A relationship that can be broken precisely because of the success enjoyed by both stars - as was the case with Mick Jagger and David Bowie, who were initially great friends. The Rolling Stones ...

David Bowie used to watch a ­children’s TV puppet show with John Lennon, tried to impress Mick Jagger with a Christmas gift that backfired and was never happy with his smash-hit Queen duet ...

According to Jagger, he knew very little about Bowie’s life after they lost touch–particularly the state of his health. He had no idea that Bowie was struggling with cancer in the way that he was.