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Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger has paid tribute to David Bowie in a new piece for Rolling Stone, detailing the constant "element of competition" within their friendship, and his regret that they had lost contact.
It's hardly surprising, giving that the pair were two of the most famous and successful musicians alive, that Jagger and Bowie's relationship was rife with a friendly sense of competitiveness.
In a tribute to Bowie - who died earlier this month after an 18-month battle with cancer - for Rolling Stone, Jagger wrote, "There was always an exchange of information within our friendship. And I suppose there was always an element of competition between us, but it never felt overwhelming."
He added, "When he would see me, he'd give me a hug, and I could feel him going up behind the collar of my shirt to see what I was wearing. He used to copy me sometimes, but he'd be very honest about it.
"If he took one of your moves, he'd say, 'That's one of yours - I just tried it.' I didn't mind sharing things with him, because he would share so much with me - it was a two-way street."
Concluding the piece, Jagger spoke of the fact that he hadn't seen much of Bowie since 2004. "I know David stopped touring around 2004 after having some health problems," he said. "After that, he kind of vanished, both from my life and the stage, so to speak, until he came back with an album that was a very interesting piece."
"It's really sad when somebody leaves and you haven't spoken to them for a long while," he added. "You wish you'd done this; you wish you'd done that. But that's what happens. Strange things happen in life."
Read Jagger's full tribute to David Bowie here.
