Mick Jagger loves streaming music despite it costing him millions

Mick Jagger says he can still get satisfaction from the streaming revolution in music, despite it costing him millions of pounds in lost revenue. The Rolling Stones frontman is a huge fan of online music services, despite their impact on sales over the past decade. The 80-year-old rock icon says he is delighted young people can now access music of different genres and rare vintages at the touch of a button. He said he spent his formative years hunting for records by obscure R’n’B and blues artists not available in high street shops. Promoting the Stones’ new album, Hackney Diamonds, he said: ‘Streaming is much maligned. But the interesting thing about it is that people of all generations can access music from all periods. ‘Whereas before, if I wanted to buy an old blues record from 1955, that was really difficult. I had to do a mail order or I had to go into a specialist shop. Now I can see it is right there.’