriting partnership is one of the most successful in rock music history His career has spanned more than six decades and he has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential leaders in the history of rock music His distinctive voice energetic live performances and Richards guitar style have been the Rolling Stones trademark throughout the bands career Early in his career Jagger gained notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use and has often been portrayed as a countercultural figure Jagger was born and grew up in Dartford He studied at the London School of Economics before abandoning his studies to focus on his career with the Rolling Stones In the early 1970s Jagger starred in the films Performance 1970 and Ned Kelly 1970 to mixed receptions Beginning in the 1980s he released a number of solo works including four albums and the single Dancing in the Street a 1985 duet with David Bowie that reached No 1 in the UK and Australia and was a topten hit in other countries In the 2000s Jagger cofounded a film production company Jagged Films and produced feature films through the company beginning with the 2001 historical drama Enigma He was also a member of the supergroup SuperHeavy from 2009 to 2011 Although relationships with his bandmates notably Richards deteriorated during the 1980s Jagger has always found more success with the Rolling Stones than with his solo and side projects He was married to Bianca PérezMora Macias from 1971 to 1978 He has had SEVERAL other relationships he has eight children with five women In 1989 Jagger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones As a Rolling Stones member and a solo artist he reached No 1 on the UK and US singles charts with 13 singles the top 10 with 32 singles and the top 40 with 70 singles In 2003 he was knighted for his services to popular music Jagger is credited with being a trailblazer in pop music and bringing a style and sex appeal to rock and roll that has been imitated and proven influential with subsequent generations of musicians