Sir Michael Philip Jagger
(born July,26th 1943)
is an English musician.
He is known as
the lead singer
and one of the
founder members of
Jagger has co-written
most of the
band's 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
front men
in the
history of rock music.
His distinctive voice
and energetic
live performances,
along with
Richards' guitar style,
have been
the Rolling Stones'
trademark
throughout
the band's career.
Early in his career,
Jagger gained notoriety
for his
romantic involvements
and illicit drug use, a
nd has often been
portrayed as a
countercultural figure.
In the 2000s,
Jagger co-founded 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,
particularly 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 Pérez-Mora Macias
from 1971 to 1978,
and 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 member of
the Rolling Stones
and as 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 with bringing
a style and
sex appeal
to rock and roll
that have been
imitated and proven
influential with
subsequent generations
of musicians.
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