Keith Richards vs Mick Jagger Options

[Arizona_Skies]

Just finished the Keith Richards autobiography. A must read for music fans. In it, Richards describes Mick Jagger's attempt to go solo:

"Just by his choice of material, it seemed to me, he had really gone off the tracks. It was very sad. He wasn't prepared not to make an impact. But, I can't imagine why he thought it would be good. This is where I felt Mick had lost touch with reality.

"The big betrayal by Mick, which I find hard to forgive, was his announcement of a solo tour. I really believed Mick wouldn't dare tour without the Stones. It was too hard a slap in the face to us. It was a death sentence.

"I saw a clip of Mick's solo show and was asked what I thought about it, and I said it was sad that a high percentage of his show was Rolling Stones songs. If you're going to do something on your own, do songs from your solo albums. Don't pretend you're a solo artist while you're doing our songs.

"Mick had misjudged himself by a hundred miles. He had LVS - Lead Vocalist Syndrome. He took it for granted that any bunch of good musicians would be as compatible with him as the Rolling Stones. But he didn't sound like himself. He could strut around and have a star on his dressing room door and treat the band like underlings, but you can't get good music that way."

All of the above applies to Ed - and damn, I've been a huge Ed defender. Gonna miss his vocal abilities and lyrics:

The day that I was so sweetly sung
The wind seemed to whisper softly "Oh son,
Don't wait for the seas to part
Or messiahs to come
Don't sit around and waste this chance,
to see it!"
- Sparkle

I was wrong. I now realize Ed needed CCP, like they needed him. However, if Mick Jagger - one of the biggest, egomaniac control freaks in the history of rock and roll - can find his way back, maybe there's hope for Ed. I'm not holding my breath though, because Alive is such an incredible piece of shit.

This post has been edited by Arizona_Skies: Apr 4 2012, 2:52 am