whats the stones locus/center of power?... i would argue there could well be three but i welcome your thoughts

political: london
commercial: new york
cultural: buenos aires

any thoughts?

Financial - Michael Cohl's office.

Denmark? Is that where they funnel their $$$$$$

artistic: Toronto? They seem to love to start tours there.

>> Denmark? Is that where they funnel their $$$$$$ <<

i believe you're thinking of the Netherlands.

NYC

Our hearts (and ears)!

thats a great point about toronto! toronto definetly is a capital... artistic might be the word or not.. its where they feel comfortable getting rollin'

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> >> Denmark? Is that where they funnel their $$$$$$
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> i believe you're thinking of the Netherlands.

Gracias.

Creative ? Wherever MJ & KR get together & do things ?

London. The one and only. Where the band built their career. Where they come back every tour and say "It's good to be home". Where the fans are great, at Wembley stadium or Twickenham does not matter. Same great crowds. I have said I will go to BA every time they play, if I can, but as for London, I would not even think about it. It is a must. I have seen every show in London since 1982, and I can't live without them... They are the best!

Bjornulf

In the U.S. it's the Bay Area in California, right? They sure seem to have done lots and lots of shows there.

I think London on all three categories. I don't really understand the Buenos Aires part. The city sounds like a wonderful place but I can not see it as the Stones cultural capital. London is in my mind.
If you break the Stones into individuals I would say that Keith is New York Thru and Thru.

Could you expand a little on your choices DC? This could turn into an interesting thread.

Not even close: New York City

T

Toronto is used for two reasons: Cohl, and it's cheap to stay there (even at the Four Seasons)

London for sure.

New York City a very very good number two. I agree.

Bjornulf

NYC:
Pride and joy and greed and sex
Thats what makes that town the best

The Caribbean has a very large influence on Mick & Keith.

If London is the capitol, then the Caribbean would be like a county seat!

The Stones left London behind decades ago. It's New York now, through and through!

But the vinyl collection is in Sweet Virginia.

JR

gotta step in and give an honorable mention to paris here. they've recorded there many times, played there even more, and are certainly appreciated a hell of a lot more there than in sleepy london town!

Yep, its NYC (and USA) #1 by far.

apparently, from recent news, it appears to be Regina B.C. haha...
well, alright.

It's certainly not the town I live in...

Not here either..

Btw, Metallica made a new record of selling Helsinki Olympic Stadium sold-out within 45 minutes, last was U2`s two hours and our boys VL Tour..

Wesley

Amsterdam

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> The Stones left London behind decades ago.

Hmmm..all four of them still have homes in England and two of them live much of the time in London.

Whenever the Stones play in CT or NY Keith always says its good to be home. England might be where they are from but the appreciation from the fans and public there doesn't seem very strong at all. The Stones true orgin is in the blues so that could mean the real capital lies within the south at the crossroads.

Hound Dog

Ive heard Keith say that "good to be home" schtick at shows I've been at in Hartford, New York, London and Paris..

I'm only surprised he didnt get a flashback and say it in Nice when I saw them there last August.He's also the only band member who lives outside the British Isles for most of the time.

The 'south at the crossroads' thing doesnt really mean much IMO other than it makes for a good soundbite. A bunch of 4 white guys with a collective worth of over a billion dollars and with 3 or 4 homes each is pretty much as far removed from Robert Johnson or what they were in 1962 as you can possibly get.

The Stones' history,appeal and business interests are really too diverse these days to say any place is a "capital" (this subject pops up every so often). A lot of the answers above would be pretty strong candidates, but they change every few years from what I can see, depending on many factors - where they like to play, where they record, where their financial arm is based, where they chose to live. 25-30 years ago for example you would have said Paris without much hesitation. Prior to 1971, it was obviously London. Now, it could be any one of several candidates - New York, London, Amsterdam, Toronto - all for different reasons.

If I was pushed, I'd say that in the current era its New York - but there are about 4 or 5 with a significant role in the Stones' business, personal and working lives.



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