Mick Jagger, 82, Says Concerts Should Entertain Fans for 2 Hours, Not Lecture Them
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 12
Mick Jagger, 82, Says Concerts Should Entertain Fans for 2 Hours, Not Lecture Them
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 12
Summary
Jagger said on the New York Times podcast that his job in live music is to give audiences “the best time they possibly can” and let them forget their problems for about two hours.
The 82-year-old Rolling Stones frontman said he does not see it as his place to lecture concertgoers, comparing shows to sports events where people tune out everything else and focus on the experience.
He said he still works politics into his songwriting, often slipping a political verse into songs about personal relationships because audiences do not want an entire song devoted to social commentary.
That stance contrasts with a May 2024 New Orleans festival appearance, where Jagger mocked Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry onstage and drew a social-media jab back from the Republican governor.