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Today, Rolling Stones frontman and rock icon Mick Jagger turns 71. It's been a difficult year for Jagger—his longtime partner, L'Wren Scott, passed away in April—but the legend delved into a passion project, producing a biopic of his personal hero James Brown, as well as touring the globe with the Stones as part of their 14 on Fire tour. 2014 also saw Jagger become a great-grandfather for the first time when granddaughter Assisi gave birth to a daughter in May. Here's to many more years, Sir Mick.

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Julie Kosin
Senior Culture Editor

Julie Kosin is the senior culture editor of ELLE.com, where she oversees all things movies, TV, books, music, and art, from trawling Netflix for a worthy binge to endorsing your next book club pick. She's the former director of audience strategy and entertainment at HarpersBAZAAR.com. When not glued to her laptop, she can be found taking pictures of her dog or haunting used bookstores.