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TheflyingDutchman
Good "old school sour Bill". I think he regrets leaving the Stones, just like Mick Taylor.
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TheflyingDutchman
Good "old school sour Bill". I think he regrets leaving the Stones, just like Mick Taylor.
Why would be though?
The money? I doubt it, I think he has plenty.
The music? Well he can play any time he wants, and not just Mick and Keith songs.
The adulation from being onstage? Maybe...if there's one thing that could be possible I'd say that but I'm not sure he would care that much at this age.
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gotdablouse
Interesting idea to have Bill play on the records...but he didn't play much on DW or SW did he, so his influence/coloring of the sound was already a distant memory when he left, gone were the days of Miss You or ER.
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lem motlow
The biggest mistake the Stones ever made was getting angry at Bill and trying to get him to stay and having this “ you’re in or out “ attitude.
If they would have just asked him to play on the records on the rare occasions they made one they could’ve sounded like the Stones.
Those rhythm sections from the great bands are irreplaceable.Bonham/Jones, Moon/Ox , Mitchell/Redding, and yes even Ringo and Paul.
I’m far from a Jagger basher but when he actually said” it can’t be that hard playing bass in The Rolling Stones I thought he was joking.
How a musician that accomplished could be that clueless is something that escapes me to this day.
And he( I’m not joking) said “it’s only four strings” and then proceeded to “play bass” on several tracks on that abortion that lived “ A Bigger Bang.
Great Mick, why did we even need Charlie, they’re just a few drums you hit with a stick.
Bill is awesome, he doesn’t do that modern day crap where everyone is judged by how “ nice” they are.he’s an old Stone, more from the days when they were wearing sunglasses and nearly blowing cigarette smoke in an interviewers face than the smiley face cool grandpas the band are today.
I know it upsets the hero worshippers when he puts Mick and Keith in their place but I find it hilarious.
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gotdablouse
Interesting idea to have Bill play on the records...but he didn't play much on DW or SW did he, so his influence/coloring of the sound was already a distant memory when he left, gone were the days of Miss You or ER.
Bass on ER 4 out of 10 songs are played by Ronnie, 1 song by Keith, so Bill only plays bass on 5 songs.