# Mick Jagger admits regret over Elvis Presley meeting he skipped

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mick-jagger-regrets-allowing-john-lennon-to-stop-him-meeting-elvis-presley-it-was-really-stupid-of-me/
- Published: 2026-07-14T10:16:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-14T16:32:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mick-jagger-regrets-allowing-john-lennon-to-stop-him-meeting-elvis-presley/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Jagger regrets skipping a meeting with Elvis Presley
- He says John Lennon talked him out of it
- Presley died in 1977 before they ever met

## Summary

Mick Jagger has admitted he regrets following John Lennon's advice not to arrange a meeting with Elvis Presley, calling the decision "really stupid" in hindsight. The reflection highlights a rare missed connection between two of rock music's most towering figures and shows how even the biggest stars could be swayed by their peers on personal and career choices during the Beatlemania and British Invasion era.

Jagger has said it was Lennon who talked him out of pursuing an introduction to Presley, a performer he and countless other British musicians of the time regarded as a foundational influence on their own careers. Looking back, Jagger considers it one of his few genuine regrets, having never had the chance to meet his idol before Presley's death in 1977.

## Coverage

- [Far Out: Mick Jagger admits regret over Elvis Presley meeting he skipped](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mick-jagger-regrets-allowing-john-lennon-to-stop-him-meeting-elvis-presley/)
- [NME: The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger says he regrets taking John Lennon’s advice not to meet Elvis](https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-rolling-stones-mick-jagger-says-he-regrets-taking-john-lennons-advice-not-to-meet-elvis-3956858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rolling-stones-mick-jagger-says-he-regrets-taking-john-lennons-advice-not-to-meet-elvis)

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