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Mick Jagger, One Direction: Rocker Compares Boy Band to Rolling Stones

Posted on Nov 18th 2012 12:21PM by Brittany Galla

Mick Jagger compares One direction to Rolling Stones Charles Sykes, Invision/AP

It's easy to see how One Direction gets compared to boy bands like Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and The Wanted, but in a new interview with CNN, Mick Jagger reveals that the British boy band group reminds him of Rolling Stones in the early days.

"I watched a concert of One Direction on the TV the other night, you know just to check [it] out," Mick said. "It reminded me very much of our early concerts, when we were pushed around among the audience and we would kind of float. [T]hey were like, floating above the audience, and they looked like, really distinctly uncomfortable."

Mick said he could relate to that. "I remember feeling that same uncomfortable feeling of being pushed around in this very weird place about 50 years ago," he shares. "It was a very funny moment, because it was very similar to the things we've been through."

Another Rolling Stones' member, Ronnie Wood, said that he and the 1D guys are friends, and calls them his "pals."

"I remember them before they made it and I said, 'Come on stick with it boys, you can do it,'" Ronnie said. "They still want me to come and jam with them I said, 'Yeah, I'll come and play with you anytime.'"

It looks like having Rolling Stones' support behind them has helped 1D. They have sold over 13 million records worldwide and just announced this week that they're working on a 3D movie.

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