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Title5Take1
Bianca wanted to be kept soignée. From the new Jann Wenner biography Sticky Fingers:
“Billy Joel said the song Big Shot was based on a dinner-table spat he witnessed between Mick and Bianca in L.A. in the early 1970s. `He was writing a song at the time and he kept singing it at the table,' recalled Joel. `"I'm working so hard to keep you in luxury."' (It was Luxury from 1974's `It's Only Rock 'n Roll'.)"
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Title5Take1
Bianca wanted to be kept soignée. From the new Jann Wenner biography Sticky Fingers:
“Billy Joel said the song Big Shot was based on a dinner-table spat he witnessed between Mick and Bianca in L.A. in the early 1970s. `He was writing a song at the time and he kept singing it at the table,' recalled Joel. `"I'm working so hard to keep you in luxury."' (It was Luxury from 1974's `It's Only Rock 'n Roll'.)"
And yet it was Jerry who was always dripping in jewels and furs.
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Palace Revolution 2000
Yoko, Bianca, Anita - the girl who comes in between the two core members of the band has become so common
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Redhotcarpet
In some ways Anita was the Yoko of Keith.
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Elmo Lewis
When she showed up, Mick and Keith quit spending time together on holiday, writing, etc.
Is Bianca to blame?
Altamont?
Keith's drug use?
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Elmo Lewis
When she showed up, Mick and Keith quit spending time together on holiday, writing, etc.
Is Bianca to blame?
Altamont?
Keith's drug use?
I saw Jagger say in an interview that after Exile and 1972 the Stones kind of lost a little hunger and didn't care about spending time together writing songs anymore. He said they had a feeling that the made it to the top already.
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hopkins
oops wrong thread sorry
That's interesting. Then if were to take the lyrics litteraly the song is about her taken from Nick's point of view.Quote
Title5Take1
Bianca wanted to be kept soignée. From the new Jann Wenner biography Sticky Fingers:
“Billy Joel said the song Big Shot was based on a dinner-table spat he witnessed between Mick and Bianca in L.A. in the early 1970s. `He was writing a song at the time and he kept singing it at the table,' recalled Joel. `"I'm working so hard to keep you in luxury."' (It was Luxury from 1974's `It's Only Rock 'n Roll'.)"
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hopkins
It's not very much discussed but Bianca, a strong woman, DID have her own dreams and ambitions in the world of art and artists.
She, too, craved some respect for her expressive autonomy; similar to Yoko in that manner.
Mick was in love. Everything goes hay-wire when you're in Love...
It's little known, but there WERE some recording attempts early-on.
...only Mick woke up and, diplomatically you see, which is his way,
just quashed talk of some demos he had cut with her....and had them destroyed...
or so he thought...even the prelimiary audition tapes!!
Alas, most all of that will probably never be heard...
just a glint and glimmer along the way...as in this short clip...
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Yes stanlove, I HATED hearing Jagger say that. And I know he has said this kind of late in the game. But it is one of the more revealing things IMO he has ever let slip. He is giving in a bit; conceding.Quote
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Elmo Lewis
When she showed up, Mick and Keith quit spending time together on holiday, writing, etc.
Is Bianca to blame?
Altamont?
Keith's drug use?
I saw Jagger say in an interview that after Exile and 1972 the Stones kind of lost a little hunger and didn't care about spending time together writing songs anymore. He said they had a feeling that the made it to the top already.
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Palace Revolution 2000
I like it when the artists stand by their work, no matter what.
One really great quote is Strummer talking about "Sandinista". I would have to paraphrase, but he totally stands by it, and basically tells the world to stuff it.