Sir Mick Jagger, the hip-gyrating, ever-energetic frontman of The Rolling Stones, has turned 80.
Fans around the globe will be thankful the charismatic musician, who celebrates the milestone birthday on Wednesday, did not graduate from the London School of Economics and instead chose to pursue his music dreams.
The Rolling Stones, formed in the early 1960s, saw Sir Mick ask his friend Keith Richards to join his blues band and they became regular faces at a jazz club in Ealing Broadway, which was also frequented by guitarist Brian Jones and drummer Charlie Watts.
By May 1964, the Stones’ eponymous debut album had knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts, and the hits kept coming.
The Rolling Stones topped the singles chart for the first time with It’s All Over Now in July 1964, the start of a consecutive run of five number ones which included what has become one of their signature tunes – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.
Sir Mick was knighted in 2002, and in 2016, in his 70s, he became a father again as he and ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick welcomed a baby boy.
The singer, who is a great-grandfather, has eight children in total – Karis, Jade, Elizabeth, James, Georgia, Gabriel and Lucas – from previous relationships – and then the youngest, Deveraux.
Last year the Stones – Sir Mick and guitarists Richards and Ronnie Wood – travelled through Europe for their 60th anniversary tour.
The Sixty tour featured stops in cities including Madrid, Milan and Paris, and also saw them perform at BST Hyde Park in London.
They were joined on tour by Steve Jordan on drums, following the death of the band’s long-time drummer Charlie Watts in August 2021.
Here is a gallery of Sir Mick’s career highlights:
