Mick Jagger before he was famous

Before the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger's records sparked a reunion on a station platform.

The nobody years

  1. Reconstruction of Mick Jagger in 1950: Mick and Keith at school

    1950 Mick and Keith at school

    At seven, Mick and Keith Richards were school classmates.

    At seven, he was a classmate of Keith Richards at Wentworth Primary School. Source

  2. Reconstruction of Mick Jagger in 1961: Seven O-levels two A-levels

    1961 Seven O-levels two A-levels

    Mick left school with seven O-levels and two A-levels.

    He left school with seven O-levels and two A-levels. Source

  3. Reconstruction of Mick Jagger in 1961: Records on the platform

    1961 Records on the platform

    At Dartford station, his records brought Keith back into his life.

    On a Dartford station platform, the records he carried brought Keith Richards back. Source

  4. Reconstruction of Mick Jagger in 1962: The first Stones gig

    1962 The first Stones gig

    Their band debuted as the Rollin' Stones at the Marquee Club.

    His band first played as the Rollin' Stones at London's Marquee Club. Source

  5. 1943

    Was born in Dartford, Kent; his father was a PE teacher. Source

  6. 1950s

    He sang in the church choir as a boy. Source

  7. 1954

    He passed the eleven-plus and went to Dartford Grammar School. Source

  8. 1950s

    He formed a garage band with his friend Dick Taylor. Source

  9. 1961-1963

    He studied finance and accounting at the London School of Economics on a government grant. Source

  10. 1963

    He left the London School of Economics to sing full time. Source

Reconstructions of documented moments, generated with AI. Not archive photographs, and not depictions of real people. © The Nobody Years

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