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188 Famous Mick Jagger Quotes That Will Take Away Your Monday Blues

Famous As: British Singer-Songwriter and Founding Member of the Rock Band 'Rolling Stones'
Born On: July 26, 1943
Born In: Dartford, England, United Kingdom
Age: 79 Years

In the recent history of music, very few people have been as influential as Mick Jagger, the singer and co-founder of the Rolling Stones. Along with Keith Richards, he has forever changed people’s perception of rock and roll. Since their debut in 1962, their lives have changed drastically. While Jagger is very thankful about his past, he refuses to be imprisoned by it. He is fiscally conservative but holds socially progressive views. Despite not being a natural businessman, he has found success with many of his ventures. Here are some famous quotes by Mick Jagger on dreams, regret, music, hope, anarchy, love and life.  

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You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

Mick Jagger
It's Only Rock and Roll.

It's Only Rock and Roll.

Mick Jagger
A good thing never ends.

A good thing never ends.

Mick Jagger
Too much is never enough.

Too much is never enough.

Mick Jagger
I can't get no satisfaction.

I can't get no satisfaction.

Mick Jagger
Time is on my side, yes it is.

Time is on my side, yes it is.

Mick Jagger
Dandelions don't tell no lies.

Dandelions don't tell no lies.

Mick Jagger
I've managed to avoid tattoos so far.

I've managed to avoid tattoos so far.

Mick Jagger
You can't be jealous and be a leader.

You can't be jealous and be a leader.

Mick Jagger
He stole my music but he gave me my name.

He stole my music but he gave me my name.

Mick Jagger
My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

Mick Jagger
There's no absolutes in life - only vodka.

There's no absolutes in life - only vodka.

Mick Jagger
I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

Mick Jagger
I don't want to be my extravert self all the time.

I don't want to be my extravert self all the time.

Mick Jagger
I don't want to be singing Satisfaction when I'm 40.

I don't want to be singing Satisfaction when I'm 40.

Mick Jagger
Biographies of British pop celebrities are terrible.

Biographies of British pop celebrities are terrible.

Mick Jagger
I don't watch much ESPN. Unless they have soccer on.

I don't watch much ESPN. Unless they have soccer on.

Mick Jagger
There's hundreds of different ways of writing songs.

There's hundreds of different ways of writing songs.

Mick Jagger
It's not selling out, it is called making lots of money.

It's not selling out, it is called making lots of money.

Mick Jagger
I would like to reach a balance and forget a few things.

I would like to reach a balance and forget a few things.

Mick Jagger
Always as a musician you must have one thing you do well.

Always as a musician you must have one thing you do well.

Mick Jagger
I am not very conscious of the figures of speech that I use.

I am not very conscious of the figures of speech that I use.

Mick Jagger
I don't think people care about the mechanics of songwriting.

I don't think people care about the mechanics of songwriting.

Mick Jagger
Americans get very simple explanations of what happens to them.

Americans get very simple explanations of what happens to them.

Mick Jagger
There's no great technical expertise in being a movie producer.

There's no great technical expertise in being a movie producer.

Mick Jagger
I don't really like using guns too much, you know, even for sport.

I don't really like using guns too much, you know, even for sport.

Mick Jagger
I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.

I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.

Mick Jagger
I think, like most people, my moral values tend to be pretty fuzzy.

I think, like most people, my moral values tend to be pretty fuzzy.

Mick Jagger
Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.

Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.

Mick Jagger
It's okay to let yourself go, just as long as you let yourself back.

It's okay to let yourself go, just as long as you let yourself back.

Mick Jagger
Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Mick Jagger
Well, don't we all feel like jumping to the end of the world sometimes?

Well, don't we all feel like jumping to the end of the world sometimes?

Mick Jagger
You don't have to bathe every day to look clean. It's just an illusion.

You don't have to bathe every day to look clean. It's just an illusion.

Mick Jagger
No one, but no one, is equal, or ever will be. Elvis was and is supreme.

No one, but no one, is equal, or ever will be. Elvis was and is supreme.

Mick Jagger
I don't think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.

I don't think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.

Mick Jagger
Only a madman or an actor would want to be President of the United States.

Only a madman or an actor would want to be President of the United States.

Mick Jagger
Of course we're doing it for the money. We've always done it for the money.

Of course we're doing it for the money. We've always done it for the money.

Mick Jagger
I don't think there's anything wrong with having sex, you know. At any age.

I don't think there's anything wrong with having sex, you know. At any age.

Mick Jagger
I don't like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.

I don't like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.

Mick Jagger
Boys were a very essential part of rock & roll. The girls were more onlookers.

Boys were a very essential part of rock & roll. The girls were more onlookers.

Mick Jagger
Don’t take life too seriously and always remember: it is just a passing fad.

Don’t take life too seriously and always remember: it is just a passing fad.

Mick Jagger
I, personally, have a lot of energy, so I don't see it as an immediate problem.

I, personally, have a lot of energy, so I don't see it as an immediate problem.

Mick Jagger
Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Mick Jagger
Americans are funny people: first you shock them, then they put you in a museum.

Americans are funny people: first you shock them, then they put you in a museum.

Mick Jagger
I haven't had the time to plan returning to the scene because I haven't left it.

I haven't had the time to plan returning to the scene because I haven't left it.

Mick Jagger
I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes.

I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes.

Mick Jagger
People are so brainwashed by the rules that they don't know what really matters.

People are so brainwashed by the rules that they don't know what really matters.

Mick Jagger
Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

Mick Jagger
If you're the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.

If you're the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.

Mick Jagger
People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.

People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.

Mick Jagger
In England you're skewered on the altar of pop culture if you become pretentious.

In England you're skewered on the altar of pop culture if you become pretentious.

Mick Jagger
I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

Mick Jagger
Drug use makes you snappy, and you get very bad-tempered and have terrible hangovers.

Drug use makes you snappy, and you get very bad-tempered and have terrible hangovers.

Mick Jagger
We have recorded songs on the same day that were released years later in other albums.

We have recorded songs on the same day that were released years later in other albums.

Mick Jagger
I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

Mick Jagger
You have to sing every day so you can build up to being, you know, Amazingly Brilliant

You have to sing every day so you can build up to being, you know, Amazingly Brilliant

Mick Jagger
I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

Mick Jagger
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

Mick Jagger
I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

Mick Jagger
It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

Mick Jagger
As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen.

As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen.

Mick Jagger
I don't believe in original melodies. There are only so many computations of eight notes.

I don't believe in original melodies. There are only so many computations of eight notes.

Mick Jagger
I don't spend money on anything. I don't collect anything. I don't spend it on furniture.

I don't spend money on anything. I don't collect anything. I don't spend it on furniture.

Mick Jagger
People have different personalities when they're drunk or take heroin, or whatever drugs.

People have different personalities when they're drunk or take heroin, or whatever drugs.

Mick Jagger
Something that you can't play in your kitchen is rap. It is done in your neighbour's kitchen.

Something that you can't play in your kitchen is rap. It is done in your neighbour's kitchen.

Mick Jagger
Any performer is one person privately and then he's another person when he steps on the stage.

Any performer is one person privately and then he's another person when he steps on the stage.

Mick Jagger
I should think that being my old lady would be all the satisfaction or career any woman needs.

I should think that being my old lady would be all the satisfaction or career any woman needs.

Mick Jagger
The terrible attack in Manhattan has given place to a burst of patriotism in the United States.

The terrible attack in Manhattan has given place to a burst of patriotism in the United States.

Mick Jagger
People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.

People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.

Mick Jagger
Iraq has lost 5 percent of its population, a number that in the U.S. would equal 14 million people.

Iraq has lost 5 percent of its population, a number that in the U.S. would equal 14 million people.

Mick Jagger
I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.

Mick Jagger
I am pleased the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends.

I am pleased the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends.

Mick Jagger
Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion.

Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion.

Mick Jagger
The Beatles were so big that it's hard for people not alive at the time to realize just how big they were.

The Beatles were so big that it's hard for people not alive at the time to realize just how big they were.

Mick Jagger
Thanks to everyone in Israel for the wonderful welcome. It was a great show and we'll remember it forever.

Thanks to everyone in Israel for the wonderful welcome. It was a great show and we'll remember it forever.

Mick Jagger
Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.

Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.

Mick Jagger
I read the most extravagant things about people who suffer and depress because of things written about them.

I read the most extravagant things about people who suffer and depress because of things written about them.

Mick Jagger
I don't know if rock is dying. I wouldn't want to say that, but the world does change. Nothing stays the same.

I don't know if rock is dying. I wouldn't want to say that, but the world does change. Nothing stays the same.

Mick Jagger
Everyone knows what their roots are, but you've got to explore everywhere. You've got to explore the sky too.

Everyone knows what their roots are, but you've got to explore everywhere. You've got to explore the sky too.

Mick Jagger
My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.

My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.

Mick Jagger
Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up.

Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up.

Mick Jagger
The only performance that makes it, that makes it all the way is the one that achieves madness.

The only performance that makes it, that makes it all the way is the one that achieves madness.

Mick Jagger
People don't bother to check with anything anymore. They just like to speculate in print. We like fact-checking!

People don't bother to check with anything anymore. They just like to speculate in print. We like fact-checking!

Mick Jagger
Life's just a cocktail party - on the street.

Life's just a cocktail party - on the street.

Mick Jagger
The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

Mick Jagger
If you get to be a really big headliner, you have to be prepared for people throwing bottles at you in the night.

If you get to be a really big headliner, you have to be prepared for people throwing bottles at you in the night.

Mick Jagger
I prefer to live in a rented house. No ties. Nothing around my neck. Just the minimum kind of bare comforts of home.

I prefer to live in a rented house. No ties. Nothing around my neck. Just the minimum kind of bare comforts of home.

Mick Jagger
Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much.

Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much.

Mick Jagger
I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.

I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.

Mick Jagger
I don't like drugs. I think cocaine is a very bad, habit-forming bore. It's about the most boring drug ever invented.

I don't like drugs. I think cocaine is a very bad, habit-forming bore. It's about the most boring drug ever invented.

Mick Jagger
I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.

I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.

Mick Jagger
Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.

Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.

Mick Jagger
You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on.

You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes on.

Mick Jagger
It's nice to collect stamps, but if it becomes obsessive, and you start stealing for your stamps, it becomes too much.

It's nice to collect stamps, but if it becomes obsessive, and you start stealing for your stamps, it becomes too much.

Mick Jagger
The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.

The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.

Mick Jagger
Most people in England don't live in the North, and people are snobby in England, so they wanted a band from the South.

Most people in England don't live in the North, and people are snobby in England, so they wanted a band from the South.

Mick Jagger
The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.

The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.

Mick Jagger
Goddess was made in my home in France. The material retained an integrity whit it would have lost in Los Angeles studio.

Goddess was made in my home in France. The material retained an integrity whit it would have lost in Los Angeles studio.

Mick Jagger
I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm 45.

I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm 45.

Mick Jagger
Acting is mostly interpretive. They use different parts of you, and different sides of you, and different so-called talents.

Acting is mostly interpretive. They use different parts of you, and different sides of you, and different so-called talents.

Mick Jagger
No matter what Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious do, they can't be more disgusting than The Rolling Stones are in an orgy of biting.

No matter what Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious do, they can't be more disgusting than The Rolling Stones are in an orgy of biting.

Mick Jagger
You've got to have fresh wardrobe. You can't just go out there looking like you did last time. That helps your transformation.

You've got to have fresh wardrobe. You can't just go out there looking like you did last time. That helps your transformation.

Mick Jagger