DEEP UP: The Mick Jagger Interview Part 2
In this summary installment he waxes philosophical on the business, the people, and the effect that both have had on his mental and physical equilibrium.
(The following is the conclusion of an exclusive two-part interview. Last month Mick reminisced about childhood, first lays, early days with the Stones, and Brian. In this summary installment he waxes philosophical on the business, the people, and the effect that both have had on his mental and physical equilibrium. — Ed.)
Most bands who started around the same time as you have either returned to obscurity or are now appearing on Rock Revival Shows.
Well, it can’t go on forever. The thing that bugs me is that I get treated like The Grandfather Of Pop, just like James Brown is regarded as The Grandfather Of Soul — and I do get treated like that. Now I’m only three years older than David Bowie. Or is it two?
I don’t know why we’ve kept going. I think really because we were successful, but that’s sorta begging the question. The reason we were successful was because of something else.
People like Little Richard and Chuck Berry seemed to drift into limbo and just repeat themselves.
They’ve been doing that for so long, though. By the time we started they were already doing that.