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Jagger: No halftime wardrobe failures
Rolling Stones singer says censors don't have to worry; entertainers also address Motown flak.
Adam Graham / The Detroit News
The NFL doesn't have to worry about Mick Jagger dropping any F-bombs during Sunday's halftime show at the Super Bowl. He got them out of his system during a press conference at the Renaissance Center on Thursday afternoon.
"Network television. They're always worried about how many times you're going to say f--- on the air," said Jagger, singer of the Rolling Stones, to a roar of applause from the hundreds of assembled members of the media.
Jagger also joked that while Aretha Franklin intended to strip while singing the national anthem, the network censors wouldn't need to monitor any Stones wardrobe malfunction at halftime Sunday.
"We'll all be one family; they needn't worry about it," he said.
Jagger, looking fresh and fit, did most of the talking, while his longtime bandmate Keith Richards, fishing lures dangling from his hair, added an irreverent running commentary.
The band immediately addressed the controversy that erupted when they were chosen over homegrown Detroit acts.
"The thing about the NFL is, they run a good show, but occasionally they make a mistake," Jagger said. "But they were quick to rectify it."
"Motown left Detroit years ago, anyway!" Richards growled.
At an earlier press conference, Franklin and Stevie Wonder addressed the controversy, too.
"If we didn't want the Stones, we wouldn't be here," Wonder said. "We're fans of the Stones."
Franklin was blunter.
"We were a little upset initially," Franklin said. "Detroit is a city of music legends, and we thought it would be remiss to come all the way here and not use at least oneartist from Detroit. But I'm appreciative of the fact that they did ask me to do the halftime show several times before, and the anthem this time."
At the game Sunday, Franklin will sing the national anthem with Aaron Neville, while Wonder will be joined by Joss Stone, John Legend and India.Arie for the pregame show, doing a Motown medley.
Neville said he and Franklin will sing the national anthem live; the music will be prerecorded.
Another highlight of the Stones conference came when a reporter asked about the running joke that after a nuclear war the only things left standing will be the Rolling Stones and cockroaches.
"What do you plan on doing to make sure you outlive that cockroach?" the reporter asked.
"I'm gonna eat 'im!" Richards said.
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