U2‘s Bono has been rallying against the public perception of Mick Jagger only being interested in money – and has also said he loves the Rolling Stones frontman’s wrinkles.
“Mick looks a bit like Baryshnikov, like a ballet dancer from a different age,’ Bono tells The Mirror newspaper.
“At the same time he still has a very beautiful face. The wrinkles that run through it now have made it even more beautiful. Why? Because he wears those wrinkles well. I love his wrinkles.”
Later, Bono praised Jagger’s business sense, which he claims has been forged as a result of the Stones losing money during their formative years.
“People despise Mick because they think he only thinks about money, but he is a businessman above all else,” he continues. “The fact is, he understands the business. Why? Because the Stones lost a lot of money in the beginning. I have to kneel in reverence to what he has achieved.”
“What I like about him as a person is that he always speaks his mind openly and he never talks much about himself. He is not a narcissistic person.”