Following the cancellation of a number of The Rolling Stones tour dates, Mick Jagger’s brother, Chris, has revealed that the frontman is doing OK, but ought to “slow down.”
It was announced that following a health scare, Mick Jagger has since undergone heart replacement surgery and is now resting up. His brother has confirmed that he’s alright and that it’s lucky he was able to get a checkup.
“Mick is doing OK,” Chris told Sunday People. “I spoke to him – he’s good. It just showed up on a scan so it could happen to anybody, you know. It happened to Joe. He came back from walking the dogs and his wife found him collapsed on the sofa. He had this valve problem. His father died from it. It was hereditary. With Mick it came on a check-up.”
He continued: “That is why when you get to a certain age they want to check for this, check for that. You get to 70, you got to be careful, you know. I’ve had a few health issues. At least he has not got to wait in line for the NHS.”
He added: “Maybe he will slow down. Touring is a pressure.”
