FACTBOX-Jagger hits 65!

Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:57pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - Mick Jagger, famed for his pouting lips and swivelling hips, turned the Rolling Stones from a bunch of young rebels into "the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world."

The 60s bad boy, ended up a bastion of respectability. With houses around the world, he became -- to quote a Jagger lyric -- "a man of wealth and taste". He turns 65 on Saturday.

Here are some key facts:

* BECOMING A ROCK STAR:

* Born Michael Philip Jagger in Dartford in the south of England on July 26, 1943, the son of a school games teacher and a hairdresser, Jagger grew up in suburban England.

* An avid fan of American blues artists like Muddy Waters Jagger, who never learned to read music, formed his first band in his teens.

-- He had won a place at the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) but admitted he didn't take it seriously.

-- At London's Ealing Blues Club, Jagger met Brian Jones who was recruiting for a band he called the Rollin' Stones -- the "g" was to be restored later -- after a Muddy Waters song.

-- By the beginning of 1963, the Stones lineup was Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. In 1964 Jagger was catapulted to fame amid outrage and controversy about his surliness and the length of their hair.  Continued...

 

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