Mick Jagger is now entitled to a basic British state pension of just under £91 a week after turning 65 today.
The lead singer of The Rolling Stones is now officially an old age pensioner, albeit in name only.
And although he can collect his pension, he will have to wait until he reaches 70 before he will be eligible for free roof insulation.
Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford, in the south of England, on 26 July, 1943, the son of a school teacher and a hairdresser.
He became lead singer of the Rolling Stones, formed in the early 1960s, and went on to perform a string of classic hits from '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' to 'Ruby Tuesday' to 'Angie'.
He was married twice, to Nicaraguan beauty Bianca Perez Macias in 1971 and Texan fashion model Jerry Hall in 1990. They divorced in 1999. He has seven children and is a grandfather.
Jagger is likely to face renewed questions about his future and that of his band now that he has reached retirement age, but he should be used to it.
More than 45 years ago he was asked how long he could keep going with The Rolling Stones, and in a separate interview, his questioner said: 'Can you picture yourself at the age of 60 doing what you're doing now?'
'Yeah, easily. Yeah,' he replied.
