Home / Home / The Real Story Behind 'Angie': Who Was It Named After?Home real-story-behind-angie rolling-stones real storyThe Real Story Behind 'Angie': Who Was It Named After?Mick Jagger has always been cagey about who “Angie” was written for. The most persistent rumor ties it to Angela Bowie, David Bowie’s Search AmazonAs an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related Notes102 Edith Grove: How a Squalid Chelsea Flat Forged The Rolling Stones‘A Bigger Bang’: A Late-Career Highlight That Doesn’t Reach the 70s PeakA Bigger Bang's Critical Reception: Praised as a Return to Form, but Some Called It FormulaicAfter Brian Jones: Critics Split on Whether 1969 Tour Was Rebirth or UncertaintyAfter Mick Taylor Quit, the Stones Almost Called It Quits Before Auditioning a Whole Pack of GuitaristsExploreThe Steadicam Operator Behind the Rolling Stones’ 1982 Concert FilmThe Steel Wheels Fan Club Package: Rolling Stones' Revamped Fan ExperienceThe Steel Wheels Tour: How the Rolling Stones Resurrected Their Live Career in 1989The 'Steel Wheels' Tour: Marketed as a Final Farewell After the Stones' 80s SlumpThe Stones' 'A Bigger Bang' – a return to raw rock that couldn't escape the shadow of their own mythologyPrevious The Real Story Behind 'Emotional Rescue' — Mick Jagger’s Fantasy ScenarioNext The Real Story Behind 'Angie': Was It Angela Bowie or Just a Strum on an Acoustic Guitar?