{"id":2042388,"date":"2026-07-14T08:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042388"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T05:06:51","slug":"mick-jagger-on-if-mad-mogul-lyric-from-new-rolling-stones-album-is-really-about-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042388","title":{"rendered":"Mick Jagger on if \u201cmad mogul\u201d lyric from new Rolling Stones album is really about Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mick_Jagger_Hands.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mick Jagger on if \u201cmad mogul\u201d lyric from new Rolling Stones album is really about Elon Musk<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really a sidewinding compliment&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Laura Molloy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-14T09:06:51+01:00\">14th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mick_Jagger_Hands-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Mick Jagger\" title=\"Mick_Jagger_Hands\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">MIck Jagger. CREDIT: Mark Seliger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Mick Jagger has clarified what his \u201cmad mogul\u201d lyric on The Rolling Stones\u2018 new album\u00a0 \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2018 is really about. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1090\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones\u2019 future: \u201cI\u2019m already writing for the next album<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band\u2019s 25th album, released last week, sees Jagger examine the state of America today, with track \u2018Mr Charm\u2019 specifically calling out Elon Musk by name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>When I was oh-so-young, I used to want to go to Mars\/ And burn the rubber on the road, And drive around in fancy<\/em> cars,\u201d Jagger sings.<em> \u201cAnd who would take you into space? Who would you really trust? Is it Boeing, is it NASA, is it mad mogul Mr Musk?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger\u2019s referring to Musk as a \u201cmad mogul\u201d has been understood by some fans as a slight at the Tesla billionaire. However, the musician has now dispelled that rumour.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>The New York Times<\/em>, Jagger complained of reviews that had interpreted the song that way, saying: \u201cThey hear one word, and they don\u2019t really listen to the line, \u2018Mick Jagger has a go at Elon Musk\u2019, you\u2019re not listening to the line. You\u2019re just listening to Musk. That\u2019s all you\u2019re hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger then said that people hear the song and assume he \u201cmust be having a go at him\u201d, before admitting \u201cI do call him mad\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4PuOCjDoF8?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThe funny thing is, when I wrote it, I was thinking because of him they were able to get those astronauts back that were stuck because he provided the transportation because NASA couldn\u2019t provide the transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then explained how the line of the song was about him wanting to go to Mars \u201cas a kid\u201d and \u201cwho would you trust to get you into space\u201d, clarifying, \u201cIt\u2019s really a sidewinding compliment, because he was the one that I remembered was able to do that when the others couldn\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Jagger does understand that his choice of words wasn\u2019t the most complimentary, adding, \u201cMogul doesn\u2019t always go down well either\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mick Jagger on 'Foreign Tongues', live plans and his fave new bands\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GNNbCOp8p0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The new album features collaborations with Paul McCartney,\u00a0The Cure\u2019s\u00a0Robert Smith,\u00a0Steve Winwood\u00a0and\u00a0Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, as well as further posthumous appearances from Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also launched an official podcast series,\u00a0<i>Speaking In Tongues<\/i>, to accompany the album. The six-part series is narrated by\u00a0Norah Jones\u00a0and features new interviews with Jagger,\u00a0Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jagger recently told\u00a0<em>NME\u00a0<\/em>that he is a fan of\u00a0Sam Fender, hailing his album \u2018People Watching\u2019 as \u201cexcellent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI\u2019ve had my Sam Fender moments lately, because I like a lot of his stuff. That \u2018People Watching\u2019 album was stunning. Yeah, I thought that album was excellent, earlier stuff I liked, you know, \u2018Seventeen Going Under\u2019,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0some good stuff on that album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also told us\u00a0about the \u201cvery easy\u201d experience of working with Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> gave \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 three-and-a-half stars, in a review which called the album: \u201cfresh and refined\u201d, adding: \u201cMick, Keith and Ronnie have hit a surprising purple patch \u2013 and if you believe the eternally energetic entertainer\u2019s\u00a0claim that he\u2019s already writing the follow-up to \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019, there\u2019s plenty more left in the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Elon Musk<\/li>\n<li>Mick 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Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1090\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones\u2019 future: \u201cI\u2019m already writing for the next album<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band\u2019s 25th album, released last week, sees Jagger examine the state of America today, with track \u2018Mr Charm\u2019 specifically calling out Elon Musk by name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>When I was oh-so-young, I used to want to go to Mars\/ And burn the rubber on the road, And drive around in fancy<\/em> cars,\u201d Jagger sings.<em> \u201cAnd who would take you into space? Who would you really trust? Is it Boeing, is it NASA, is it mad mogul Mr Musk?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger\u2019s referring to Musk as a \u201cmad mogul\u201d has been understood by some fans as a slight at the Tesla billionaire. However, the musician has now dispelled that rumour.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>The New York Times<\/em>, Jagger complained of reviews that had interpreted the song that way, saying: \u201cThey hear one word, and they don\u2019t really listen to the line, \u2018Mick Jagger has a go at Elon Musk\u2019, you\u2019re not listening to the line. You\u2019re just listening to Musk. That\u2019s all you\u2019re hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jagger then said that people hear the song and assume he \u201cmust be having a go at him\u201d, before admitting \u201cI do call him mad\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4PuOCjDoF8?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThe funny thing is, when I wrote it, I was thinking because of him they were able to get those astronauts back that were stuck because he provided the transportation because NASA couldn\u2019t provide the transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then explained how the line of the song was about him wanting to go to Mars \u201cas a kid\u201d and \u201cwho would you trust to get you into space\u201d, clarifying, \u201cIt\u2019s really a sidewinding compliment, because he was the one that I remembered was able to do that when the others couldn\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Jagger does understand that his choice of words wasn\u2019t the most complimentary, adding, \u201cMogul doesn\u2019t always go down well either\u201d.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mick Jagger on 'Foreign Tongues', live plans and his fave new bands\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GNNbCOp8p0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The new album features collaborations with Paul McCartney,\u00a0The Cure\u2019s\u00a0Robert Smith,\u00a0Steve Winwood\u00a0and\u00a0Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, as well as further posthumous appearances from Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also launched an official podcast series,\u00a0<i>Speaking In Tongues<\/i>, to accompany the album. The six-part series is narrated by\u00a0Norah Jones\u00a0and features new interviews with Jagger,\u00a0Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jagger recently told\u00a0<em>NME\u00a0<\/em>that he is a fan of\u00a0Sam Fender, hailing his album \u2018People Watching\u2019 as \u201cexcellent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI\u2019ve had my Sam Fender moments lately, because I like a lot of his stuff. That \u2018People Watching\u2019 album was stunning. Yeah, I thought that album was excellent, earlier stuff I liked, you know, \u2018Seventeen Going Under\u2019,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0some good stuff on that album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also told us\u00a0about the \u201cvery easy\u201d experience of working with Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> gave \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 three-and-a-half stars, in a review which called the album: \u201cfresh and refined\u201d, adding: \u201cMick, Keith and Ronnie have hit a surprising purple patch \u2013 and if you believe the eternally energetic entertainer\u2019s\u00a0claim that he\u2019s already writing the follow-up to \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019, there\u2019s plenty more left in the tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/mick-jagger-on-if-mad-mogul-lyric-from-new-rolling-stones-album-is-really-about-elon-musk-3956826&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mick_Jagger_Hands.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Mick Jagger on if \u201cmad mogul\u201d lyric from new Rolling Stones album is really about Elon Musk \u201cIt\u2019s really a sidewinding compliment&#8221; By Laura Molloy 14th July 2026 MIck Jagger. 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