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Jagger Fit to Be Knighted
Despite his devilish reputation as a raging hedonist, the Rolling Stones frontman looks like he's going to get some serious props from that honky-tonk woman otherwise known as Queen Elizabeth II: a knighthood.
Jagger, who was nominated for the honor by British Prime Minister Tony Blair--an avid Stones fan--will receive the title "Sir Mick" (not to be confused with Sir Mix-A-Lot) at the Queen's birthday bash next weekend, according to a report in London's Sunday Times and seconded by several other British news outlets. He is to be honored for his 40 years as one of rock's driving forces.
"At last, His Satanic Majesty is called to the palace," writes the Times.
Per tradition, neither Buckingham palace nor Blair's office would confirm the report ("We never discuss honors until they are actually awarded," says one government mucky-muck), but all indications are it's a done deal, meaning he'll join fellow rock gods Paul McCartney and Elton John in Britain's knightly pantheon.
Aside from penning such seminal songs as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Sympathy for the Devil," "Brown Sugar," "Start Me Up" and "Emotional Rescue," Jagger has sold tens of millions of albums as a member of the Stones and as a solo artist. He and his Grammy-winning bandmates are already enshrined with rock royalty in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jagger has also become something of a Hollywood player, producing the recent WWII sub thriller Enigma starring Kate Winslet and appearing in a cameo in the Sundance drama The Man from Elysian Fields with Andy Garcia.
But, like Sirs Paul and Elton, the Mickster has had a, let's say, colorful past--replete with sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll--that doesn't exactly jibe with the the straight-laced likes of the usual honorees.
"Jagger's failure in the past to bag a knighthood has been put down to his hedonistic lifestyle," writes the Times. "Since he first came to prominence with the Rolling Stones in the early 1960s, he has publicly played the bad boy."
Among his more dubious accomplishments: the 1970 pot bust with Marianne Faithful, the rumored fling with David Bowie, the revolving door of significant others and a bevy of children, many out of wedlock. (And we won't even mention the affront that was his last solo album, 2001's critically panned and underperforming Goddess in the Doorway.)
The 58-year-old singer has been officially married just once--to Bianca Jagger (he claimed that his longtime union with model-actress Jerry Hall was never recognized under British law)--but has acknowledged paternity of no less than seven children by four different women. Most recently "Old Rubber Lips" (as he's affectionately known in the British press) was ordered to pay a whopping $35,000 a month for the son he had with Brazilian model Luciana Morad.
To pay for all the pups, it's no surprise the soon-to-be Sir Mick will be hitting the road again. In honor of the Stones' 40th anniversary, the band announced last month that it was planning to launch a year-long world tour starting in North America and then heading through Australia, Japan, Europe and what they hope will be their first-ever shows in China. The band kicks off the trek in September.
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