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Originally Posted by srandallf
Nice review. Cant wait to get it. Love Keith!!!!! Hang fire!!
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Keef's a lovely bloke. The heart and soul of the Rolling Stones. Modest. Sincere. Huge musician.
He kind of slid into the bad-boy image, and has tried hard to live up to it.
But who knew that he's been clean for 30 years?
Or that he was a passionate Boy Scout as a teenager, who worshipped Baden-Powell?
Or that he listens to Mozart to relax?
And of course I knew this—but had forgotten—that the Stones started out just doing covers of American Blues classics. Only once they achieved considerable fame in the UK did they move over to pop/rock, and start writing their own tunes.
Some of the best parts of the book are Keef describing the creative process through which various songs came to be. And he also really dumps on Mick—who he considers an egotistical, self-important prat—albeit a very creative one.
Great read. Couldn't put it down.