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Well, I think Keith's a genius. Not because of his output. I think he's simply, literally, a genius.
I suspect if one were to have the chance to meet Keith and have a conversation with him that's the impression you'd take away. I feel that way watching him in interviews. He's brilliant.
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swiss
Well, I think Keith's a genius. Not because of his output. I think he's simply, literally, a genius.
I suspect if one were to have the chance to meet Keith and have a conversation with him that's the impression you'd take away. I feel that way watching him in interviews. He's brilliant.
You really must be a true admirer. I myself never found any of the members of the Rolling Stones interesting as a person, even not when I was (very) young. But the relations between the members of the band, that has always been something of interest to me. Even intrigueing. But only that.
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swiss
Well, I think Keith's a genius. Not because of his output. I think he's simply, literally, a genius.
I suspect if one were to have the chance to meet Keith and have a conversation with him that's the impression you'd take away. I feel that way watching him in interviews. He's brilliant.
You really must be a true admirer. I myself never found any of the members of the Rolling Stones interesting as a person, even not when I was (very) young. But the relations between the members of the band, that has always been something of interest to me. Even intrigueing. But only that.
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I don't find Mick intriguing as a person, or as an "intellect" (he seems to be a superficial thinker, speaks in generalities, and seems to be at his best when intuiting what's happening in the zeitgeist and reflecting it back impressionistically ). quote]
then how come that everybody who knows Mick personally says that he is very intelligent?
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swiss
I don't find Mick intriguing as a person, or as an "intellect" (he seems to be a superficial thinker, speaks in generalities, and seems to be at his best when intuiting what's happening in the zeitgeist and reflecting it back impressionistically ).
then how come that everybody who knows Mick personally says that he is very intelligent?
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swiss
Well, I think Keith's a genius. Not because of his output. I think he's simply, literally, a genius.
I suspect if one were to have the chance to meet Keith and have a conversation with him that's the impression you'd take away. I feel that way watching him in interviews. He's brilliant.
You really must be a true admirer. I myself never found any of the members of the Rolling Stones interesting as a person, even not when I was (very) young. But the relations between the members of the band, that has always been something of interest to me. Even intrigueing. But only that.
I don't find Mick intriguing as a person, or as an "intellect" (he seems to be a superficial thinker, speaks in generalities, and seems to be at his best when intuiting what's happening in the zeitgeist and reflecting it back impressionistically ).
I'm not curious about Charlie as a person, almost out of respect for his being so private.
Ronnie Wood...I wish I knew less about his personal life.
Always got a creep-vibe from Bill Wyman. Don't wanna know about him as a person.
Never found Brian Jones or Mick Taylor particularly personally.
But Keith...he often says things in interviews that not only I didn't know, but also that surprise and delight me -- and which I never would have thought of in that way. He's insightful, and thoughtful. He has a perspective and point of view that are uniquely his.
He makes elegant unusual connections between his thoughts. He seems to notice stuff, and to think about it. He draws on interesting references -- not in the way Mick does sometimes, for show or to impress, but because he's considered it, and the reference illustrates his point.
He reminds me of one of those people you may know (I do) who's clownish and a "regular guy" who occasionally lets that easygoing social persona drop and says something shockingly incisive that cuts through whatever else is going on -- and you realize how amazing that brain is. That this is a geeked-out genius who also happens to be really cool, is a very physical person, and has great social skills, so they don't have to seem to lead with their brain.
Klee -- I also find the dynamics interesting....sometimes. Keith's alpha male prowess in social interactions is really entertaining, and I don't mean that in a dismissive way. Like the MTV promo that he and Ronnie did, where Ronnie clowns and clowns, and messes up and jokes with the camera guys, and Keith is indulgent and laughs along, til he eventually tires of it and basically swats Ronnie into place like a mama cat or a big brother and pulls the whole thing together himself in 7 seconds flat. And is modest, subtle, and gracious about it.
Or in what his hands do in photos of him with women like Tina Turner who you can tell he just liked -- a benevolent dominance.
Or the stage dynamics between Keith and Buddy Guy in Shine a Light.