Heavy Cocaine use does have a connection to heart disease. Particularly for post-menopausal women. The lack of estrogen production, compounded by already weakened heart function can prove fatal. This has been cited in the deaths of Donna Summer and Whitney Houston. Not as much of a factor for our boys, but still a factor. Just ask Len Bias’ family.

Does anyone remember the interview a while back, but during the late era, where mick notices something on the floor next to his chair, picks it up, smells it, determines its hash, smiles and says "finders keepers!".

I want to say late 90s?

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Mick evidently lives an incredibly health-conscious lifestyle. There’s absolutely no way he’d be able to perform in such a way, otherwise. He probably adheres to a strict calorie-deficit diet. Although he’s not teetotal, I’m sure he drinks very little. He probably dabbled with cocaine socially, but as he seemingly loves to be rampant into his 70’s, I’m sure he’s very aware that cocaine will severely hinder his sex life!

From what I remember via Bill German's book "Under Their Thumb" during the time that he was documenting their exploits during the 1980's, German noted a couple instances when Jagger was using cocaine, particularly one incident described as a coke filled rage in which Jagger lit into German for something Bill wrote about him that Jagger didn't agree with (I'm just going from memory here so you would have to read his book for specific details).



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I seriously doubt any Stone is taking drugs these days. I think exercise, healthy food, a good night's sleep and a Flintstones multi-vitamin and aspirin is their agenda these days.

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Heavy Cocaine use does have a connection to heart disease. Particularly for post-menopausal women. The lack of estrogen production, compounded by already weakened heart function can prove fatal. This has been cited in the deaths of Donna Summer and Whitney Houston. Not as much of a factor for our boys, but still a factor. Just ask Len Bias’ family.

I forgot about Len Bias. You are right

Horrible to watch that, Schillid. Coke jaw? It certainly looks like that. What a mess that SNL performance was.
A coke fest with John Belushi and Jagger. Of course Belushi only lived to be 33.

(3.35)

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Some news regarding Belushi's death. Apparently he snorted cocaine with Robert De Niro and Robin Williams
just hours before his death in 1982:

[nypost.com]



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I remember very well an interview with Jerry Hall,I think in the mid 80s, where he tells how difficult it was to convince Mick to get rid of drugs, I guess he was referring to cocaine, but possible that he also used amphetamines.

No that was heroin. I dont think they even considered cocaine as a hard drug.

yes, yes it may be ... I don't remember exactly what he was referring to.
However in my opinion he stopped at the end of the 80s, there are images that portray him a lot done on his solo tour of '88, but I think at that time he used amphetamines for live concerts.
As for health, well! We are not all made the same and luck is also an important factor. I know people who have used everything and still use it despite the age of 60, others that I have lost along the way, still others who have never smoked a cigarette and are gone.
That's life....

Yup laxative cutting sucks. I know in Caracas in the late nineties the coke I got there was crystal flakes, pinkish uncut. No poop just ring a linga Ching sham.

I'm sure most the stones still smoke the weed.

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I'm sure most the stones still smoke the weed.

I kind of doubt that. Tons of people wean themselves off of weed when they get older. It's not fun anymore to get high on weed. It's boring, makes you listless, and puts you to sleep. It's just becomes an unwanted fog in your brain. Sometimes it causes really nasty headaches too.

It's certainly not like that when you are 18 though.

MileHigh, i would contest all of that. Sounds like you are smoking the wrong strains, or just don't know.

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MileHigh, i would contest all of that. Sounds like you are smoking the wrong strains, or just don't know.

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I stopped about seven years ago for the reasons mentioned. Plus it was hard on my lungs. In retrospect, for me personally, I should have stopped 30 years ago.

That '94 interview. The reporter, Ed Bradley I believe, asked Mick about drugs. Mick said something to the effect that drugs were bad for him and that he quit. Ed asked him how long it took for him to figure that out. Mick looked at the camera, smiled, and said, "About twenty five years."

I get the feeling he started slowing down to begin with, knowing he couldn't put his body through coke and be good on stage. He also dropped cigarettes at some point. He is often seen with a cigarette in the 80s.

I've felt he was a cautious user. He certainly had Brian and Keith to remind him of where excess leads to. And he was certainly aware of his body, and what its limits were, growing up with a father who was a physical education instructor. I think he got bored with it. You can outgrow certain drugs. Coke gets to be rather pointless, unless you like gnashing your teeth and doing crossword puzzles at dawn.

<He is often seen with a cigarette in the 80s.>

You sure about that? I'm pretty sure he quit in the 70s already.

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You sure about that? I'm pretty sure he quit in the 70s already.

I’m sure he must’ve quit at some point between the 1978 and ‘81 tours. I’ve certainly never seen a picture of Mick smoking after around 1978.

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Tony Sanchez book has some discussion of it. I read somewhere that what woke Mick up was when Elvis died in 77. That sounds about right.

Yes but that would be heroin not cocaine. In some bio there is a specific date when Mick OD:d and was rushed to hospital in early 1976. No idea if it’s true but that stuff can happen even to guys like Jagger.

Besides grabbing ronnies cigarette on stage as part of the act I think jagger was not even smoking regularly by the 81 tour

Snooze , wake me when we have something to talk about .

Isnt Jagger primarily an athlete who used drugs to relax and/or improve his skills as a performer, star, writer and producer? Periodically he went too far without completely giving up control. He never gained weight. Not once.

Neither did Ronnie.

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You sure about that? I'm pretty sure he quit in the 70s already.

I’m sure he must’ve quit at some point between the 1978 and ‘81 tours. I’ve certainly never seen a picture of Mick smoking after around 1978.

That's what I thought, too.

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Neither did Ronnie.

Mick Taylor is the only Stone who gained weight.

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Neither did Ronnie.

Mick Taylor is the only Stone who gained weight.

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NYC 1977... must have been at the LYL release party,if I'm not wrong.
After that it's hard to find any pictures Jagger smoking in public,
beside on stage...isn't there a scene at Live In Texas '78 when he grabs
a cigarette from Ronnie ? Maybe I'm mixing it up...

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Neither did Ronnie.

Mick Taylor is the only Stone who gained weight.

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Not only the belly. Substantial I mean, and at a younger age.

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I'm sure most the stones still smoke the weed.

I kind of doubt that. Tons of people wean themselves off of weed when they get older. It's not fun anymore to get high on weed. It's boring, makes you listless, and puts you to sleep. It's just becomes an unwanted fog in your brain. Sometimes it causes really nasty headaches too.

It's certainly not like that when you are 18 though.

Well a lot of older people are still smoking tons of weed. And in Michigan where it is legal now a lot of older people are smoking it for the first time and loving it. Depends on the strain you get too. I don’t think the stones even consider weed a drug it’s such a part of their life. Keith is always smoking pot for sure! I have no doubt Mick does too occasionally. Ronnie probably does a lot as well. Not sure about Charlie though.

Ron Wood very likely stays away from any kind of smoke. He got away with it.

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Heavy Cocaine use does have a connection to heart disease. Particularly for post-menopausal women. The lack of estrogen production, compounded by already weakened heart function can prove fatal. This has been cited in the deaths of Donna Summer and Whitney Houston. Not as much of a factor for our boys, but still a factor. Just ask Len Bias’ family.

I forgot about Len Bias. You are right

The Len Bias event scared me away from ever doing it.

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Neither did Ronnie.

Mick Taylor is the only Stone who gained weight.

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Thomas Peter / Reuters

Not only the belly. Substantial I mean, and at a younger age.

Write that, then!

Bill Wyman looks heavier now than when he left the band.