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People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It's very selfish, but it's understandable.

Mick Jagger

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Mick Jagger
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 26
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Michael Philip Jagger
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