Faces' Ian McLagan Says He'll Appear in Upcoming Keith Richards Documentary

Ian McLagan is best known as the founding keyboardist of The Small Faces and The Faces, but the acclaimed rocker also spent some time as a sideman with The Rolling Stones. That association apparently has led to his involvement in a new documentary about Keith Richards that movie star Johnny Depp is directing.

In a recent interview with ABC News Radio, McLagan explains that Richards had called him up a few months back and asked him to fly to Los Angeles to take part in the movie.

"We went to [Depp's] house and were filmed recording with Keith, all day, and we cut three tracks," Ian reports. "And Keith was in great shape, great spirits."

The 68-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer reveals that the songs they recorded included new renditions of the Keith-sung Stones classics "Happy" and "You Got the Silver," as well as a brand-new Richards composition. McLagan says the new tune is "really, really strong" and describes it as "a real dark song, a bit of a country song." He adds that Keith told him that the tune was inspired by the influential country duo The Louvin Brothers.

McLagan also says he really enjoyed getting the chance to pal around with Keith again. "We just, like, looked at each other and laughed," he recalls. "And we just had our arm around each other chatting. It was just so lovely."

As for his take on Depp and the actor's friendship with Richards, Ian says, "Johnny Depp's like his son…he's the next Keith Richards, and he's such a sweet guy."

[abcnewsradioonline.com]

thanks for the update.

wonder when it will be released.
jeroen

I'm looking forward to seeing that...anything with Keith in it for me is fascinating.

its great these friendships are so strong.

I can only imagine now that Mick Taylor is back in the Stones' organization, the fun they had, i'm sure it wasn't just business..

From the March 23 session, with thanks to Doug Pettibone.



From left to right: Larry Taylor bass, Jim Keltner drums, Keith Richards guitar and vocals, Waddy Wachtel guitar, Johnny Depp guitar, Ian McLagan keys, and yours truly pedal steel guitar.

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way cool :E

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Faces' Ian McLagan Says He'll Appear in Upcoming Keith Richards Documentary

Ian McLagan is best known as the founding keyboardist of The Small Faces...

Not correct. Jimmy Winston was the founding keyboardist of The Small Faces.

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As for his take on Depp and the actor's friendship with Richards, Ian says, "Johnny Depp's like his son…he's the next Keith Richards, and he's such a sweet guy."

A couple years ago in L.A. I heard a talk by three movie make-up artists who'd done make up on the biggest stars in the biggest movies (Jack Nicholson and such) including Johnny Depp. They'd done his make up for at least one PIRATES film and said he was super nice. They filmed on a tropical island and Johnny wouldn't leave it until the rest of the crew had left the island and had gotten everything they needed. "Believe me, that's not the case with a lot of stars. They film their bit and leave the location and the crew gets treated like crap once the star is gone." But Johnny stuck around to see the crew got treated well. So it was thumbs up for Johnny.

Correct. Mac joined later.

Let the Stones move to France again and live under the same roof for ten months and then we might have some new good tunes.

ROCKMAN

Mac's pressence might provide the right spark for some inspired music. Re-recording Stonesclassics might be a bit superfluous but his description of the new Richards composition sounds very promising.

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Let somebody do the dirty work, find some loser find som jerk. Buy our tickets so expensive. Not for free.

Johnny Depp's upcoming documentary about Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will include some new music, as well as some new versions of familiar songs.

Faces/Small Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, who spent some time as a Rolling Stones sideman, tells us that during the spring he joined Richards and others to re-record versions of the Richards-sung Stones songs "Happy" and "You Got the Silver," as well as a brand-new song:

"Keith's great. I actually recorded with Keith...in L.A. for this documentary on his life that Johnny Depp is filming, and we had a beautiful day together," McLagan tells us. "We cut three tracks...Waddy Watchtel, Jim Keltner and myself and Keith."

Former Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor was also part of the session at Depp’s home studio, according to McLagan. No release date or title have yet been revealed for the documentary.

McLagan adds that he and Richards have enjoyed a warm friendship before, during and after the keyboardist's tenure with the Stones as demonstrated by an incident that took place when McLagan attended the group's concert earlier this year in Los Angeles:

"Keith, when he came 'round on the outside stage at the Staples Center, he saw me and he smiled, and then he carried on and he turned around and he faced me and gave me two fingers and said, 'F*** you!'" (laughs)



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Finally something that Johnny Depp can possibly do without his nose firmly planted up Keith's arse, I hope he's not playing on the tracks or the documentary soundtrack.....peace

Keith has re-recorded these two songs several times since release...especially Happy. When I think of all the official releases of this song I've bought between live and archive, movie, deluxe and super duper offerings I'm not so Happy. So why record it yet another time?

Maybe he just hasn't got it right yet...

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Munichhilton
Keith has re-recorded these two songs several times since release.

Studio versions?

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Munichhilton
Keith has re-recorded these two songs several times since release.

Studio versions?

Honestly there is little difference anymore! Oh the overdubs...

as well as a brand-new song:


there was an item around here a couple of weeks ago where Mac said
it was a country style tune that Keith told him it was Louvin Bros inspired



ROCKMAN

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Munichhilton
Keith has re-recorded these two songs several times since release.

Studio versions?

Honestly there is little difference anymore! Oh the overdubs...

True, and I really don't even know in what context they're gonna be used in the film. Maybe it's just gonna be footage of them playing 'live' in the studio.

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Keith has re-recorded these two songs several times since release...especially Happy. When I think of all the official releases of this song I've bought between live and archive, movie, deluxe and super duper offerings I'm not so Happy. So why record it yet another time?

Maybe he just hasn't got it right yet...

It's been the mystery of his life and he's still following it (to coin a quote from the closing moments of the Stones In Exile DVD).

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as well as a brand-new song:


there was an item around here a couple of weeks ago where Mac said
it was a country style tune that Keith told him it was Louvin Bros inspired

Oh, Hell yes!

.... yeah that's 'em tatters ........



SATAN IS REAL .... page 228 ...great read to by the way ....



ROCKMAN

Love the Louvin Brothers. Gonna go throw some on right now.
T@3

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Finally something that Johnny Depp can possibly do without his nose firmly planted up Keith's arse, I hope he's not playing on the tracks or the documentary soundtrack.....peace

First reply to this post and already a hateful message towards Depp. Pathetic. Depp and Richards are friends. Get over it. This whole "wah wah Depp sucks. He's a phony. Wah wah." attitude on this board is getting old.

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Finally something that Johnny Depp can possibly do without his nose firmly planted up Keith's arse, I hope he's not playing on the tracks or the documentary soundtrack.....peace

First reply to this post and already a hateful message towards Depp. Pathetic. Depp and Richards are friends. Get over it. This whole "wah wah Depp sucks. He's a phony. Wah wah." attitude on this board is getting old.

yeah, and I love the obligatory "peace" after every damn one of his posts.

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Finally something that Johnny Depp can possibly do without his nose firmly planted up Keith's arse, I hope he's not playing on the tracks or the documentary soundtrack.....peace

First reply to this post and already a hateful message towards Depp. Pathetic. Depp and Richards are friends. Get over it. This whole "wah wah Depp sucks. He's a phony. Wah wah." attitude on this board is getting old.

He's phony baloney

When Paul McCartney invited Ringo to rerecord Beatles songs for the Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, Ringo turned Paul down, "I've done them once already." Paul went ahead without him, with hardly impressive results.

ROCKMAN

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its great these friendships are so strong.

I can only imagine now that Mick Taylor is back in the Stones' organization, the fun they had, i'm sure it wasn't just business..

I'm sure they had many good times. You do see old photos of him laughing and, of course, plenty of those when he looked down (trying not to use the word morose). There was an interview by Emily Dennis posted on this board in 2008 on one of the "Mick Taylor why did you leave threads" where he said the band was mostly fun and hard work. I'm sure with the passage of time, maturity, and rehab; he's made peace with his past and his bandmates. I mean, it was 40 years ago, time to move forward! Hope they all have many more productive and fun years left!!