In this past Sunday's New York Daily News, there were some pretty extensive excerpts from Mick Jagger's unauthorized biography, Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger, including his obsession with actress Angelina Jolie (who was allegedly juggling four men at once). But the one thing most people have been curious about is his alleged affair with David Bowie back in the 70's, which was also the inspiration behind one of my favorite movies, Velvet Goldmine.
Here is another excerpt from the NY Daily News which takes us inside the torrid affair between the rockers:
Mick Jagger and David Bowie fascinated each other, both as stars and as men. Jagger was just four years older than Bowie, and yet Bowie was now being hailed as the hot new star. Ziggy, in spandex and gold body paint, hugged Mick when Jagger paid him a backstage visit in the spring of 1973. When Bowie and his companion Scott were invited to a Stones concert a few months later, Mick not only paid for the couple’s hotel room but sent along roses and champagne with a note signed “Love, Mick.”
Where Jagger was still coy about his own sexual preferences, Bowie made no effort to conceal the fact that both he and his wife were bisexual and often shared partners. “Mick looked at David and wondered if maybe this was the wave of the future,” said Leee Black Childers, former executive vice president of MainMan, the management firm that handled Bowie. “Mick was very conscious of doing whatever it takes to stay hot; David was the hottest thing around at the time.”
“It was the glitter era, and everybody wanted to be part of the bisexual revolution,” explained singer Chuckie Starr, who ran into Mick at a party in Beverly Hills the week that “Angie” hit number one. “Mick was no different. He was wearing rhinestones, blue eye shadow, and platform shoes.”
Why the offstage getup? Starr asked.
“Because,” Mick answered, “I have a lot of respect for David Bowie.”
Keith Richards, for one, was mystified by his friend’s apparent obsession with Bowie.
“The fact is,” Keith said, “Mick could deliver ten times more than Bowie in just a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?”
Angie Bowie also looked askance at the blossoming relationship between Mick and David, but for very different reasons. She thought her husband had nothing to gain from cozying up to Jagger, and that such a friendship might even cost him credibility with his hip, young fan base.
I say after reading this we need to start the bisexual revolution all over again, because people these days are so goddamn uptight when it comes to exploring your sexual desires. The excerpt still doesn't tell us if Mick and David were in fact lovers (I'm sure there are a few drag queens, transsexuals and club heads who may be able to tell a few tales), but what I got from this is yet another performer who has jumped on the bisexual bandwagon to win points from the LGBT community. Anyways, if you're curious to read more be sure to buy celebrity boigrapher Christopher Andersen's book.
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