- Title: USA: MICK JAGGER PERFORMS SONGS FROM HIS UPCOMING ALBUM "GODDESS IN THE DOORWAY"
- Date: 15th November 2001
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 15, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) MICK JAGGER POSTER THEN PANS ACROSS MARQUEE PAN OF EVENT
- Embargoed: 30th November 2001 12:00
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- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Reuters ID: LVA1R33C7NZ8BIB9LYNX35ZCGJA
- Story Text: Mick Jagger's celebrity friends and fans turned out
Thursday (November 15) to see the legendary rocker perform an
exclusive engagement in support of his upcoming solo release,
"Goddess in the Doorway."
Mick Jagger can still rock the house and he did just
that at an intimate, invitation-only concert at a Los Angeles
nightclub on Thursday (November 15, 2001). Jagger performed
songs from his upcoming solo album "Goddess in the Doorway"
set for release on November 20 in the United States.
He chose the 770-capacity El Rey Theatre near Hollywood
as the venue for his only concert performance to promote the
release.
"Goddess in the Doorway" is Jagger's first solo outing
since 1993's "Wandering Spirit." The 12-track collection
features Jagger's collaborations with such luminaries as Lenny
Kravitz, Bono, and Pete Townshend.
Some of Jagger's famous fans came out to see the Rolling
Stone perform and they had this to say about the legendary
rocker: " "His energy is endless. I think he's fabulous,"
Salma Hayek told Reuters. And the legend himself said this
about his latest project: "I enjoyed making it it was really
great fun," Jagger told Reuters.
The album reflects classic echoes from rock and soul
history. Jagger said he felt he needed to record a new solo
album as an outlet for the deeply felt songs inside him. He
produced numerous tracks and also collaborated closely with
former Stones keyboardist Matt Clifford and Marti Frederiksen
of Aerosmith. Jagger is quick to point out that everyone who
joined together in making the album brought something to the
party, which was put together at various studios around the
world.
Jagger wrote most of the songs at him home in France with
his family around. Others, Jagger collaborated on, like
"Visions of Paradise" with Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty. The
first single, "God Gave Me Everything," was co-wrote by Lenny
Kravitz. Bono collaborated on a track called "Joy."
Throughout the whole process, Jagger was followed by
documentarian Kevin MacDonald ("One Day in September") for the
upcoming behind-the-scenes special "Being Mick." Shot over a
year's time, the one-hour special will air November 22 on ABC
in the U.S. The special offers unprecedented access to
Jagger's personal life as a musician and a family man, and
features never-before-seen-footage, a portion of which was
shot by the famed Rolling Stone himself.
The special features appearances by Jagger's creative
collaborators on the album: Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Pete
Townshend, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz and others. There is
also footage from Jagger on the set of "Enigma," starring Kate
Winslet, the first film Jagger produced; Jagger at home in
London and in France; Jagger in the recording studio; and even
Jagger reading the tabloids.
And if the reception at Jagger's Thursday performance is
any sign, "Being Mick" is a great thing to be. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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