Androgyny is at the very core of rock and roll, baby. There ain't nothing more rock and roll than Mick's androgyny (or Little Richards' or Elvis' or David Bowie's or in fact most rock stars!).

I also feel that Keith embodies rock and roll. More specifically,

Keithness = Rock and Roll

But is there (or was there ever) anything androgynous about Keith?

Drew

I don‘t see it - but you can dream about him any way you like, y‘all



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Holy Mackerel!

No......

Just don't read any Rolling Stones fan fiction...

Yes, like most rock stars. The hair, the clothing, the jewelry, the makeup, the lifestyle.

Well Johnny Depp modeled the character of Jack Sparrow after Keith Richards, so that would make him pretty androgynous

If you wear your common law wife's blouses and scarves, you're probably androgynous. If you're in a band with Mick Jagger, no one will probably notice.

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If you wear your common law wife's blouses and scarves, you're probably androgynous. If you're in a band with Mick Jagger, no one will probably notice.

ha ha, fair point!

Of course he isn’t. Mick, perhaps, flirted with androgyny, at a stretch.

Seems like a lot of projection. Sure, some Rockers are androgynous, but not all. Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lemmy? Yeah, no.

He is not androgynous? Okey, try showing up at work with a shirt buttoned above your navel, with a bandana and scarves, jewelry and makeup...

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He is not androgynous? Okey, try showing up at work with a shirt buttoned above your navel, with a bandana and scarves, jewelry and makeup...

That's what he does every night

Seriously, though, being androgynous isn't really only about what one wears, it's even more about your personality and your radiance, imo.

Keith is the archetype of a male rocker. Always has been, despite the fact that he sang in a church choir.

Their style in the 70s (and partly even now) was very androgynous. Apart from that, I would say neither Keith not Mick are super androgynous but they are very elegant men. The elegance and the delicacy particularly in Mick's movements is something not many men dare to show. If you compare it to other rock musicans like Bruce Springsteen or ACDC for example the Stones always had that extra touch of elegance that others don't have. I don't see it as something female, I rather see it as something that society causes men to neglect.



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Geeeez…..

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Stoneage
He is not androgynous? Okey, try showing up at work with a shirt buttoned above your navel, with a bandana and scarves, jewelry and makeup...

That's what he does every night

Seriously, though, being androgynous isn't really only about what one wears, it's even more about your personality and your radiance, imo.

Sure, Keith, the person, isn't androgynous (rather the contrary) but Keith the rock star is androgynous. At least dressed up androgynous. I guess the key is to keep those concepts apart...

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StonedRambler
Their style in the 70s (and partly even now) was very androgynous. Apart from that, I would say neither Keith not Mick are super androgynous but they are very elegant men. The elegance and the delicacy particularly in Mick's movements is something not many men dare to show. If you compare it to other rock musicans like Bruce Springsteen or ACDC for example the Stones always had that extra touch of elegance that others don't have. I don't see it as something female, I rather see it as something that society causes men to neglect.

excellent insight, spot on!

No, he always plays guitar right-handed.

ROCKMAN

Is Keith an android from Andromeda?

I'm more curious how many IORRians are self described androgynous?

You should see me wearin a bra ........ X-Rated



ROCKMAN

No thanks!

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Rocky Dijon
If you wear your common law wife's blouses and scarves, you're probably androgynous. If you're in a band with Mick Jagger, no one will probably notice.

Brilliantly funny, RD.


~"Love is Strong"~

Keith has always struck me as one of the least feminine celebrities

And your next question will be is Ronnie Wood Gay?

Keith exists in his own universe

He's a man's man. The only one who can sit in front of a vanity mirror, applying mascara, in some Moroccan crepe, and velvet, and not appear effeminate in the least.
And he's spawned several generations of over-weight bulldogs, squeezing into vinyl leggins, about ready to combust, haha..with hairy chests.

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Rockman
You should see me wearin a bra ........ X-Rated

No.. no we shouldn’t

Rod