RICHARDS BLASTS RAP STARS

This is definitely Keith speaking Keithlanguage! Wisely spoken, too.


ROLLING STONES star KEITH RICHARDS has blasted the stars of hip-hop - because he hates anything to do with rap. The rocker admits he dislikes everything about rap music, and can't name an act he's at all fond of. He tells Rolling Stone magazine, "Hip-hop leaves me cold. But there are some people out there who think it's the meaning of life. "I don't wanna be yelled at; I wanna be sung to. I never really understood why someone would want to have some gangster from L.A. poking his fingers in your face. "As I say, it don't grab me. I mean the rhythms are boring; they're all done on computers."

Well there is so much rap and hip hop and I dopnt think he has listened to different artists, genres etc. He doesnt like gangsta rap from LA.

MOJO 1997



ROCKMAN

Cook it down to computer rhythms; and that's an ooool' Keith opinion.
An ooooool' Baboon opinion too.

Keith also said that in the 60's they didn't have the Temptations killing the Four Tops.

"No Anchovies, Please"

For the record, pardon the pun, I despise rap with a passion.

So, judging from some shows on the recent tour, Keith does not have much say on who opens? For example, Kanye West.

Doesn't this stuff just make keith sound very old?

Same as having a go at new music ie: Artic Monkeys?

I prefer Pete Townshends approach ie: Attic Jams with the latest bands etc.

Beats comments like snorting me dead dad??

I prefer older artists telling what they dislike, no matter if it make them "unhip", to those who pretend they love new bands and trends and then sits at home and listen to Mozart and Bach, puffing the pipe by the fireside.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-05-18 14:10 by Svartmer.

I'm not saying anyones pretending to be hip!! But surely its more immature to dismiss whole genres of music whilst suggesting ur still some big drug user!!

>whilst suggesting ur still some big drug user<

What's that got to do with music?

Odd-beat Wrote:
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> >whilst suggesting ur still some big drug user<
>
> What's that got to do with music?

Good question. Didn´t quite follow that remark.

Me like Keef like Big Yuof.

You suggested that an artist like Pete Townshend may play with 'new' bands to appear cool/trendy. I'm saying that Townshends attitude to embrace latest bands is far more relevant than continually dismissing whole sections of popular music whilst embarrassing yourself with stupid comments ie: snorting blow!

Anyway, dont they just love it when they can squeeze such
punchy one-liners from ol' Keef.
When it comes to Jagger's feverish followin' of new music
and Keef's backwards walking I'm sure there are holes
and nuances in that notion.



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At leaast Keith is being honest. I don't particulary like rap/hip hop etc, but it has it's place.

Who aint fed up with the crap-blasted scene ya see today of any genre!
Those one-liners might be charming & a precious Molotov cocktail for
a thread or party or work break conversation.. But what does it
do for the Common Good?
A guy that loves Big Youth doesnt hate hiphop or rap entirely.

I like hiphop & jazz as phenomenons - but I'd rather die than listen
to any of them more than a few minutes a week.

At first I was disappointed in Keith's outright dismissal of the unstoppable development of popular music. There was a time when Keith himslef was at the forefront and fought against close mindedness. "Your petty morals don't apply to us".
But then I saw that he is speaking from a position of at least some knowledge. He just does not dig this particular breed of violent overt commercial bullshit rap.

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

I don't particularly like (c)rap either, but, trust me, I ain't propped up by the fireplace smoking a pipe just yet.

"No Anchovies, Please"

If he doesn't like then he doesn't. It's not a maturity issue. He doesn't owe anyone anything on his taste, especially in the context of giving his solicited opinion. I agree with the comment in the topic line...AMEN!

Yeah, and he snorted his dad.
O, Lord, almighty!

ablett Wrote:
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> Doesn't this stuff just make keith sound very
> old?
>
> Same as having a go at new music ie: Artic
> Monkeys?
>
> I prefer Pete Townshends approach ie: Attic Jams
> with the latest bands etc.

completely agree - he should turn off the reggae, if only for a short while,
and check out some new, fresh, exciting music.

who knows, it may even inspire his to pen a decent tune, or three, himsellf.

...ditto what Adrian said...

I've heard about a new band called.... Black Uhuru.. ?

Exactly Adrian - perhaps if Keith absorbed some more of the great new bands around at the moment he may become inspired and ditch the stupid comments....

I suspect he looks like a silly old fool to most of the younger music lovers....

No reason to analyze this to death. He just love the roots of hip hop music more than the garbage he's being served today. Can't blame him...

What new great bands? And what´s new about them, have they invented some new chords, instruments, scales or what? Everything has been done before and often better too. All these hyped groups that comes and goes without any staying power, bah.
Besides the Stones was never about new music from the beginning, remember Dixon, Berry, Pickett etc was the inspiration right from the start.

This is the thing with Keith, he is very out of touch. Dislking rap (understandble perhaps), yet seemingly dismissing any of the latest great guitar bands is a little short sighted. This is why Jagger is so important. He keeps up to date with whats happening and brings it to the Stones. We'd just get albums of old blues covers if it was up to Keith!

Yeah: without Jagger hangin' around the synth nerds in the 80s,
who knows where the Stones had been today ...

"What new great bands"

Are you joking? The last 5 years have seen some of the best new music in a long time.

Arctic Monkeys, Zutons, The View, On Offs, Mikka, Fratellis, Kooks etc. etc. tonnes of great new stuff.....

ablett Wrote:
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> "What new great bands"
>
> Are you joking? The last 5 years have seen some of
> the best new music in a long time.
>
> Arctic Monkeys, Zutons, The View, On Offs, Mikka,
> Fratellis, Kooks etc. etc. tonnes of great new
> stuff.....

I´ve heard a few of those bands, but I can´t for my life understand what´s so new and fresh about them. Arctic Monkeys... very refreshing thank you.