Glimmer Gossip - Nov. 98
The only problem is that Jagger does not agree. ``It sounds good, though,' he said with a laugh. When told that problems seem to occur only when he pokes his nose in, Jagger retorted, 'What? Like choosing the songs, you mean?'
(editor's note: Mick and Keith never seem to agree on anything but I think that's what makes them so interesting.)
Associated Press writes:
After 36 death-defying years in the rock 'n' roll business, Keith Richards finally faced his
own mortality this past May - standing on a chair in his home library.
The Rolling Stones guitarist was trying to wrap his skull-ringed fingers around a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's study of anatomy. Instead, Richards found himself dodging an avalanche of books when his bookshelf collapsed - ``the Encyclopedia Britannica, heavy volumes bombing me,' he recalled. ``It was one of those moments where you have to make a decision: Take it on the ribs, or take a shot in the temple on a desk.'
The 54-year-old rocker laughs, in his familiar whiskey-nicotine rasp. ``All part of life's rich pageant,' he concludes.
"No Security" is the Stones' third live album in the 1990s. So why another live offering? The Stones' leaders, Richards and fellow Glimmer Twin Mick Jagger, offer two reasons. Richards' explanation: ``I suppose it had something to do with our record deal in the first place. But what got us interested was that the band played so well, so consistently well, on this tour.'
Jagger echoed the latter sentiment. ``One of the big differences between now and, say, the '70s, is that the Rolling Stones are a much more consistent band now,' Jagger says. ``Back then, some nights were fantastic. But some shows, we'd hang our heads in our hands: `That was awful. What went wrong?''
Reuters ran the following article of Keith's musical musings:
Keith Richards has a simple philosophy about music. ``Look, there are just two kinds of
music -- it's good or it's crap,' the Rolling Stones guitarist told the New York Daily
News. ``That's why Mozart and Bach last and why you can forget the Monkees and the
Union Gap. There's already a bit less spice in the Spice Girls, eh? But Louis Armstrong,
Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry -- in 200 years their music will still be played.' Richards also
predicts the demise of record companies in the near future. ``There are too many other
ways to distribute music now,' he says.``... Who
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