Rolling Stone Mick Jagger welcomes new baby boy at 73
VETERAN British rocker Mick Jagger celebrated becoming a father again yesterday aged 73, his publicist said.
This, as his Rolling Stones band look set to top the album charts for the first time in two decades.
The singer’s 29-year-old ballerina partner, Melanie Hamrick, gave birth to a son in New York yesterday, according to a statement released on behalf of the singer.
Jagger’s new son is some 2½ years younger than the singer’s greatgranddaughter, who was born in May 2014.
“Mick was at the hospital for the arrival,” publicist Bernard Doherty said.
“Mother and baby are doing well and we request that the media respect their privacy at this time.”
Jagger already has seven children ranging in age from 17 to 46 from four previous relationships: Karis, Jade, Elizabeth, James, Georgia, Gabriel and Lucas.
He has five grandchildren and, since May 2014, a great-grandchild after his granddaughter Assisi gave birth.
Jagger began dating Hamrick shortly after the suicide in 2014 of L’Wren Scott, his partner of 13 years.
On Sunday, The Rolling Stones’ new studio album Blue & Lonesome is expected to hit the top of Britain’s album chart.
The band’s first studio release in more than a decade – a collection of blues covers – was by far the top selling album in the midweek chart.
Jagger’s new son comes six months after bandmate Ronnie Wood’s wife, Sally Humphreys, gave birth to twin girls.
Wood, 69, said that Jagger was one of the first people to see the twins.
“Mick popped in on the third day. He couldn’t wait to see them,” Wood said.