Interesting. I skipped through to a more recent interview with Angie. She's a curious woman, especially as she has grown older.
This kind of character in a young attractive woman is one thing, but I personally find it more attractive in an older woman. Something happens to women once they pass the 'common attraction' age - they are freed from having to always appear subservient for sexual purposes. I love it!
Meanwhile, obviously Mick and David were 'bi', but to be truthful, I think Mick was more gay than straight. That he elevated the 'gay style' into an art form is so admirable. But that he is not recognised for that by the gay community (afaik) is a bit odd. From googling, I can't find Mick as an icon of the gay community anywhere, yet his performances are so demonstratively camp in style, I wondered why he avoided being recognised by the gay community. All I can say in some explanation, is that he rode a horse so down-the-middle, that he succeeded in avoiding being labelled sexually. You'd have to say this is another form of his art. In distinction, David Bowie is a gay icon.
After some discussions with friends, I get the view that for male gay icons, it is all about 'dressing up'. David dressed up, so he's in, where as Mick never dressed up, so he's out.
Yet when it comes to female gay icons, dressing up is not so important, because women always dress up. Betty Davis is a gay icon, who doesn't dress up, while Kylie Minogue is a gay icon and she seems decidedly hetro to me. But I get the feeling female gay icons are more just strong independent women. Meaning that Queen Elizabeth should also be one, though I've not seen that said anywhere.
