United Kingdom, July 14 -- Sir Mick Jagger regrets taking John Lennon's advice not to meet Elvis Presley.

The Rolling Stones frontman was put off meeting his idol after the Beatles legend was left disappointed by his own interaction with The King, but decades after the deaths of both Elvis and John - who passed away in 1977 and 1980 respectively - Mick admitted he wishes he'd grasped the opportunity when he could.

Speaking on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Mick said: "I remember John telling me, 'You should never meet your heroes. I would never meet Elvis, Mick, if I were you."

"And so, I didn't. I took John's advice. It was really stupid of me, really. I'd love to have met Elvis

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