From The BBC News -Mick Jagger agreed to answer questions from the readers regarding the release of his first solo compilation album.

Below are the selected questions from BBC News website readers and his answers :

BBC: What criteria did you use in selecting the tracks for The Very Best of Mick Jagger?
MJ: I stuck them on my computer, put them all in a big playlist and listened to them all. And then on a piece of paper I said ‘good’, ‘bad’,

‘horrible’, and the good ones I kept.

BBC: Will you ever tour solo without the other Stones?
MJ: I’ve just finished two years on the road and I’m having a bit of a rest. So this time it’s a bit doubtful.

BBC: You are older than my dad, yet at 60 he barely shifts from the sofa after working a 48-hour week. Could you give him some tips

on how to retain some energy and keep on rocking?
MJ: That’s a long week. He should move to France. Work less. He should work maybe 30 hours and then get out more and go dancing with his

daughter. You should teach him. That would do it.

BBC: Over the years, you have become one of the most impersonated people in the world - who do you think has “done” you best?

MJ: I haven’t seen the Counterfeit Stones. I’ve seen him in pictures but I’ve never seen them live, so I’m sure they’re pretty good. The guy does

me pretty well.

BBC: How do you spend your time when not on tour with the Stones? What is a typical day for you?
MJ: Same as everyone else really. Get up as late as possible, have breakfast as late as possible, do a tiny bit in the gym, go out for a walk, read a

book. A real day off you mean, like a Sunday. Go and have lunch with the kids. Go out dancing. That’s it really.

BBC: Do you sing your own songs in the shower?
MJ: Absolutely - but not usually my own. The thing about shower songs is you never quite know what’s going to pop in. It could be something

you’ve just heard on the radio or it could be something from years ago.

BBC: Is there an end in sight for The Rolling Stones? Have you any plans to take a break, or is it as Keith says “the only way to quit

will be in a coffin”?
MJ: I don’t know, I can’t look into a crystal ball. I’m sure the Rolling Stones will do more things and more records and more tours and we’ve got no

plans to stop any of that really. So you never know what happens to you, but as far as I’m concerned I’m sure we’ll continue.

BBC: What dream or goal do you still wish to achieve?
MJ: Well, I’ve never directed a movie so that would be good to

do.

To read all the Q&A please logon to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7022163.stm