Mick Jagger's flings with two Rolling Stones bandmates as he turns 80

26 July 2023 , 07:35

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Mick Jagger's flings with two Rolling Stones bandmates as he turns 80

Mick Jagger marks his 80th birthday today as he celebrates becoming one of the most influential and talented stars to ever emerge from the UK, changing the music industry with his distinctive voice and genius lyrics.

Over the past 6 decades, Mick has enjoyed a wild journey - especially during the height of his career - as fame, rock and roll, and lots of sex dominated his life.

While the legendary singer is celebrating his 80th birthday alongside his fiancée, ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick, 36, back in the day, the singer enjoyed several flings - two of which were reportedly with other members of The Rolling Stones.

The androgynous style icon is famous for dating a string of stunning supermodels, actresses and singers over the years - but he is also rumoured to have had an affair with David Bowie.

A book which was released last year, claims that the Thin White Duke wasn't Jagger's male lover - and that he also had a dalliance with two members of his own band.

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Lesley-Ann Jones claims in her book The Stone Age that Jagger is a 'bisexual icon' who had flings with both Keith Richards and guitarist Mick Taylor who was in the band from 1969 to 1974.

Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performing in 2006 (Getty Images)

Both men appear in an appendix to the book listing Jagger's many lovers over his career.

Jagger's alleged fling with David Bowie is also mentioned as is an alleged affair with Austrian actor Helmut Berger.

The author also features quotes from interviews with Jagger's past girlfriends.

Anita Pallenberg said: "From when I first met them, I saw Mick was in love with Keith."

While Marianne Faithfull added: "I had an inkling that there was a sexual undercurrent between them. I knew in some part of my head that Mick was bisexual."

Clockwise from left) Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones (center) in 1968 (Michael Ochs Archives)

Mick is famous for being a lothario (Corbis via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, the author interviewed Paul Levett who sat with Mick Taylor's former wife Rose at a party.

"She told me that she found her husband in bed with Mick Jagger," Levett claims. "Why would she say such a thing to me, if she had not seen it with her own eyes?"

Jagger himself admitted that Taylor was "exciting" and "very pretty" in a 1995 interview.

"Mick would play very fluid lines against my vocals," he said. "He was exciting, and he was very pretty, and it gave me something to follow, to bang off. Some people think that's the best version of the band that existed."

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Meanwhile, the relationship between Jagger and Richards has been well documented as being fiery over the years.

In 2010 Richards wrote in his book Life that his nickname for Jagger was "Her Majesty" and he claimed the frontman had a "tiny todger".

Jagger only agreed to go back on tour with the Rolling Stones after Richards apologised for the remarks.

But the pair have now made amends, and Marianne Faithfull once said: "Of all Mick's relationships, the only one that really means anything to him is with Keith."

Mirror has contacted Jagger's representative for comment on this story.

Jessica Gibb