Mick Jagger on contemporary artists: favourites and favourite bands of The Rolling Stones' lead singer

Even if you are the coolest musician on the planet, you will have their idolsthat will give you inspiration and a positive attitude, after all! And, it should be noted, this is a rather interesting phenomenon, which, as a rule, affects two completely different parts of your life: when you are a young and beginning "youth", you find an idol to emulate. And when you are an established and renowned maestro, you look up to the younger generation of artists, who give you a slightly different inspiration, the belief that all is not lost.

When Mick Jaggerthe lead singer of the iconic The Rolling StonesWhen he was just starting out, he drew inspiration from blues singers, icons of their time and genre. Like a sponge, he absorbed their movements, manner of performance, their behaviour on stage... All this allowed the Rolling Stones frontman to gradually develop his own recognisable and win-win style. But what does Jagger think about modern performers from the height of his life and creative experience? Is there any hope rock will go on with its life?

Yeah, Mick has really come into his own in recent years. few favouritesthat he genuinely admires. However, the tastes of the favourite singer can very much surprise the loyal fans....

Even Americans have "caught" the culture shock

In the spring of 2022, Mick Jagger performed on the airwaves Swedish radio station. The iconic frontman was asked about music, current trends and how he looks at them. And, perhaps, in this broadcast, Jagger made his most sensational confession, revealing which young performers he sincerely considers "continuers" and "prime mover" in 21st century rock.

The musician began his speech by saying that, in his opinion, modern rock lack of energyand that every year there's less and less of it...

"In rock music, energy is the dominant force, and there aren't many new rock singers around. There are very few, in fact...".

However, the two artists to whom Jagger attributes the development of rock music in recent times have proven to be highly controversial choices, given that they are almost outside of the genre. Specifically, a British Yungblud and a Texan Machine Gun Kelly. Speaking about their work, the Rolling Stones frontman emphasised:

"That kind of post-punk atmosphere makes me think there's still a little bit of life in rock 'n' roll..."

Of course, it's hard to claim that Yungblud and Machine Gun Kelly are his modern idols. However, the fact that against the background of a rather extensive list of bands and performers (take for example the same bands and performers), he was able to find his own idols. Greta Van FleetThe fact that he singled them out is thought-provoking... At the very least, he definitely listened to them for a long time. It's worth noting that even the Americans got culture shock at the mention of them Machine Gun Kellywhich: firstly, is more rap, and secondly - does not cause a serious attitude of the Western public... What can I say? There's no arguing about tastes.

A band that's been called a parody of rock

But old Jagger has another group up his sleeve that he admires. And that's the Italians MåneskinEurovision 2021 winners. And here too, not everything is unambiguous - or rather, the criticism that is being hurled at the band is ambiguous. Commercial success does not mean respect and praise from critics (and the public itself, actually). This certainly applies to Måneskin as well. Yes, their music is quite good - energetic, driving, with fire... However, not everyone likes their overly epathetic image.

Thus, some foreign critics call Måneskin "a parody of rock" or "a caricature of a rock band" (which is actually the same thing). The members themselves are used to this state of affairs - and apparently they are not criticised at all. hassle-free. As the vocalist stated Damiano David:

"We don't really aim to please everyone, and we know there's a section of the audience that will never like us."

By the way - Damiano has his own opinion about everything. So, he called Jagger's thoughts (talking about dying rock on Swedish radio) "old-fashioned"Emphasising:

"No one is responsible for the viability of rock. It just can't be killed."

The members of Måneskin were stunned when the leader of the Rolling Stones personally requested that the then fledgling Italian hard rock quartet perform as a warm-up act for the band at a gig in Las Vegas November 2021. It is worth noting that this became the Italian's biggest performance to that point.

"It was our first stadium, so it felt like some kind of madness!" admitted bassist Victoria De Angelis.

According to the young rockers, Mick turned out to be very cool in life: with a good sense of humour and a lot of stories. Also, according to them, he knew a fair amount of their songswhich couldn't have been more surprising.

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