Date 01/12/2015 - News People
About 20 years ago, Mick Jagger had an idea for a dream project: an epic movie that would chart the history of the music business over several decades. To get his vision off the ground, he eventually recruited Martin Scorsese and Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter. "It was very sprawling," says Jagger. Set in New York in 1973, the show centers on Richie Finestra (played by Bobby Cannavale), a record-label president with a coke habit, a troubled marriage and a company losing its Midas touch. He read histories of music of the era, like Love Goes to Buildings on Fire and the record-business chronicle Hit Men.
