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Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton Keep George Thorogood From Retiring

At 58, George Thorogood is thinking about the end of his career. Talking to Spinner about his new album, 'The Dirty Dozen,' which mixes new material with some rarities, Thorogood says, "That's it, I'm going out with style, baby." Does that mean this is the farewell album? "You never know, it might be," he says. "You never know how long you're gonna live. You don't know what the world's going to be. I'm just saying if that is it, then I finished on a high note."

Despite his age, Thorogood admits that now that he sees some of his peers keeping at it, he's not ready to hang up his guitar just yet. "I kind of look at Mick Jagger as the barometer of how long I'm gonna go," he says. "He's about seven or eight years older than me, and Eric Clapton's five years older than me. look at those guys and I say, 'Well, they're still going, which means I have no right to retire.' Mick Jagger's gonna be 66."

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Posted by Steve Baltin on Jul 8th 2009 1:00PM
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Former Beatles, Stones Manager Allen Klein Dies at 77

A self-professed "shark" who managed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones among others, Allen Klein died Saturday, July 4, in New York City after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Klein was most famous for his vigorous negotiations, unprecedented deals and the bitterness he left behind with some of his clients.

As the founder of ABKCO Records, Klein worked with some of music's biggest names, including Herman's Hermits, Bobby Darin, and legendary soul singer Sam Cooke. But the Newark, NJ native became a music industry titan when he signed the Stones in the mid-'60s, securing them a rich record deal. However, the band became furious with him when he purchased the rights to several of the band's songs from a former manager. Mick Jagger testified against Klein at a 1984 trial over royalties and Keith Richards once described the band's five year relationship with Klein as "the price of an education." In the aftermath, Klein walked away with the rights to many of the band's songs that were written before 1971, including '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' and 'Jumping Jack Flash.'

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Posted by Steve Baltin on Jul 6th 2009 9:45AM
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Hugh Jackman Competed With Mick Jagger for Wife

To get a date with Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness, actor Hugh Jackman had to fend off more than comic book mutants. Yep, the 'X-Men' actor -- and one of PEOPLE magazine's Sexiest Men Alive -- nearly lost out on a romance with his future wife to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.

Jackman originally fell for Furness on the set of the Australian television series 'Corelli' in 1995. One evening, he invited her and 10 other guests for a dinner party that was nearly crashed by Jagger. As Jackman told London's Mail, "Deb's mobile phone rings. It's a very famous friend of hers who says, 'Deb, I'm outside Hugh's house in a limo with Mick Jagger and Mick says, 'Come down, let's party.'" The Aussie actor even seemed ready to concede the competition to the singer. "I say, 'Go with Mick,'" Jackman said. "But she gets on the phone and says, 'You tell Mick I'm having dinner with Hugh Jackman,' and hangs up."

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Posted by Dan Reilly on Apr 7th 2009 2:00PM
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10 Worst Duets Ever: No. 9

'Dancing in the Street'
--Mick Jagger and David Bowie (1985)


Jagger and Bowie recorded this Martha and the Vandellas cover (and shot the entire video) in less than one day. It shows. Hamming it up in the most hideous '80s fashions imaginable, two of the coolest rockers ever managed to murder both a great song and their reputations. The single's proceeds going to charity may be the only thing keeping everyone involved out of jail.
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Posted by Spinner Staff on Oct 1st 2008 12:00PM
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Potent Quotables: Weller's Rock Hero

"I wouldn't mind being Mick Jagger. He's skinny, still has hair and shags loads of birds."--Paul Weller

The former Jam frontman holds out hope for his elder years, thanks to his peer's sexagenarian, um ... strategy.
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Posted by Kim Davis on Jul 8th 2008 1:00PM
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Rock Almanac: July 2, 2008

On This Date in 1992: Mick Jagger becomes a grandfather when his daughter Jade gives birth to Assisi Lola Jackson.

The Almanac Advises for July 2: "A gift that never fails to put a smile on ol' Gramps' lips is a T-shirt or mug that contains the slogan 'World's Greatest Grandpa.'"

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Posted by Gaylord Fields on Jul 2nd 2008 8:00AM
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Katy Perry Disses Mick Jagger in Favor of John Mayer

Guys looking to impress 'Kissed a Girl' sensation Katy Perry better have their A-game going. "I'm a tough cookie," Perry tells Spinner. "I don't care who you are." Just ask legendary lothario Mick Jagger.

Perry, who worked with producer Glen Ballard on her debut album met Jagger at a dinner in L.A. through Ballard's friend Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. When asked if the Rolling Stones frontman had any words of wisdom for her, she laughs. "Besides the ones when he was trying to take me home," Perry says, "and took home my other girlfriend instead cause I ain't gonna have none of that? Mick Jagger could be my dad. I don't cross 60. The age limit's probably 30."

Perhaps one of the reasons Perry doesn't get swayed by fame is due to her bloodline. "My dad used to be an acid dealer for Timothy Leary and my mom dated Jimi Hendrix for half a second," she recalls. "They have a couple of stories."

But there is one ladies man even Perry isn't immune to. "I wish John Mayer would hit on me," she says. "But that's a whole other story."

Posted by Steve Baltin on Jun 10th 2008 4:00PM
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