Sympathy for the director Great article about Shine a Light, Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones documentary which is due for release in Australia on 24 April 2008. Whatever you do, don't ask Mick Jagger about his retirements plans... In one of those old interviews, Jagger is asked whether he can still imagine playing at 60. This was at a time when the young warned each other never to trust anyone ... Read full entry

Jagger: 'Performing is like sex' "Why am I reading a book, why aren't I haven't sex. I'm wasting my time if I'm not having sex," says Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger. Performing is like sex. It is an addiction. It is why we are out there doing it. But you do have to be careful. To do it well, you can't do it all the time. It has ... Read full entry

Why men should pair off with younger women Possibly because scientists think it is a good idea? Mick Jagger, Rupert Murdoch and Michael Douglas all have the right idea, evolutionarily speaking. Statistics show that monogamous men have the most children if they marry women younger than themselves. How much younger is the key question. Last year, a study of Swedish census information suggested a 4 to 6-year age gap is ... Read full entry

Don't get stoned, Mick and Keith advise The Rolling Stones say "don't get stoned". That has to be the headline of the year, and there are still 10 and a months left of it. But, kudos to the Stones, it seems they are admitting the errors of their ways. "When we were experimenting with drugs, little was known about the effects," Mick Jagger said at the premiere of a film ... Read full entry