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Mick Jagger Was A ‘Prisoner Of His Fame’, Rolling Stone Resented Rock Star Status, Says Author

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July 26 2012, Published 4:30 a.m. ET

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By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Mick Jagger turns 69 years old Thursday and is classified as one of the rock gods of his generation.

But Breaking Celebrity News has an exclusive look at best-selling tome BackStage Pass VIP, which claims that the Rolling Stone has never been comfortable with being a rock star and always struggled to be taken more seriously.

Despite being adored by women, and men, alike and filling stadiums around the world, Jagger wanted to be respected by other leaders but instead found himself being passed drugs and being used for photo opportunities rather than being spoken to which made him feel like nothing more than a court jester.

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In fact, first wife Bianca Jagger knew the issue was his Achilles heel and would call him “an organ grinder’s monkey” during their fiery arguments.

Exactly 40 years ago, on Jagger’s 29th birthday, he was left shocked and depressed when Atlantic Records head Ahmet Ertegun threw him a private party in a five star hotel in New York City.

Instead of it being a classy affair like the Dancing In The Street star hoped for, he was confronted by a naked girl bursting out of a giant cake who began dancing erotically in his face, which most men would have loved - but the pouty one was furious.

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“There was nervous laughter everywhere and Jagger’s jaw was clenched and he was seriously uncomfortable for lots of reasons, one being that wife