Iconic Rocker Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo of Ex-Husband and Mick Jagger originally appeared on Parade.
Iconic classic rock muse and wife Pattie Boyd shared a never before seen photo of ex-husband Eric Clapton and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to celebrate the anniversary of the epic Live Aid show in 1985.
“40 years since Live Aid this weekend, wow! I took this picture of Eric and Mick the night before the show in Philadelphia,” Boyd, 81, captioned the photo of Clapton, 80, and Jagger, 81, looking much younger as they sat engrossed in conversation on a couch. “We checked-in to the Four Seasons Hotel, I believe, and Mick came to our room for a chat.”
Live Aid was performed simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. It featured iconic acts like Queen, David Bowie, The Who, Elton John, Joan Baez, Black Sabbath, The Beach Boys, Simple Minds, Led Zeppelin, and many more across the two venues.
Both Clapton and Jagger played the show in New York, with the “Layla” singer being joined by Phil Collins and the Stones vocalist joining forces with Tina Turner for his set.
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: George Harrison And His Wife Patti Boyd During Sixties (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
As for Boyd, she first became involved with legendary musicians when she was cast as an extra in the beloved Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night, which led her to have a featured role as a woman the band tries to briefly court. She naturally met George Harrison because of her involvement in the film and the pair went on to date for several years before marrying in 1966.
The couple ended up divorcing 11 years later in 1977 due to a blossoming romance between Boyd and Clapton, who was a good friend of Harrison’s. The model and the musician — who previously played with The Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, and Creem — wed in 1979, though they too only lasted a decade as a couple.
They divorced in 1989 — and by that time, Boyd had been said to have inspired several songs by both Harrison and Clapton, including The Beatles’ “Something” and Clapton’s “Layla.”
Iconic Rocker Wife, 81, Shares Never Before Seen Photo of Ex-Husband and Mick Jagger first appeared on Parade on Jul 14, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.