Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. He is one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. As a solo artist, he reached number one 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.
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Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. He is one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger was born and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He studied at the London School of Economics before joining the Stones. He has eight children with five women, and became a great-grandfather in 2014. His net worth has been estimated at USD 360 million. In 2003, he was knighted for his services to popular music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of fame in 2004. As a solo artist, he reached number one on the UK and US singles charts with 13 singles, the top 10 with 32 singles and the top 40 with 70 singles. In the late 1960s, Jagger starred in the films Performance and Ned Kelly to a mixed reception. He began a solo career in 1985, releasing his first album, She’s the Boss, and joined the electric supergroup SuperHeavy in 2009. His career has spanned over five decades, and he has been described as \”one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll\”. His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Keith Richards’ guitar style, have been the trademark of theRolling Stones throughout the band’s career. Jagger gained press notoriety for his romantic involvements, and was often portrayed as a countercultural figure.
He left school in 1961 after passing seven O-levels and two A-levels. His younger brother, Chris, is also a musician, and the two have performed together. He and Richards lost contact with each other when they went to different schools, but after a chance encounter on platform two at Dartford railway station in July 1960, resumed their friendship and discovered their shared love of rhythm and blues. In September 1950, Keith Richards and Jagger were classmates at Wentworth Primary School, Dartford prior to the Jagger family’s 1954 move to Wilmington, Kent, The same year he passed the eleven-plus and went to Dartford Grammar School, which now has the Mick Jagger Centre, named after its most famous alumnus, installed within the school’s site. Although brought up to follow his father’s career path, he stated in According to the Rolling Stone that he ‘was always a singer’ Jagger has been married once, and has also had several other relationships. He also has five grandchildren and became the great- grandfather of Assisi in 2014, when his granddaughter Assisi gave birth to a daughter. He was knighted in 2003, and in 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Rolling Singer Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame for his services to popular music. His son Chris Jagger is a musician and has performed together with the Rolling Stones.
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