New documentary reveals biker plot to kill Mick Jagger

A new BBC Radio 4 documentary claims biker group Hells Angels concocted a plot to kill Mick Jagger back in 1969. After the tragic death of an 18-year-old at the infamous Altamont Free Concert, where the Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young performed, Jagger decided to axe them as bouncers from future gigs.

But the plot thickens. Hells Angels allegedly were so angered that they tried reaching his Long Island, N.Y. home not by ringing the doorbell, but by sea. After Mother Nature—who cites Beggars Banquet as her top Desert Island Disc—threw the men overboard during a storm, there were no other known attempts to take his life. All of them survived.

It is unknown if Jagger was ever notified of these threats.

On a lighter note, look for the new Stones concert documentary Shine a Light—including guest performances by Christina Aguilera, Buddy Guy and Jack White—in April.

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