Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.
MICK JAGGERNormally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.
MICK JAGGERI think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.
MICK JAGGERThere’s no absolutes in life – only vodka.
MICK JAGGERToo much is never enough.
MICK JAGGEREveryone knows what their roots are, but you’ve got to explore everywhere. You’ve got to explore the sky too.
MICK JAGGERYou never really know what’s going to happen. You never know what the audience is going to be like or how they’re going to behave.
MICK JAGGERI remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, ‘You should never sing the lyrics out very clearly.
MICK JAGGERI don’t want to be my extrovert self all the time.
MICK JAGGERDon’t you think it’s sometimes wise not to grow up.
MICK JAGGERThe grown-up world was a very ordered society in the early ’60s, and I was coming out of it. America was even more ordered than anywhere else. I found it was a very restrictive society in thought and behavior and dress.
MICK JAGGERI came into music just because I wanted the bread. It’s true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted.
MICK JAGGERI don’t like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.
MICK JAGGERAll dancing is a replacement for sex.
MICK JAGGERMusic should elevate you. You can be raised, or left stranded. You can’t be raised all the time, in my experience. This might be a rare moment. You might just go up to that level but that’s always good.
MICK JAGGERI don’t think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.
MICK JAGGERHe stole my music but he gave me my name.
MICK JAGGER