How Jagger dodged death

The Hells Angels once plotted to murder Mick Jagger, according to a BBC documentary, but the bikers who tried to attack the Rolling Stones singer at his beachfront home failed when their boat capsized in rough seas. How fortunate we are that "bikers

What happened

Members of the Hells Angels once plotted to murder Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, according to a BBC documentary. Jagger decided to stop using the biker gang for concert security after members allegedly beat a fan to death during a 1969 show at the Altamont Speedway in California. A group of Hells Angels reportedly got in a boat and tried to attack Jagger at his home in the Hamptons on Long Island, but they were tossed overboard in rough seas. (New York Post, free registration)

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