Re: Are The Stones Themselves Immune & Jaded?
Date: May 29, 2006 19:22
nikkibong Wrote:
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> In that same DVD, you'll notice that Mick says he
> gets sick and tired of touring after the first
> couple of weeks . . .
He may say so, but the thing is that as much as their catalog still sells - and with all the material they could release out of the vaults - he could spend the rest of his life sipping cocktails on a beach and not doing a damn thing. The fact that they are still out there touring is quite indicative - in my view - that they have a hard time letting go of the spotlight, the adulation, the thrill, and even of playing music together. Note, in that same documentary, how nervous Ronnie and Keith are before going on stage in Toronto. That's precisely what keeps them going.
Incidentally, that they also operate what is by now a well-oiled money-making machine doesn't take anything away from that. Loving the stage and wanting to make money are not mutually exclusive.