Over the decades, Buckingham Palace summoned a select group of musicians to be awarded by Queen Elizabeth II. Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Elton John and Bob Geldof were knighted, and Robert Plant was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire. One of the few female musicians to receive such an honor was Annie Lennox, who, in 2011, was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her work with the poverty-relief charitable organization Oxfam as well as AIDS charities ...
Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger sit opposite each other on a train to Bangor. 1967
Brad Paisley has revealed that his new album will feature appearances by not only Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, but also Timbaland. "Mick Jagger has a song on there with me that is gonna flip you out," Paisley revealed during an interview with Taste of Country Nights' Sam Alex. "John Fogerty and I have been writing, and wait 'til you hear that." more...
Simon de Pury has been called both the Mick Jagger and the Peter Pan of auctions. Dealer, collector, curator, schmoozer, his clients include billionaires, rock stars and royalty. He dishes plenty about the art market in his new book, The Auctioneer, and he explains the rise and fall of his own auction house, Phillips de Pury. more...
While Mick Jagger serves as the creator of, and inspiration behind, HBO's upcoming new show Vinyl, a show he created alongside famed filmmaker Martin Scorsese, he says the show isn't based on anything in particular. "Not really," he tells Billboard. "I just thought it would be good to have these characters in the record business because there are so many crazy people and then make it go through different periods." more...
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