Sir Michael Philip Jagger, known to the world as Mick Jagger, the frontman of the sensational band The Rolling Stones. He is an English musician, record producer, actor and one of the most famous frontmen in rock and roll history. Keep reading to know more about Mick Jagger’s net worth in 2018.
Early Life
Born on 26th July 1943, Jagger was born to Basil Fanshawe and Eva Ensley Mary in Dartford, Kent.
He went to Wentworth Primary School where he met Keith Richards. He then studied in Dartford Grammar School and proceeded to study in the London School of Economics.
Mick Jagger has eight children by five different women. He has dated multiple women in his lifetime, and he married only one of them, Bianca De Macias. It was a short-lived marriage due to his affairs. He married Jerry Hall in an unofficial ceremony in Bali which was eventually declared null and void.
Jagger is rumored to be currently dating Melanie Hamrick.
Career
Jagger left LSE in 1963 to pursue a full-time music career. Andrew Loog Oldham became the first manager of The Rolling Stones who marketed them as rebels which eventually helped them sign a deal with Decca Records.
They initially started off by singing covers and then to write their own songs. They hit the British charts for the first time in 1964 for a cover of Bobby Womack’s “It’s All Over Now.” They also released their debut album in this year. Their initial hit singles include “That Girl Belongs to Yesterday,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “Paint It Black.”
Albums like Out of Our Heads (1965) and Aftermath (1966) were precursors to their enormously successful album Beggars Banquet(1968).
In 1970, Mick even branched out into movies including Ned Kelly and In Performance.
His band kept churning out hit albums like Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St., Some Girls, Emotional Rescue, and Tattoo You.
Jagger tried to make a solo career by creating the albums. She’s the Boss, Primitive Cool, Wandering Spirit and Goddess in the Doorway.
In the meanwhile, he released Steel Wheels, Voodoo Lounge, Bridges to Babylon and A Bigger Bang with The Rolling Stones.
The Rolling Stones also performed at the historic concert in Havana in Cuba where their music had previously been banned.
Awards & Achievements
He has won multiple awards in the course of his career in the entertainment industry. Some of them include:
A Golden Globe Award and the Critic’s Choice Award in 2005 for “Old Habits Die Hard.”
He was nominated twice for the Grammy awards, once in 1984 and then in 2016.
He also won an MTV Music Award in 1986.
Jagger won an OFTA Film Award in 2005 for Best Music and Original song in Alfie.
The same song won him a Sierra Award, International Online Cinema Award and a Golden Derby Award in 2005.
Net Worth of Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger’s net worth stands at a staggering $360 million. His revenue comes from his long and illustrious career as the lead singer of The Rolling Stones. He has also taken an avid interest in producing films for the entertainment industry.
Mick Jagger is one of the most well-known and well-loved names in the history of rock and roll and the music industry in general. His performance style has always been one of his selling points that have influenced generations of musicians. He was even knighted in 2003 for his contribution to the world of music by none other than the ruling Monarch in England. Mick Jagger will leave a formidable legacy in the rock and roll genre.