Friday, December 05, 2003
Richards can't get no satisfaction
Just when you thought the Rolling Stones had patched up their differences for good, the BBC reports Keith Richards's reaction to Jaggers acceptance of a knighthood from the Queen. It's fair to say Richards is not very impressed and he's not very polite about it either. For me though, it's always been amusing to watch these guys (who are great friends) scrap.
Richards said he did not want to go on stage with someone wearing a "coronet and sporting the old ermine" and told the singer it was a "paltry honour". "It sent out the wrong message. It's not what the Stones is about, is it?" Richards told Uncut magazine.
"I thought it was ludicrous to take one of those gongs from the establishment when they did their very best to throw us in jail," Richards said.
Jagger attempts a feeble defense by suggesting that Tony Blair forced him to accept the knighthood. Richards' response?
"Like that's an excuse. Like you can't turn down anything. Like it doesn't depend how you feel about it." Richards said he doubted he would be offered an honour "because they know what I would've said... they knew I'd tell them where they could put it."
Fun, fun, fun. Talking about rock star rivalry, I watched Simon and Garfunkel at the Garden last night. Having listened to a lot of S&G growing up, I never thought I would ever actually get to see them live. They certainly did not dissapoint, though Art doesn't quite have his voice of old anymore. The highlight of the evening was the Everly Brothers joining them on stage for 4 songs and the first live performance of Leaves That Are Green since 1967. Garfunkel explained, tongue firmly in cheek, the source of their rivalry over the past 50 years. He wanted them to be called Garfunkel and Simon.
Richards said he did not want to go on stage with someone wearing a "coronet and sporting the old ermine" and told the singer it was a "paltry honour". "It sent out the wrong message. It's not what the Stones is about, is it?" Richards told Uncut magazine.
"I thought it was ludicrous to take one of those gongs from the establishment when they did their very best to throw us in jail," Richards said.
Jagger attempts a feeble defense by suggesting that Tony Blair forced him to accept the knighthood. Richards' response?
"Like that's an excuse. Like you can't turn down anything. Like it doesn't depend how you feel about it." Richards said he doubted he would be offered an honour "because they know what I would've said... they knew I'd tell them where they could put it."
Fun, fun, fun. Talking about rock star rivalry, I watched Simon and Garfunkel at the Garden last night. Having listened to a lot of S&G growing up, I never thought I would ever actually get to see them live. They certainly did not dissapoint, though Art doesn't quite have his voice of old anymore. The highlight of the evening was the Everly Brothers joining them on stage for 4 songs and the first live performance of Leaves That Are Green since 1967. Garfunkel explained, tongue firmly in cheek, the source of their rivalry over the past 50 years. He wanted them to be called Garfunkel and Simon.
