Rolling Stones Listening Habits

People do not know they are listening to timeless music until it is fifty years later and younger generations are still listening to the music their parents once listened to as a teenager. My dad listened to the Rolling Stones since he was a young teenager and many people still listen to the music that came out when he was in high school. Although, the Rolling Stones are unfading, new, urbane bands have come out such as One Direction. In fifty years, the adolescent may be listening to One Direction. The Stones perpetuated their success which inspires bands like One Direction to use them as an exceptional precedent. The Rolling Stones and One Direction are both extremely successful bands, but they would be nowhere without their frontmen, Mick

Furthermore, Jagger and his band mates were labeled as "every mother's nightmare" and did nothing to deter this image. In a very rock and roll fashion, at a press conference, the Rolling Stones threw cream pies at reporters ("Jagger" 3). As the years went by Mick's antics were more serious. For example, in 1967, Jagger and bandmate, Keith, received a three month prison sentence for having four pep pills purchased in Italy, without a prescription ("Jagger" 3). On December 6, 1969, the Stones gave a free concert, near San Francisco, at the Altamont Speedway. What started as a nice gesture took a sudden turn when gang members of Hells Angels, originally hired to protect the band, rode their motorcycles through the crowd and beat up fans with leaded pool cues. Four fans were killed at that concert ("Jagger" 4). Because of the tragedy that took place at Altamont, Mick and his band mates did not come to America for a year and a half. In addition to Jagger's rock and roll persona, he had a daughter whom he refused to accept for a couple years ("Jagger" 7). On the other hand, Harry fits the posh clean boy band image for the most part. One Direction did not have many legal problems – except for in April 2012, when they were sued by an American band also named One Direction. The American One Direction said the British One Direction,

Wess 4 stole their name. Syco Records sued back and American One Direction dropped their lawsuit and changed their name to Uncharted Shores ("One" 2). In addition, Harry's longevity is his major adversary (Sheffield 1). People think One Direction are finite and that Harry will go solo (Patrick 1). The future will tell if Styles beats these odds. Along with success always comes