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  • 2021-04-17 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Mick Jagger Come Out as a Lockdown Skeptic? (en)
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  • Mick Jagger, the famed rockstar and lead singer for the Rolling Stones, had some time in lockdown to write new music, as he released a song with Dave Grohl in April 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lyrics of the song Easy Sleazy complain about being under lockdown restrictions due to the deadly virus: A website called Lockdown Sceptics, which styles itself as a space to critique the British government’s lockdown strategies, claimed these lyrics meant Jagger was a critic of such restrictions. The website also publishes anti-vaccination commentary. But Jagger has never indicated he is personally a skeptic of the necessity of lockdowns. Indeed, he even appeared in a comedic campaign for Save the Children, showing how one can be productive even while quarantined at home. See below: The remaining lyrics of his song appear to mock conspiracy theorists, including those who are anti-vaccination: Other lyrics seem to look forward to the lifting of lockdown restrictions: Jagger has also seemingly been complying with lockdown regulations. The 77-year-old spoke to the BBC about life in lockdown and its impact on mental health, and he described how he felt lucky during the experience: I can feel that people could get really quite depressed about the whole thing because there was a point where there was no light at the end of the tunnel. It was sometimes a little bit down for a lot of people, but I was lucky enough to avoid most of that. He has described Easy Sleazy as a sardonic and humorous take on coming out of life under lockdown, and a reflection on the year, as well as the fight against misinformation. Jagger said he had been very lucky that I had a couple of places and ... a nice garden [...] I don't have the problems of living, say, in a small flat in London or New York, which some of my friends have had, he told the BBC. Two kids in a two room flat in Manhattan? I honestly don't know how I would have done that. Maybe a couple of weeks. But for that long, I don't know how I would have done it. And I admire them for being able to do it. You can listen to the full song here: Given that Jagger has appeared in pro-quarantine campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic, that he has never personally indicated he is a lockdown skeptic/critic, and that his song appears to mock such criticism, we rate this claim as False. (en)
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