Mick Jagger Said Eleven Words on Dick Cavett's Show — and Two Years Later, They Came True

A forgotten moment from The Dick Cavett Show opens the door into a story almost no one connected at the time. In this video, we look at a quiet, almost throwaway comment Mick Jagger made to Dick Cavett about the future of his band — and what happened to that band less than two years later. This story explores The Rolling Stones at the height of their early-1970s fame, the tensions few outsiders could see, and why one relaxed sentence on a talk show couch turned out to be more honest than anyone realized. Dick Cavett, The Dick Cavett Show, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, 1970s talk show, classic television, ABC, retro TV history, untold story, celebrity interview, vintage television.