It occurred to me that, if you add up the number of people that Mick has brought joy (or at least pleasure) to in his lifetime, he may well be miles ahead of every other human being in history.

Is anyone else even in the running?

Drew

- Aristophanes
- Shakespeare
- Charlie Chaplin
- Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- Walt Disney

just to mention a few

Yes or maybe Traci Lords?

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Yes or maybe Traci Lords?

Between the two of them, there's certainly been a lot of pleasuring.

Maybe Keith Richards?

As far as musicians, Bob Weir has Mick and most others beat in terms of live performance. He’s younger than Mick (he’ll turn 76 in October), but has been touring with the Grateful Dead and side projects for 60 years now. A Rock ‘n’ Roll road warrior.

I vote for Mr. Bean.

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Koen
I vote for Mr. Bean.

no offense intended – but there's a certain lack of historical perspective

Pee Wee Herman and Mickey Mouse

I love Mick. I love The Stones. Certainly he and the rest of the band were a popular force over the last 60 years. That said, using the United States (as one of the major markets) as an example, no Stones album has sold significantly more than 6 million copies. That pales in comparison to many other artists.

What The Stones achieved was to maximize their potential in a popular music sub-genre by establishing a marketing brand and turning 20-25 years of popular songs into sustaining their position as one of the top touring acts for decades.

Jagger's stage presence and energy, the other band members' contrast of images and style, their assimilation of modern musical and fashion influences into their core sound and look, and their unparalleled ability to court corporate sponsors and the international elite without sacrificing the spirit of rebellion they built their reputation upon all combined to make them unique among their peers as well as the bands that followed in their wake.

That said, for all they have accomplished in a truly remarkable career, it is trivial in terms of changing the course of human history or altering the direction of literature, art, or philosophy. Mick is one of the greatest front men of the rock era. That's undeniable. In the grand scheme of things, that's just a drop in the bucket.

John Paul George and possibly even Ringo.

Jesus

Groucho Marx!

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Bjorn
Groucho Marx!

walk any street outside major US/UK cities and ask people if they ever heard of Graucho Marx… 'Marx – who? wasn't that Stalin's buddy…?'

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Rocky Dijon
In the grand scheme of things, that's just a drop in the bucket.

Yep, "in the grand scheme of things" our globe is by far not even a drop in the bucket. The James Webb telescope is slowly starting to teach us that even the age of "our" Universe could become a drop in another bucket way beyond our imagination.
To me Mick and the other Rolling Stones have been (not counting my wife and offsprings) the most important piece of joy during the (for me) almost past 60 years. Amen



I'm a GHOST living in a ghost town

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Koen
I vote for Mr. Bean.

no offense intended – but there's a certain lack of historical perspective

I am not sure what you mean, so no offense taken



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Santa Claus
The Three Stooges
The Seven Dwarfs
The Wizard of Oz
Keith Richards

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Koen
I vote for Mr. Bean.

Bean stands alone.

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Rocky Dijon
I love Mick. I love The Stones. Certainly he and the rest of the band were a popular force over the last 60 years. That said, using the United States (as one of the major markets) as an example, no Stones album has sold significantly more than 6 million copies. That pales in comparison to many other artists.

What The Stones achieved was to maximize their potential in a popular music sub-genre by establishing a marketing brand and turning 20-25 years of popular songs into sustaining their position as one of the top touring acts for decades.

Jagger's stage presence and energy, the other band members' contrast of images and style, their assimilation of modern musical and fashion influences into their core sound and look, and their unparalleled ability to court corporate sponsors and the international elite without sacrificing the spirit of rebellion they built their reputation upon all combined to make them unique among their peers as well as the bands that followed in their wake.

That said, for all they have accomplished in a truly remarkable career, it is trivial in terms of changing the course of human history or altering the direction of literature, art, or philosophy. Mick is one of the greatest front men of the rock era. That's undeniable. In the grand scheme of things, that's just a drop in the bucket.

Great posting!

One of the joys of following the band is this very discussion forum at IORR. Some fine posts, a wealth of knowledge being shared, even (some of) the arguments.

Louis de Funès

mel brooks
matt groening
george lucas
milton s. hershey
chuck berry
irene ryan
charlie watts (and the rest of the stones)

(at least to me)

Caravaggio
Monet
Picasso
Modigliani
De Chirico
Hemingway
Phil Roth
Bob Dylan
Einstein
Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela
must I go on?

No, Stop right there. Caravaggio! (But a little bit of Mozart and Chagall doesn´t hurt.)

I think the best thing about Mick is that he enjoys life. Seems simple but the world is full of millionaires and performers that seem completely miserable. Every tour it's fun to see what Mick is up to on off days.

In MY world, I can safely say that Mick has brought the most joy in so many ways it's impossible to describe. Everyone goes through personal struggles, no escaping that...and facing ones' mortality...all of this has been made a bit easier because of Mick Jagger ( & The Rolling Stones. )The best I can do is to say THANK YOU and that is lame, I know, considering the impact he's had on my life.

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Caravaggio
Monet
Picasso
Modigliani
De Chirico
Hemingway
Phil Roth
Bob Dylan
Einstein
Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela
must I go on?

Nice list 1963luca0, and yes you must go on!

I'd add Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh...and about a thousand other great artists.
As for musicians, the Beatles as a group will always be on the list, and also Elvis. And then there's the classical musicians...Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, et al.
And then there's the great and joyful Fransl Lang who has surely brought lots of joy to the world!





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I’d say closer to excitement

Santa Claus?

The inventor of Viagra has!

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Groucho Marx!

walk any street outside major US/UK cities and ask people if they ever heard of Graucho Marx… 'Marx – who? wasn't that Stalin's buddy…?'

That is truly a shame, as The Marx Brothers once ruled the comedy scene. Would love to see a modern biography made of the team and brought to the cinema to enlighten today's audiences....and one made for Jack Benny, too!