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Not at all; the two bands were close personal friends.

The Rolling Stones were signed to Decca Records at George Harrison's suggestion; Decca wanted to save face, after turning the Beatles down earlier. John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "I Wanna Be Your Man" during a chat session with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, to show them how they worked on songs; it became the Stones' second single, and their first hit. McCartney and Jagger often met privately to discuss upcoming singles, timing release dates carefully so the competition for hits was minimal between the two bands.

Jagger attended occasional Beatles recording sessions, sometimes captured on film or video, and in photos. George Harrison was visiting the Stones just prior to Jagger and Richards' arrest for drug possession; Harrison was asked to leave the scene by the police, to keep him out of it. The 1967 Stones album Their Satanic Majesties Request included barely-hidden photos of the Beatles on its front cover, and Lennon and McCartney sang backing vocals on "We Love You".

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