Mick Jagger Weighs In on ‘Superficial’ Harry Styles Comparisons: ‘He Doesn’t Have a Voice Like Mine’

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No copycats here. As Harry Styles’ career as a solo artist continues to rise, he’s been compared to several legendary rock figures — including Mick Jagger, but the Rolling Stones frontman said that’s purely a physical resemblance.“I like Harry — we have an easy relationship,” Jagger, 78, said in a Sunday Times profile, published on Sunday, May 22. “I mean, I used to wear a lot more eye make-up than him.

Come on, I was much more androgynous.”The rocker added: “And he doesn’t have a voice like mine or move on stage like me; he just has a superficial resemblance to my younger self, which is fine — he can’t help that.”The 28-year-old former One Direction singer — who released his third studio album, Harry’s House, on Friday, May 20 — has long considered himself a fan of Jagger, Elvis Presley, Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin and Prince. “When I look at them, I don’t know what it is, but it’s this, this something special,” Styles told L’Officiel in December 2019. “They go beyond the limits.

In terms of writing, Paul McCartney has [also] always been a huge influence. I had the chance to meet some of them; they don’t stop being great to me.”The “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” crooner felt a similar admiration on his part.

He told the Mail on Sunday’s Event Magazine in January 2015: “He’s got it going on. I know him, he comes to see me in lots of shows.”Jagger added: “And yeah, I can see the influence.