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“The grown-up world was a very ordered society in the early '60s, and I was coming out of it. America was even more ordered than anywhere else. I found it was a very restrictive society in thought and behavior and dress.”

Quote by Mick Jagger

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Mick Jagger, a British rock musician born on July 26, 1943, is best known as the lead singer and co-founder of The Rolling Stones. With his distinctive voice and charismatic stage presence, he has been a major influence on rock music for over half a century. more

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