Mick Jagger is lucky to be alive, that is, if you believe a bombshell new claim from record producer Chess Marshall.
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When speaking with Bob Spitz for his new book "The Rolling Stones: The Biography," Marshall claimed that Jagger almost passed away after taking h*****.
"Marshall said that Mick visited him late at night following a party in the hope of finding drugs, and while he was trying to get clean at the time," Tom Bryant of The Mirror reported. "The pair visited a 'Buddhist h***** dealer' he knew who was at the beck and call of New York junkies twenty-four hours a day."
Marshall went on to explain how the pair "shared a little gram." However, just 10 minutes later, things took a turn for the worse. Jagger allegedly "collapsed on the floor."
"Mick was out cold," Spitz writes in his book. "Chess tried dragging him upright, even slapped him a couple of times, but - nothing," and soon, Jagger's "lips were turning blue."
Marshall ultimately called for an ambulance. Straight after, he called Ahmet Ertegun, who is the former president of Atlantic Records. Ahmet allegedly arrived with Faye Dunaway, who called a friend at a nearby hospital.
It's claimed Marshall performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until emergency services arrived, and when they did, Mick was put on oxygen "at which point he started breathing again," The Mirror's Tom Bryant continued.
Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones Are Working on a New Album
While Marshall's claims regarding Jagger are jaw-dropping, they're nothing that we wouldn't expect. We all know The Rolling Stones lived a party-hard lifestyle during their heyday.
However, with a new album expected in 2026, we shouldn't expect any life-altering shenanigans from the group, with each member now 80+ years old. In fact, according to The Times, the band, which recently released a new single exclusively on white label under the alias The Cockroaches, has no tour dates lined up.
Jagger and The Rolling Stones may still be producing their unique brand of rock, but that doesn't mean they're still up to their old party tricks. Still, we will all be waiting to press play when that album drops, because when it comes to music, The Rolling Stones are timeless.
