I think every white boy has, at one point in his life, imagined what it would be like to be Mick Jagger. To wake up knowing that you are a rock 'n’ roll prince—the highest of the sex symbols to people all over the world and beyond the grave. Living icons are strange creatures. Rock God unicorns. And they are still making albums. It’s been reported that the Rolling Stones have secured some sessions in Paris for a forthcoming bazillionth record.This year, the Rolling Stones will celebrate their 50th anniversary as a band. That’s pretty incredible. We applaud marriages that last half that length, but to survive the ultimate marriage—a band—is worth even more praise. In honor of their 50th, filmmaker Brett Morgan created a new career-spanning documentary about the group called Crossfire Hurricane. According to an official press release, the film will arrive to UK screens in October with a North American premiere on HBO and an airing on BBC2 scheduled for later in the year.Crossfire Hurricane has promised to take viewers into the world of the Rolling Stones like never before, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of early tours, Keith Richards' infamous Canadian drug bust, and the violence that happened at the 1969 Altamont Festival. This will be the ultimate rock 'n’ roll documentary and will begin, not from the band’s origin year of 1962, but when Charlie Watts entered the band.“You can’t really stop the Rolling Stones,” said Richards (more like, you can’t stop Richards). “You know when that sort of avalanche is facing you, you just get out of the way.”Only the biggest rock band in history could say something like that and get away with it. Normally, we would all snuff or shake our heads, but when Richards tells you he’s a natural disaster, you nod in agreement and watch the storm.
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