And yet I can’t help thinking that we are doing Sir Mick a disservice. Death and sex are more closely intertwined than we would like; let’s not forget that the French refer to an orgasm as la petite mort. Had we been confronted with pictures of him falling around drunk, or off his head on drugs, we would probably feel pity instead of disgust. It is OK for someone to lose themselves in alcohol or drugs as they deal with the aftermath of shock and grief, but to be caught having a fling is a no-no. Jagger is trying to cope in the only way he knows how: women, sex, physical intimacy. If he wants to cry on a stranger’s shoulder, then who are we to judge?