OK - the chances for this to happen is next to ZERO for 99,999% of us. But still. What would you say to the man if you suddenly found yourself in an elevator with him - just the two of you. I'm afraid I would just stand there like a freaking idiot. But if I had one of my approximately 10 copies of Exile in my bag (play it in the car, PC, portable CD etc - so it's probably in my hand bag), I just hope I would have the guts to say something like: Would you be so kind as to sign this masterpiece for me?
yeah, I guess I would like to say "I've really enjoyed your music, its meant a lot to me", hopefully something like that. Im sure hes gotten that millions of times, but thats what Id want to say.
Can I buy you a drink - there are so many things I'd love to tell you! And then- when he's getting out of the elevator 10 floors before he planned to... I'll just say - Than's for the music - for the golden moments - for the shows - and for probably saving my life. But he will not be able to hear that - since he ran away...
Wish I could find that old qoute of Keith's where he's tellin' something about some fan or someone who is about to meet him backstage...he says something like
...You can meet me and do what ever ya like but dont be @#$%&' touchin' me!!!
Maybe something like "nice weather outside, isn't it?". And he'd be like "what the.. he doesn't know me?! I'll show him something!!" and he'll take me to his hotel room and we'd be jammin' all night long!!
I was lucky enough to be able to meet Keith on 3 occasions between June 2004 and June 2005 here in Los Angeles. The first 2 occasions were where he quickly signed an autograph for me while entering the Wiltern in June 2004 for rehearsals for the show he did with Willie Nelson and signing another for me in July 2004 while leaving after the Gram Parsons tribute concert.
In June 2005 I was able to meet both Mick and Keith while they were here mixing A Bigger Bang. On this occasion, a friend and I were the only ones there and we had a chance to chat a little bit with Keith and we each got 4-5 items signed and a photo with him. He was extremely nice to us and was very coherent and with it while he talked with us. He was not at all speaking in the kind of slurred fashion that he frequently does in interviews. I think by this point, as excited as I was with this encounter, because of my previous encounters, it was all very natural to just talk to Keith without any nerves.
Lucky guy. But in some ways, I don't know if I would like to "meet " him. Attend a rehearsal , yes obviously. But talk , not sure. Afraid to be disappointed. But have a chat with Charlie or Bill would have me take the plane right on.
I would go into the trap many fans do, and tell him how much I love his music and so on. (He must have heard that a thousand times) I don't think I would be able to come up with anything else. And of course I'd ask for a photo of him and me.
But if I met him underneath a tree (like a coconut tree), I'd say:"First one to the top!" And maybe that would loose it up a bit.
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This might be embarrassing but I'd thank him for bringing the Wingless Angels record to the world's attention, because it's one of my faves. And I'd ask him how those of them are doing, who are still around. If this gets a talk going, if he was doing some more reggae stuff at the time.