Mick Jagger, Voyager
THIS IS THE WAY TO MEET MICK JAGGER. WE’RE IN CANNES, SITTING TOGETHER ON THE ROOFTOP OF A FIVE-STAR HOTEL, OVERLOOKING THE CRYSTAL-BLUE MEDITERRANEAN WATERS OF THE FRENCH RIVIERA. AND WHO SAID A ROCK STAR’S
LIFE WASN’T GLAMOROUS? STILL, JAGGER’S NOT ONE TO FLAUNT IT. TODAY, THE 67-YEAR-OLD FROM DARTFORD IS SPORTING GREY FLANNELS, A BLUE-AND-WHITE CHECKED SHIRT AND A PAIR OF CHEAP AND CHEERFUL TRAINERS YOUR DAD MIGHT BUY. BUT UNDOUBTEDLY THE LEAD SINGER WITH THE ROLLING STONES IS STILL THE ULTIMATE ROCK STAR. WHO ARE THE CHALLENGERS? U2’S BONO? THE FOO FIGHTERS’ DAVE GROHL? MUSE’S MATT BELLAMY? OTHER FRONT MEN DON’T COME CLOSE TO TOUCHING JAGGER’S SWAGGER.