Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943)[2] is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and

film producer who gained worldwide fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of
the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over five decades, and he has been described as
"one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll".[3] His distinctive
voice and energetic live performances, along with Keith Richards' guitar style, have been the
trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Jagger gained press notoriety for
his romantic involvements, and was often portrayed as a countercultural figure.

Jagger was born and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He studied at the London School of Economics
before abandoning his academic career to join the Rolling Stones. Jagger has written most of the
Rolling Stones' songs together with Richards, and they continue to collaborate musically. In the
late 1960s, Jagger began acting in films (starting with Performance and Ned Kelly), to a mixed
reception. He began a solo career in 1985, releasing his first album, She's the Boss, and joined
the electric supergroup SuperHeavy in 2009. Relationships with the Stones' members,
particularly Richards, deteriorated during the 1980s, but Jagger has always found more success
with the band than with his solo and side projects.

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 Stones, and as a solo artist, he
reached number one 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 has been married (and divorced) once, and has also had several other relationships. Jagger
has eight children with five women. He also has five grandchildren and became a great-
grandfather on 19 May 2014, when his granddaughter Assisi gave birth to daughter Ezra Key.
Jagger's net worth has been estimated at $360 million.

Contents
 1 Early life
 2 The Rolling Stones
o 2.1 1960s
o 2.2 1970s
o 2.3 1980s
o 2.4 1990s
o 2.5 2000s
o 2.6 2010s
 3 Relationship with Keith Richards
 4 Acting and film production
 5 Personal life
o 5.1 Relationships
o 5.2 Children
o 5.3 Family
  6 Interests and philanthropy
 7 Honours
 8 In popular culture
 9 Legacy
 10 Discography
o 10.1 Solo albums
o 10.2 Compilation
o 10.3 Collaborative albums
o 10.4 Singles
 11 Filmography
o 11.1 As producer
 12 Notes
 13 References
o 13.1 Sources
 14 External links

Early life
Michael Philip Jagger was born into a middle-class family in Dartford, Kent on 26 July 1943.[4]
His father, Basil Fanshawe "Joe" Jagger (13 April 1913 – 11 November 2006),[5] and grandfather
David Ernest Jagger were both teachers.[6] His mother, Eva Ensley Mary (née Scutts; 6 April
1913 – 18 May 2000), born in Sydney, Australia, of English descent,[7] was a hairdresser[6] and an
active member of the Conservative Party.[8] Jagger's younger brother, Chris (born 19 December
1947), is also a musician.[9] The two have performed together.[10]

Although brought up to follow his father's career path, Jagger "was always a singer" as he stated
in According to the Rolling Stones. "I always sang as a child. I was one of those kids who just
liked to sing. Some kids sing in choirs; others like to show off in front of the mirror. I was in the
church choir and I also loved listening to singers on the radio–the BBC or Radio Luxembourg–or
watching them on TV and in the movies."[11]

In September 1950, Keith Richards and Jagger were classmates at Wentworth Primary School,
Dartford prior to the Jagger family's 1954 move to Wilmington, Kent.[12] The same year he
passed the eleven-plus and went to Dartford Grammar School, which now has the Mick Jagger
Centre, named after its most famous alumnus, installed within the school's site.[13] Jagger and
Richards lost contact with each other when they went to different schools, but after a chance
encounter on platform two at Dartford railway station in July 1960, resumed their friendship and
discovered their shared love of rhythm and blues, which for Jagger had begun with Little
Richard.[14][15]

Jagger left school in 1961 after passing seven O-levels and two A-levels.[13] With Richards, he
moved into a flat in Edith Grove, Chelsea, London, with guitarist Brian Jones. While Richards
and Jones planned to start their own rhythm and blues group, Blues Incorporated, Jagger
continued to study business on a government grant as an undergraduate student at the London
School of Economics,[16] and had seriously considered becoming either a journalist or a
politician, comparing the latter to a pop star.[17][18]

Brian Jones, using the name Elmo Lewis, began working at the Ealing Club — where a "loosely
knit version" of Blues Incorporated began with Richards. Jagger began to jam with the group,
eventually becoming featured singer. Soon, Richards, Jones, and Jagger began to practise on
their own,[19] laying the foundation for what would become The Rolling Stones.[19]