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Documentary: Hells Angels Attempted to Kill Mick Jagger

Wendy Aron, 03.04.2008, 11:23 AM

(EZ-Tracks) - Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Hells Angels some forty years ago, according to a BBC documentary which aired last night. The details of a plot to kill the British rocker were revealed by an FBI agent as part of a series, "The FBI at 100," which aired on BBC Radio 4 and was reported on by the American press. The notorious motorcycle gang’s animosity toward Jagger was traced back to the Stones’ free concert at Altamont in 1969. The Stones had hired the local chapter to provide security for the poorly planned concert near San Francisco. The bikers terrorized the crowd, and were offended by Jagger's effeminate dancing. The chaos, captured on the documentary “Gimme Shelter,” culminated in the stabbing death of a concertgoer by one of the bikers. The Hells Angels felt they had been duped by Jagger as fingers were pointed in the aftermath of the concert. Former special agent Mark Young, who was interviewed for the BBC series, said a boatload of Hells Angels set out to take revenge on Jagger at his holiday home in the Hamptons, near New York. But the group was turned back by a storm. No further attempts on Jagger’s life were made, according to the documentary.

It would’ve been more interesting if the Beatles had plotted to kill Jagger. Oh well.

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