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Sunday, March 24, 2024

Inside the Terry O’Neill Retrospective at Fotografiska New York

The Rolling Stones outside St. George’s Church in Hanover Square, London, 17th January 1964. Clockwise from bottom left: Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Brian Jones (1942 – 1969).

Inside the Terry O’Neill Retrospectiveat Fotografiska New York

By Mekala Rajagopal

Photographed by Terry O'Neill

June 6, 2023

It’s never been easier to feel close to your favorite star—all it takes is a few clicks to find a selfie on their Instagram. But before social media, and even the days of peak paparazzi, Terry O’Neill defined the concept of the celebrity story in photographs you can find at Stars, a new exhibition celebrating a half-century of the photographer’s legacy at Fotografiska New York. “I remember my parents talking about stars in the mid-seventies,” says Fotografiska chair Yoram Roth. “They may as well have been talking about Bible characters. These were people who were so unknown to them that every snippet of information was passed around like scripture. To see a photo in a glossy magazine weekly or monthly made you feel like you had access to something that we now take for granted.” Just before the show’s opening, Roth made time to walk us through some of O’Neill’s most iconic images of Faye Dunaway, Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor, and David Bowie.

Mick Jagger at 80 / How the Rolling Stone is still one of the greatest frontmen of rock

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger at 80: how the Rolling Stone is still one of the greatest frontmen of rock

Despite his past with drugs, today The Rolling Stones’ singer is an example of energy and commitment on stage in his eight decade

Alonso Martínez
July 26, 2023

Celebrating his 80th birthday, Mick Jagger, the iconic frontman of The Rolling Stones, continues to captivate audiences with his magnetic stage presence and unparalleled talent. Though renowned for his musical accomplishments, Jagger’s journey hasn’t been without its share of controversies, particularly his association with drugs during the 1960s. Despite the tumultuous past, Jagger’s life took a turn when he embraced a new chapter, leaving behind the haze of substance use to embark on a path of health and discipline. As he marks this momentous milestone, his dedication to maintaining peak performance remains unwavering. This is how he is still one of the best frontman in show business… at 80 years old.

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Mick Jagger turns 80: The story of the rock legend’s most memorable performance

Mick Jagger cumple 80 años: la historia de su memorable interpretación con todo en contra

Today, July 26, the renowned Rolling Stones vocalist enters his eighth decade on earth. We take a look back at one of the band’s most iconic moments. This fall, the group will release its first album of new songs in 18 years

Carlos Marcos

July 26, 2023

It was half past four in the morning on a December day in 1968. The Rolling Stones had started filming at 8 a.m. the morning before, recording scenes for their Rock and Roll Circus TV show. The band was beyond exhausted, but they had to do one more take of a song they just couldn’t get right. They debated recording it the next day, but decided they had to keep going: there wasn’t the budget for it. Mick Jagger took the helm and huddled the band back together. He asked them to make one last push. Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman stood wearily at their instruments, wearing grimaces of displeasure. The conga intro to Sympathy for the Devil began to play. Then, suddenly, the miracle happened. This is how Philip Norman, the author of the most comprehensive biography on Jagger (Mick Jagger, Ecco, 2012) tells it: “Despite his exhaustion, he gave his diabolic Bayeux Tapestry the most extraordinary interpretation it had ever had, or would have, galvanizing his sleepy audience awake in their colored ponchos, daring the temperamental cameras to miss so much as a millisecond, focusing even Brian’s beclouded features into a trance of ecstatic approval. By the end, the ‘mayne of wealth and taste’ had turned into a sacrificial victim, kneeling low before the camera as if for the headman’s ax, then tugging off his red T-shirt to reveal that skinny yet well-muscled physique, tattooed across chest and biceps with black magical faces and designs.” (Incidentally, Jagger’s tattoos were fake).

8 Things You Never Knew About Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger

Lauren Novak

26 July, 2023

Mick Jagger might be one of the most famous rock stars in the world, known for his incredible talent as the lead singer for the Rolling Stones and for having eight children throughout his many relationships. Jagger has also proved that age is just a number as he continues to rock out at 80 years old! While Jagger may be one of the most popular singers in the world, it wasn’t always in his plan. Find out what he actually wanted to do before he became a musician and some other fun facts about Jagger for his birthday on July 26th.

Lost Rolling Stones song with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page to be released

Mick Jagger on the cover of Goats Head Soup, which is being reissued.
Photograph: Record Company Handout

Lost Rolling Stones song with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page to be released

Scarlet is joined by two other unreleased songs, Criss Cross and All the Rage, on a deluxe version of Goat’s Head Soup

Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Thu 9 July 2020

A long-lost song the Rolling Stones recorded with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page is to finally be released. Scarlet, thought to be named after Page’s daughter, was recorded in October 1974. It is described in a press release as having “layered guitar textures” from Page, and is “as infectious and raunchy as anything the band cut in this hallowed era”.

It is to be released on a deluxe edition of the Stones’ 1973 album Goat s Head Soup, recorded in Jamaica and containing the atypical hit single, Angie. It is generally seen as a notch below the run of albums that preceded it, including Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St, though Mick Jagger praised it above Main St on release, saying: “I really put all I had into it.”

The reissue will feature two other unreleased tracks, including Criss Cross, which has been released with a new (and somewhat lecherous) video: a quintessential uptempo Stones rock’n’roll track with Jagger singing: “Skin to skin, tongue to tongue, touch me baby … I think I need a blood transfusion.” It has been previously heard as the outtake Criss Cross Man.

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The other unreleased track is All the Rage, which has “a wild, post-Brown Sugar strut”, according to the release. A live album, Brussels Affair, is also included in the box set, to be released on 4 September.

The Stones are working on an album of original material, which will be their first since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. They released a single from it, Living in a Ghost Town, in April. Guardian critic Alexis Petridis called it “appealingly sleazy … trim and light on its feet” and said it was “substantially better than the stuff Jagger and Richards came up with 15 years ago”.

THE GUARDIAN

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Marianne Faithfull hospitalised with coronavirus

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull hospitalised with coronavirus

Star described by her representatives as being ‘stable and responding to treatment’

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Sat 4 Apr 2020 23.41 BST

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull has been hospitalised in London with coronavirus.

The singer, who became famous during the “swinging London” scene of the 1960s and has had a respected (and occasionally troubled) career since, is said to be stable and responding to treatment, according to her representatives.

Her friend, the performer Penny Arcade, told Rolling Stone Faithfull had self-isolated following a cold, and then checked herself into hospital last Monday, where she tested positive for Covid-19. She has since contracted pneumonia.

Faithfull, who is 73, has had various health issues in the past. She suffered from anorexia during a spell of homelessness in central London in the early 1970s, when she was also addicted to heroin. In 2006, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent successful surgery. In 2007, she announced she had hepatitis C, diagnosed 12 years previously. She also has arthritis, and has had other joint issues, including a hip injury which became infected after surgery and forced her to cancel a 2015 tour.

Apart from a decade-long fallow period following her 1960s breakthrough, she has steadily released music throughout her life. Her most recent album was 2018’s Negative Capability, described as “a masterly meditation on ageing and death” in a five-star Observer review.

THE GUARDIAN

Sunday, March 31, 2019

The Rolling Stones postpone tour due to Mick Jagger's health

Mick Jagger
by James Lee

The Rolling Stones postpone tour due to Mick Jagger's health

Singer ‘devastated’ but expects to make full recovery and tells fans to keep tickets

Los Rolling Stones suspenden su gira por EE UU y Canadá porque Mick Jagger está enfermo

Saturday 20 March 2019

Sir Mick Jagger has said he is “devastated” to let down fans after the Rolling Stones announced they were postponing a tour of the US and Canada while the frontman seeks medical treatment.

The singer, 75, has been told by doctors that he cannot go on tour at the moment but has been advised that he is expected to make a full recovery. No further details of his condition were given.

A statement from the group said: “Unfortunately today the Rolling Stones have had to announce the postponement of their upcoming US/Canada tour dates – we apologise for any inconvenience this causes those who have tickets to shows but wish to reassure fans to hold on to these existing tickets, as they will be valid for rescheduled dates, which will be announced shortly.

“Mick has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time, as he needs medical treatment.

“The doctors have advised Mick that he is expected to make a complete recovery so that he can get back on stage as soon as possible.”

Jagger wrote on Twitter: “I’m so sorry to all our fans in America & Canada with tickets. I really hate letting you down like this. I’m devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on stage as soon as I can. Once again, huge apologies to everyone.”

The band were due to kick off the US and Canada leg of their No Filter tour at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida on 20 April , finishing at the Burl’s Creek Even Grounds in Ontario, Canada, on 29 June.

Tour promoters AEG Presents and Concerts West have advised ticketholders to hold on to their existing tickets because will be valid for the rescheduled dates.

THE GUARDIAN

Monday, October 2, 2017

Life and style / Ronnie Wood / ‘How often do I have sex? You’ve got to have that every day’

Ronnie Wood: ‘I’m quite a happy bloke.’
Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Guardian

LIFE AND STYLE

Q&A

Ronnie Wood: ‘How often do I have sex? You’ve got to have that every day’

The musician on his paintings, his singing twins – and his nose

Rosanna Greenstreet
Saturday 16 September 2017 09.30 BST

orn in Hillingdon, Ronnie Wood, 70, studied at Ealing College of Art. He joined several bands – the Birds, the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces – before becoming one of the Rolling Stones in 1975. He has continued to paint and draw, and his work is collected in the book, Ronnie Wood: Artist, which is out now. He is married for the third time, to theatre producer Sally Humphreys, and has six children. This year, he had surgery for lung cancer.

Ronnie and family

When were you happiest?

Right now is a pretty good time in my life. I am existing on three-monthly check-ups, but, yeah, I am very grateful.

What is your greatest fear?

I am fearless.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Forgetfulness.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Stubbornness.

Property aside, what’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought?

Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.

What would your super power be?

X-ray vision. I was always intrigued by that when I was a kid.

What makes you unhappy?

Not a lot – I’m quite a happy bloke.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

I like everything.

If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose?

The Frankenstein dinosaur they’ve just discovered in Chile.

Who would play you in the film of your life?

Daniel Craig!

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.

What is your most unappealing habit?

My nose comes into it!

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

I am not guilty about it, but caviar.

What do you owe your parents?

My manners. Funnily enough, my parents were both born in Paddington Basin and that’s where I live now. Me and my older brothers, Art and Ted, were the first of the Woods to be born on dry land.

To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why?

I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

My wife Sally.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

“I’ll be right back.”

If you could edit your past, what would you change?

All the hanging about.

How often do you have sex?

You’ve got to have that every day.

What is the closest you’ve come to death?

I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.