Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band. But I am sure they ask Chuck Leavell if he is available. They need him to keep the show running.

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

So.......?????
we all bleed and do stuff.

jeroen

I'm thinking they may pull the plug on all touring...they were supposed to say SOMETHING over 2 weeks ago...silence. In reality, it would be fine with me at this point. All of my vacation have been on hold 4-ever because I have been waiting for THE announcement. I AM WAITING......

No... Ronnie said they were gonna say something in a week ....
And.... he is full of talk and got a big mouth.---

Its all of us waiting for jagger to speak

Really hope its happening, but i live in doubt

Jeroen

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

...LET IT BLEED then, i guess...darryl will just drop everything and come running when the gravytrain beckons...can't really blame him but....still looking at him as a 'hired' player after contributing for 19 years..why is chuck any more/less valuable?....don't mean to start the whole him vs. other guy debacle but...i suppose you could say bobby keys is a hired player too...if wyman came back, wold'nt he be 'hired' to play, or would they make him a full member again?...would he or they even want that? Is there enough time left in their career to even wory about such an arrangement?....what in the hell am i on about?...so many burning questions...so much time...

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

There are 13 musicians on stage. Four of them are the Stones and the rest are hired musicians. We are talking about who is making decitions. Mick, Keith and Charlie spent some 50 years in this band, and even Ronnie was "the new kid" for ages. That's how it works.

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

There are 13 musicians on stage. Four of them are the Stones and the rest are hired musicians. We are talking about who is making decitions. Mick, Keith and Charlie spent some 50 years in this band, and even Ronnie was "the new kid" for ages. That's how it works.

But this must be a unique situation. You spend more than 20 years with a band as a regular bass player and still you are considered a hired hand. He's has been with The Rolling Stones 4 times longer than Mick Taylor and 3 times longer than Brian Jones...

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

There are 13 musicians on stage. Four of them are the Stones and the rest are hired musicians. We are talking about who is making decitions. Mick, Keith and Charlie spent some 50 years in this band, and even Ronnie was "the new kid" for ages. That's how it works.

oh. well, that's what we count on you for, bv. the rest of us peons still don't understand a thing about how it works.

Don't we have enough stress in our lives without trying to figure out if the Stones will or won't tour. I know this. There is no better entertainment on this planet than a live Stones concert. If they tour I will be there and if they don't I say thanks for the memories.

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There is no better entertainment on this planet than a live Stones concert.

not even season three of seinfeld?

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Darryl, who the f...is Darryl.
jeroen

he is not a stone, he´s a hired gun
jeroen

anyway, i´m losing my faith in the fact there will be a few shows
Maybe it was all BS for the documentary

jeroen

Who the hell is jeroen?

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Darryl, who the f...is Darryl.
jeroen

he is not a stone, he´s a hired gun
jeroen

anyway, i´m losing my faith in the fact there will be a few shows
Maybe it was all BS for the documentary

jeroen

Who the hell is jeroen?

is he the guy bo diddley wrote a song about?

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

There are 13 musicians on stage. Four of them are the Stones and the rest are hired musicians. We are talking about who is making decitions. Mick, Keith and Charlie spent some 50 years in this band, and even Ronnie was "the new kid" for ages. That's how it works.

But this must be a unique situation. You spend more than 20 years with a band as a regular bass player and still you are considered a hired hand. He's has been with The Rolling Stones 4 times longer than Mick Taylor and 3 times longer than Brian Jones...

Well Chuck has already been mentioned, and what about Bobby, Bernard and Lisa? They've all been with the band longer than Darryl, but I think most here agree that they're not membera of the Rolling Stones either.

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Darryl Jones is just a hired bass player. He is not a member of the band.

but he's still a person and he bleeds and stuff.

There are 13 musicians on stage. Four of them are the Stones and the rest are hired musicians. We are talking about who is making decitions. Mick, Keith and Charlie spent some 50 years in this band, and even Ronnie was "the new kid" for ages. That's how it works.

But this must be a unique situation. You spend more than 20 years with a band as a regular bass player and still you are considered a hired hand. He's has been with The Rolling Stones 4 times longer than Mick Taylor and 3 times longer than Brian Jones...

Yes, but both Mick Taylor and Brian Jones each played on 4 and 3 times as many songs as Darryl Jones--for DJ, 3 years working and 18 years sitting around waiting for the call...

most likely the stones themselves arent even sure what to do next.they'll come up with something though,they always do.

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Darryl, who the f...is Darryl.
jeroen

he is not a stone, he´s a hired gun
jeroen

anyway, i´m losing my faith in the fact there will be a few shows
Maybe it was all BS for the documentary

jeroen

Who the hell is jeroen?

is he the guy bo diddley wrote a song about?

then he's still waiting for "it" to be brought...

Geez, ya'll, with the exception of Stu in the very beginning, the Stones have never been more than a five-piece band with various supporting musicians over the years.

The current lineup, or at least the lineup until '07, I'm sure are great friends of the Stones, but regardless of how long they've been with the band, there are only four "members" of the Rolling Stones.

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First of all remember they are four persons not one. Four motivations. Four families. And as time goes by they sure have different goals, interests and motivations.

This is also a good answer to folks who cite Dylan, Macca and Bruce as artists who follow their musical muse, tour often and mix up the setlist, critics be damned. Solo artists have that option/luxury.

Coming back to the theme of the thread "Are the Stones still motivated to roll" are would be very reluctant to reply.
Björnulf might be right with decisions and families ties to get in line. However I believe that another set of concerts ( I wouldn't call it a tour) would be the biggest Rock and Roll news as there is and will be no other band being so succesful for so many decades.
The media pressure, the expectations, fame and shame,further on security and so many open questions about the ability of the musicians to play a 2 hour set has to be thoughtfully considered.
This is not just another rock and roll show. This would be the final and sometimes I have the feeling that the Stones never thought about closing the tour book. They never thought to get that close to call it the last show. And they all know it would be the last set of shows.

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No... Ronnie said they were gonna say something in a week ....
And.... he is full of talk and got a big mouth.---

Its all of us waiting for jagger to speak

Really hope its happening, but i live in doubt

Jeroen

But it was Mick who actually said it this time (12.7.), if I am not mistaken. That's why many of us thought it might be real this time and...as if Ronnie said it again...

I know Mick made a statement about a few shows.
I meant Ronnie has said, that hopefully within a few weeks there will be an tour announcement made.
This has not happened yet....

maybe they, or their management are putting the last things together.
i really hope so.
But if there will be a few shows in November,december , surely there will be a announcement soon???

jeroen

If there were any "announcements" in the pipeline...I shouldn't think they would materialise until all the Olympic nonsense is over with and there's some space in the media.

It takes a lot to jump into ice water or to run a marathon, but once you are into it then it feels good, and after it feels even better. This is how ther Stones have it right now. Love hate and then do it. Soon... Motivated? Yes. Pain? Yes. Joy? Yes. Coming? Soon.

Bjornulf

pain??? PAIN??? you've gone too far now, bv.

"I am sure they ask Chuck Leavell if he is available. They need him to keep the show running."

Unfortunately - wished he was less "visible" onstage.

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"I am sure they ask Chuck Leavell if he is available. They need him to keep the show running."

Unfortunately - wished he was less "visible" onstage.

If things were falling into place for the tour and then they found out Chuck would not be available for 18 months, what do you think the Stones would/should do?

If Mick and Charlie both said lets wait but Keith and Ronnie said lets do it, I wonder how they would work it out!

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"I am sure they ask Chuck Leavell if he is available. They need him to keep the show running."

Unfortunately - wished he was less "visible" onstage.

If things were falling into place for the tour and then they found out Chuck would not be available for 18 months, what do you think the Stones would/should do?

If Mick and Charlie both said lets wait but Keith and Ronnie said lets do it, I wonder how they would work it out!

Bring back Mac.

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"I am sure they ask Chuck Leavell if he is available. They need him to keep the show running."

Unfortunately - wished he was less "visible" onstage.

If things were falling into place for the tour and then they found out Chuck would not be available for 18 months, what do you think the Stones would/should do?

If Mick and Charlie both said lets wait but Keith and Ronnie said lets do it, I wonder how they would work it out!

Bring back Mac.

against his will??? can u imagine how awful mac would sound playing at gunpoint???

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"I am sure they ask Chuck Leavell if he is available. They need him to keep the show running."

Unfortunately - wished he was less "visible" onstage.

If things were falling into place for the tour and then they found out Chuck would not be available for 18 months, what do you think the Stones would/should do?

If Mick and Charlie both said lets wait but Keith and Ronnie said lets do it, I wonder how they would work it out!

Bring back Mac.

against his will??? can u imagine how awful mac would sound playing at gunpoint???

Once you go Mac, you won't go back.