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Mick Jagger reveals advice John Lennon gave him that he regrets taking

Rolling Stones frontman wishes he had taken an opportunity to meet Elvis, despite the Beatles' disappointing encounter

Mick Jagger reveals advice John Lennon gave him that he regrets taking
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Rolling Stones frontman wishes he had taken an opportunity to meet Elvis, despite the Beatles' disappointing encounter

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Source Mick Jagger has revealed a piece of advice the late John Lennon gave him that he still regrets taking. During a recent appearance on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast , the legendary musician recalled how he listened to Lennon when he advised him not to meet Elvis Presley. “I remember John telling me, ‘Yeah, you should never meet your heroes. I would never meet Elvis, Mick, if I were you,'” Jagger, 82, recalled Lennon telling him. “So, I didn’t. I took John’s advice.” Nearly 50 years after the King of Rock and Roll’s death, Jagger concedes that it “was really stupid of me” because he would “have loved to have met Elvis.” “Why did I take John’s advice?” he asked. Jagger recalled how a showbiz journalist from the U.K.’s Daily Mirror took Lennon and the Beatles to meet Elvis in Los Angeles to see Elvis and how the interaction left the quartet disappointed. “There’s...

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Jul 16, 2026
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