Posted on 01/29/2010 7:30:33 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has revealed he no longer cares if the band continues saying, "Honestly, I couldn't care less if it were over."
Watts is famously dismissive of popular music with jazz his widely acknowledged first love. He is currently on tour with The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie jazz-blues band and confirms, "Jazz is my passion. This is the music that I really want to do. The Stones are merely an annoying pastime."
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“Entwistle and Moon baby! There’s your best rhythm section ever.”
Puleeeeeezzzze! Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker
An annoying pastime? They only made you a multi-millionaire so you can go and play your passion. Being a starving musician may sound romantic, but getting over that “starving” part is hard.
LOL, I remember a Rolling Stone magazine cover from around 1980-82 with Jagger saying how he didn’t want to still be doing “Can’t Get No Satisfaction” when he was 40!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roLco8MtlTs
“Entwistle and Moon baby! There’s your best rhythm section ever.”
Puleeeeeezzzze! Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker
NOBODY did it better than McCartney and Ringo. EVER.
You should check out some of the good metal bands that are around. Iron Maiden would be a great start if you haven't already.
There’s Nicko McBrain and Steve Harris.
You might know what is the piece of classical music being played at the beginning of this Billy Idol video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24FT3u-lhg4
If it attracts girls like Devon I might have to get a copy.
Jagger turned 40 shortly after the date span you give. I think he actually said that back in the late 60s.
Most of the early rock stars could not fathom doing the rock gig for more than 3-5 years. Pop music fans were too fickle.
*I’ve never looked back, and often wondered just what I ever saw in rock music.
You should check out some of the good metal bands that are around. Iron Maiden would be a great start if you haven’t already. *
Rock music is for young dumb guys who want to get rowdy and chase skirt.
Eventually you get too old to rock. You have to conserve the energy for skirt chasing, so you switch to classical or jazz.
I’m not dumb and metal is the majority of what I listen to. The rest of it is reserved for space ambient and fusion/smooth jazz.
Back in the Village is a pretty wicked riff.
You may not be stupid but pop music is aimed at a very low intellect—let’s not fool ourselves. It would never succeed on a business level if it aimed for the cerebral.
The intelligent person can enjoy pop music as a guilty pleasure, sure—the same as a fit person can enjoy the occasional Cinnabon [TM].
It’s possible to like both.
I always hated the Rolling Stones.
It is, indeed. But not for me.
My job is annoying too after 40 years...you do anything that long it will become annoying...but I'd take his money compared to mine any day....and smile while at the drumkit too! :o)
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