Mick Jagger turns TV mogul to produce drama based on his and David Bowie's experiences in 70s New York MailOn Sunday Diary: 1 September 2013 'If it’s half as interesting as Mick and David’s own lives it will certainly be a gripping story.’
A new TV series centred around Mick Jagger and David Bowie’s experiences in drug-rife New York during the 1970s is being made by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese. The drama will be based on a fictional account – first compiled decades ago by the rock stars – of the sleazy record industry in the 1970s. Jagger will also be a series producer. It revolves around a drug-addled record company executive and his artists trying to survive in the cut-throat business,and many of the storylines are loosely based on Bowie and Jagger’s own experiences. An industry insider says: ‘Many years back, David and Mick sat down and came up with a story together about sleazy record industry types. 'It was based on the sort of hustlers who emerged in the post-Beatles era, where one day a guy would be a nightclub bouncer and the next he was the manager of a band. ‘There wasn’t much control and everyone was out to make a quick buck. 'Mick lived in New York in the 1970s when the Studio 54 nightclub became a notorious hotspot for A-list excess and debauchery – and the script harks back to those days. ‘The idea lay dormant for years, but now a script has been pulled together. Mick will be the show’s producer.’

May I suggest 'Cosmo Kramer' (Seinfeld) to play Tony Defries.