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Bliss
At last! Someone agrees with me!
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Bliss
...about the value of Stanley Booth's book.
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DGA35
I remember when the book came out, Mick complimented it. IIRC, when asked about Stones books, he mentioned Stanley's book. He said at least he knows Stanley Booth and Stanley knows the Stones.
Great book about the 69 tour. Stanley is in the Gimme Shelter movie in the scene in the hotel room where they're listening to Brown Sugar.
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duke richardson
were you there, Bliss?
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bye bye johnny
Brad Wheeler of The Globe And Mail on his forthcoming interview:
Among other things, spoke to Mick Jagger about my favorite rock n roll book, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones. On author Stanley Booth: "He was completely out of his mind, quite obviously. I mean, there were some entertaining bits in his book, but he's obviously crazy."
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bye bye johnny
Interview's been posted, but can only be read by subscribers:
He’s doing ‘very well, thank you’: Mick Jagger gears up for Rolling Stones summer tour as health improves
[www.theglobeandmail.com]
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bye bye johnny
Interview's been posted, but can only be read by subscribers:
He’s doing ‘very well, thank you’: Mick Jagger gears up for Rolling Stones summer tour as health improves
[www.theglobeandmail.com]
I bet there aren't questions about the new album!!
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bye bye johnny
Brad Wheeler of The Globe And Mail on his forthcoming interview:
Among other things, spoke to Mick Jagger about my favorite rock n roll book, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones. On author Stanley Booth: "He was completely out of his mind, quite obviously. I mean, there were some entertaining bits in his book, but he's obviously crazy."
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Wow. Completely unexpected since Booth is both a respected writer and to the best of my knowledge still fairly close to Keith. He is temperamental though, that’s for sure. Perhaps he made the mistake of asking Jagger for money at some point. At any rate, I doubt Stanley will be able to keep it in his holster if he gets wind of this jibe so we may see some fireworks soon. And if Keith weighs in this thread could have some legs.
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bye bye johnny
Brad Wheeler of The Globe And Mail on his forthcoming interview:
Among other things, spoke to Mick Jagger about my favorite rock n roll book, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones. On author Stanley Booth: "He was completely out of his mind, quite obviously. I mean, there were some entertaining bits in his book, but he's obviously crazy."
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Wow. Completely unexpected since Booth is both a respected writer and to the best of my knowledge still fairly close to Keith. He is temperamental though, that’s for sure. Perhaps he made the mistake of asking Jagger for money at some point. At any rate, I doubt Stanley will be able to keep it in his holster if he gets wind of this jibe so we may see some fireworks soon. And if Keith weighs in this thread could have some legs.
yes Stanley Booth wrote also a book I have, simply called 'Keith'.. about being with the Richards family years ago, good little book. I am sure he's not too worried about what anyone says now, including Jagger, about his work..
I'd like to know how he is.. does he still live in the Georgia sea islands area? i keep hoping that he'll publish something again.
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Bliss
The problem with Stanley Booth's book was that he gave himself equal status to the Stones.He referenced himself a lot and it was quite intrusive. I do not want to hear about Stanley's love life.
He was in a unique position as an observer and biographer, given full access, and due to his ego, he sabotaged it.
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Bliss
The problem with Stanley Booth's book was that he gave himself equal status to the Stones.He referenced himself a lot and it was quite intrusive. I do not want to hear about Stanley's love life.
He was in a unique position as an observer and biographer, given full access, and due to his ego, he sabotaged it.
The great thing about some of the early writers who wrote about the Stones was that they felt their were artists in their own right and felt themselves to be peers of the Stones. Sothern was a talented writer, a couple of years older than Keith (before Keith was an icon) and able to befriend him more or less as an equal. That's what made their work interesting.
More recent coverage of the Stones -- even in Scorcese's film -- is done by people who seemed awed or intimidated by the Stones legendary status.
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bye bye johnny
Brad Wheeler of The Globe And Mail on his forthcoming interview:
Among other things, spoke to Mick Jagger about my favorite rock n roll book, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones. On author Stanley Booth: "He was completely out of his mind, quite obviously. I mean, there were some entertaining bits in his book, but he's obviously crazy."
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Wow. Completely unexpected since Booth is both a respected writer and to the best of my knowledge still fairly close to Keith. He is temperamental though, that’s for sure. Perhaps he made the mistake of asking Jagger for money at some point. At any rate, I doubt Stanley will be able to keep it in his holster if he gets wind of this jibe so we may see some fireworks soon. And if Keith weighs in this thread could have some legs.
yes Stanley Booth wrote also a book I have, simply called 'Keith'.. about being with the Richards family years ago, good little book. I am sure he's not too worried about what anyone says now, including Jagger, about his work..
I'd like to know how he is.. does he still live in the Georgia sea islands area? i keep hoping that he'll publish something again.
Would that be :Keith: Till I Roll Over Dead"?
It's been a while since I read it, but I recall a lot of factual mistakes. But it was entertaining for sure
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Bliss
The problem with Stanley Booth's book was that he gave himself equal status to the Stones.He referenced himself a lot and it was quite intrusive. I do not want to hear about Stanley's love life.
He was in a unique position as an observer and biographer, given full access, and due to his ego, he sabotaged it.
The great thing about some of the early writers who wrote about the Stones was that they felt their were artists in their own right and felt themselves to be peers of the Stones. Sothern was a talented writer, a couple of years older than Keith (before Keith was an icon) and able to befriend him more or less as an equal. That's what made their work interesting.
More recent coverage of the Stones -- even in Scorcese's film -- is done by people who seemed awed or intimidated by the Stones legendary status.