Mick Jagger, 82, says entertaining fans is his job, not lecturing them
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Mick Jagger explains what he thinks his job is as an entertainer.
During an interview with the New York Times podcast, he said,ReportThe 82-year-old Rolling Stones frontman shared that he believes his job as a musician is to make sure audiences “probably have the best time” at his shows.
“I mean, my whole thing, my job in the live music world, is people coming in to have the best time they can and forget about all their problems, the world’s problems, their mortgages and whatever, for two hours or whatever,” he said.
“They can have the best time. It’s actually like going to a sporting event, because everything else is just yelling,” he continued. “You just watch who’s going to win. You don’t worry about everything else.”
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Jagger said it was not his place to “lecture” the audience at his shows. (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for Dior)
Jagger made it clear that he was more interested in making sure his fans left feeling good at the end of the concert, emphasizing that he “didn’t want to lecture them” about anything.
Although he does not feel the need to “lecture” his fans at his concerts, he does not go beyond expressing his own opinion and making social comments in his lyrics.
“I’ve also gotten into the habit of making songs about personal relationships, and then I put a poem in there about politics,” he explained. “I think that’s a trick I’ve learned from other songwriters or from listening to others, because no one wants to listen to an entire song about politics or social commentary.”
Although the musician told interviewer David Marchese that his main goal when performing was to entertain, he sparked a minor fight between himself and the governor of Louisiana while performing in New Orleans in May 2024.
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Jagger once addressed the governor of Louisiana during a performance at a music festival in New Orleans. (Evan Agostini/Invision/Getty Images, File)
While performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Jagger called out Governor Jeff Landry by name.
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“We’re a hospitable crowd, aren’t we?” Jagger asked. “I hope Mr. Landry is enjoying the show. He’s a really inclusive guy. He’s trying to take us back to the Stone Age.”
Shortly after the comment, the Republican governor responded on social media with a response that appeared to mock the singer.
Jagger’s comments saw the Louisiana governor take shots at him on social media. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images. File)
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“You can’t always get what you want,” he shared on X. “The only person who can remember the Stone Age is Mick Jagger. Love you man, always welcome to Louisiana! #LoveMyCountryMusic.”
