Why the Hells Angels Were Once So Mad at the Rolling Stones There Were Fears They'd Try to Kill Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger sings next to a Hells Angels member at the Altamont Speedway on Dec. 6, 1969.Photo:AP AP As they trekked across North America, playing 48 shows over two months,Mick Jagger,Keith Richards, Bill Wyman,Charlie Wattsand Mick Taylor found themselves on the Hells Angels’ bad side after aconcert ended in tragedy, prompting fears that the motorcycle club was out for blood. The podcast draws from more than 60 hours of Greenfield’s never-before-heard interviews with the band, taped between 1972 and 1973 — and offers new insight into the safety fears that haunted the Stones throughout the tour....