Mick is 81 and still moving like Jagger -

We know, it's only rock 'n' roll, but we like it. And so does one of the most iconic front men of all time—Mick Jagger. With a career spanning over half a century, the British rock star has been through a lot. 

Show some respect to the man who can still probably out-sing (and outrun) many younger musicians. Click through and get to know more about one of the greatest performers in music history!

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Mick Jagger - Mick Jagger was born Michael Philip Jagger on July 26, 1943, in Dartford, England.

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Multi-instrumentalist - He can play the guitar, harmonica, tambourine, and piano.

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First band - Before The Rolling Stones, he was the lead singer of Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys.

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He's got an education - Mick Jagger attended the London School of Economics.

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He wasn't the band's original leader - The late guitarist Brian Jones was the original founder of The Rolling Stones.

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He was arrested - In 1967, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested for drug possession.

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He was arrested...again - Two years later, Mick Jagger and then-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull were arrested for marijuana possession.

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The Altamont Speedway Free Festival - In 1969, a fan was stabbed to death by the Hell's Angels, who had been hired as security guards for the festival.

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The Hell's Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger - Following the festival, the Stones decided to dissociate themselves from the biker gang. The Hell's Angels then plotted to assassinate Mick Jagger in retaliation, reports The Telegraph. 

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He played at his own wedding reception - Jagger jammed with other musicians shortly after he got married to Bianca Jagger in 1971 in Saint-Tropez.

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The Glimmer Twins - The Jagger/Richards partnership is one of the most successful songwriting duos on the planet.

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'Brown Sugar' - The band's popular song 'Brown Sugar' was inspired by Jagger's then-girlfriend Marsha Hunt, who gave birth to the singer's first child.

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He destroyed an engagement - Jagger seduced former supermodel Jerry Hall while she was still engaged to Roxy Music's front man, Bryan Ferry.

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Carla Bruni - But Jerry Hall wasn't the only woman to get lured away from her partner. He reportedly did the same to Carla Bruni, who was dating fellow musician Eric Clapton at the time.

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'Performance' - Mick Jagger starred in the 1970 British film 'Performance.'

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Tequila Sunrise - Mick Jagger popularized the cocktail by drinking it all over the world during the Stones' 1972 tour.

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He got punched by Charlie Watts - In 1984, Charlie Watts punched Mick Jagger in the face after he called Watts' hotel room and asked "Where is my drummer?" Watts told Jagger to never call him "his drummer" again.

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Autobiography - London publisher John Blake reportedly holds a 1980s memoir written by Mick Jagger, though it has never been published.

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Famous quote - In 1975, when Jagger was 31, he told People magazine "I'd rather be dead than sing 'Satisfaction' when I'm 45." We're glad he didn't follow through with this.

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Rockumentary - In 2008, The Rolling Stones' documentary 'Shine a Light,' directed by Martin Scorsese, was released.

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Knighthood - In 2003, he became Sir Mick Jagger after receiving his knighthood at Buckingham Palace, England.

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'The Simpsons' - Jagger appears as himself on the 2002 episode of 'The Simpsons,' titled 'How I Spent My Strummer Vacation.'

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Family - The Rolling Stones front man has eight children from five women. He also has several grandchildren, and is already a great-grandfather.

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Tory - Mick Jagger has expressed his admiration for the late British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

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He's fit! - Jagger is in top shape. His workouts vary, but there's plenty of resistance training, running, and dancing. This is even after he suffered a health scare in 2019.

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Ladies' man -

He has reportedly slept with around 4,000 women!

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