New Biography Details Mick Jagger's 1976 Heroin Overdose and 1984 Altercation with Bandmate

A new book titled 'The Rolling Stones: The Biography' by Bob Spitz details two incidents where Mick Jagger, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones and now 82 years old, narrowly escaped death. In one account from 1976, Jagger visited record producer Marshall Chess' apartment on East 69th Street in New York City after a party to obtain drugs.

Chess, who was trying to quit drugs at the time, stated that he and Jagger shared a gram of heroin obtained from a Buddhist heroin dealer in the city.

Ten minutes later, Jagger collapsed on the floor. Chess tried to revive Jagger by dragging him upright and slapping him, but Jagger remained unresponsive and his lips turned blue. 'I didn’t know what else to do. I was freaked. Mick Jagger’s gonna die in my f–king apartment,' Chess stated.

He called an ambulance and also contacted Ahmet Ertegun, former president of Atlantic Records. Ertegun arrived at the apartment moments later, accompanied by Faye Dunaway. Dunaway called the president of Lenox Hill Hospital, who arranged a private room for Jagger to avoid publicity.

Chess performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until EMS arrived, who put Jagger on oxygen, after which he started breathing again.

In a separate incident in 1984, The Rolling Stones gathered in Amsterdam to discuss their future and resolve internal conflicts. Charlie Watts was the drummer for the band. One night, Jagger and Keith Richards went out drinking together and returned to their hotel at around five in the morning.

” before punching him in the jaw. After the punch, Jagger fell backward onto a plate of smoked salmon and slid across a table toward an open window overlooking a canal. Richards grabbed Jagger's leg to prevent him from falling out the window.