{"id":833149,"date":"2026-09-01T15:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/833149\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:14:14","slug":"the-1960s-band-mick-jagger-couldnt-stand-being-compared-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/833149\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1960s band Mick Jagger couldn’t stand being compared to"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mick<\/p>\n

Credit: Far Out \/ Alamy<\/p>\n

Tue 1 September 2026 13:02, UK <\/p>\n

Mick Jagger<\/a> has never been shy about dishing it out. Throughout The Rolling Stones\u2019 career, the band has proved to be loose-lipped on more than one occasion, falling in and out of feuds, delivering some cutting one-liners, and never keeping their opinions to themselves, as they had interview mics in their faces in the golden days before media training.<\/p>\n

Some of the lines are pretty funny, though. Music history is truly blessed by quotes from back then, before artists, or their label and PR teams, began worrying about the implications of being a bit catty from time to time. Now, you\u2019d never hear anything like Keith Richards calling the Grateful Dead \u201cboring shit, man\u201d,<\/a> or Mick Jagger calling the New York Dolls a \u201cload of rubbish\u201d. <\/p>\n

But at the time, the band was open about it all, always willing to share their digs and praise, ensuring there was at least some balance. Some of it simply came down to opinion; Jagger didn\u2019t like a certain guitar sound or a particular energy someone brought to the stage, or Richards thought someone\u2019s artistic persona was posing and false<\/a>. However, sometimes it came down to the weirdness that so often lingers around comparison. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor fans of\u201d is a phrase you hear a lot in the music world. It\u2019s like one band can\u2019t exist without instantly being likened to another, only being contextualised and explained through comparison rather than being allowed to stand on their own. <\/p>\n

Sometimes it must be somewhat flattering, especially if a group is being put in the same category as their idols or people who inspire them, suggesting they\u2019re on the right track for their goals. But if that comparative label attaches them to an act they\u2019re not into, it must feel like a slap in the face \u2013 it did to Jagger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Mick<\/a>Credit: Alamy<\/p>\n

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones\u2019 rivalry was the stuff of legend. How much you want to believe the two groups disliked each other or enjoyed some kind of antagonistic posturing every time they released a song is u to you and your daydreams. The truth is far more likely to be that they enjoyed one another\u2019s music, often thought that the other band copied them a little, would get a little grumpy when they were outperformed by the rival but, otherwise, would enjoy a pint with them. but this grace wasn\u2019t reserved for many acts. <\/p>\n

Especially during the British invasion, when The Beatles and The Stones were taking the world by storm, thousands and thousands of copycat groups emerged. Everyone wanted a bit of the action, so suddenly, there were countless groups just like them worldwide, and everyone was scrapping for attention. It was mildly insulting, though, to Jagger when his band began being compared to any of these trend-riders, especially one group in particular. <\/p>\n

Further reading: From The Vault<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most impossible things was going out to have a hamburger, and some guy would go, \u2018Are you Herman\u2019s Hermits?\u2019\u201d he said it in an interview, spitting it with total disgust as even the name, which is, admittedly, a terrible band name, made him tense up. <\/p>\n

Herman\u2019s Hermits, one of the many acts riding the wave of the British invasion<\/a>, but one of the most successful at surfing it. After forming in 1963, they did see success with a few charting tracks. But to Jagger, they were nothing but a knock-off, and so being likened to or even mistaken for them was an embarrassment. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt would kill you,\u201d he said of these moments when he\u2019d be asked if he was a member of the band, his own forgotten in the shadows, \u201cSo you go, \u2018Fuck you. Herman\u2019s Hermits is shit.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For Jagger, being compared to an act like The Kinks or the Liverpudlian quartet that seemed to litter every single interview was one thing. IN his mind, they had some artistic credibility worth being stood up against. But Herman\u2019s Hermits was, quite siply, a step too far. The Rolling Stones were, in his mind, far beyond the group and almost as catchy. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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