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Bliss
One thing you can say to Mick's credit, and the rest of the RS as well, except Brian - no one has ever come forward and said they had been abused.
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mickschix
Majesty, have you heard the saying " those who live in GLASS HOUSES should not throw stones"? Unless you live the life of a saint, I think it behooves you to not to be so quick to judge others...be they rock stars or just commoners. It sets you up for scruntiny...
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Bliss
One thing you can say to Mick's credit, and the rest of the RS as well, except Brian - no one has ever come forward and said they had been abused.
This isn't true actually.
Brian's recurring violence towards women has been well documented and he's been rightly called out for it. He clearly had issues that needing dealing with, but perhaps karma came calling for him instead. He is most definitely not the only Rolling Stone to have been violent towards women, although the others are nowhere near his level...
Marianne has a tale about Mick being violent after a concert. Stu has a tale about Keith hitting Anita on a flight, Ronnie had his rather public mea culpa with Katarina. Dig further to the other musicians, Jack Nitzsche for example became a terrible person...
Coming back with, 'ah but you ain't perfect either'... No crime or dubious behaviour can be commented on because no one is perfect? That's stupid.
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mickschix
Women who are TRULY used and manipulated should press charges! I'm all for women protecting themselves...
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Bliss
It's amazing that none of Bill's thousands of hookups, many of whom surely must have been underage, have come forward.
Again, not to ever defend an abuser of women, but considering the Stones' longevity, and considering the past excesses of other rock bands in this regard, eg Led Zeppelin, I would say that on the whole, the Stones treated women well.
The fact that three of Mick's long term gfs tried to commit suicide, one successfully, remains troubling. He made Jerry and Bianca very unhappy by his chronic infidelity.