uh oh, is keith turning into chuck berry? A bitter old fool, hope he was just being tongue in cheek

Sorry, much as I love Keith he's way off the mark on this. Unless, of course, he was being tongue in cheek ("who is he?" indeed). Bowie's musical legacy is not far behind The Beatles or The Stones in terms of cultural impact and influence. Of course he is a poseur and has utilized theatrical and stylistic images to go along with the music. But so have many others before him and after him - he's not unique in that. It's part of rock n roll, a great antidote to the jeans and check shirt brigade. But ultimately at the end of the day he's always been a great musician, a terrifically underrated songwriter and possessed of one of rock's greatest voices. Lennon said of Bowie in 1980 "you just have to admire the sheer range and versatlity of the guy" and that about sums it up.
Personally, I hope Keith was being a little tongue in cheek. Otherwise, it comes across as being slightly petty and petulant, especially as the article in question was supposed to be a tribute to Bowie and his best songs - of which there are many.

Maybe he was talking about Jim Bowie

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...Funny, REBEL REBEL could have easily been a Rolling Stones song

Diamond Dogs is a great rocker too, somehow reminiscent of Brown Sugar.

what's the @#$%& deal? the man's right, imo.

Anyway, I`ve become too old for the "wham-bahm, thankyou mam"- Bowie. The other stuff is great.

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...Funny, REBEL REBEL could have easily been a Rolling Stones song...how about JEAN GENIE and CRACKED ACTOR... a little rearranging, Mick on vocals, give it that "Stones Sound" with Charlie and Keith....hmmmm.....

keith might be a tad pissed that he didn't write rebel rebel. that's the only bowie song i know but it sure is good! cheers

Keith seems to be loathe to praise any white rock musicians unless they're very firmly rooted in blues or country or they preceded and influenced him a la Buddy Holly.His argument would seem to amount to something like, "it doesn't swing" or "it ain't got no soul" and if this attitude were based solely on his musical taste, then that would be one thing. It does seem, as others have pointed out, that it's more about him being "Keith" ie. I'm the real deal and you're not. Of course, I love him anyway but it is getting kind of irritating, especially as he's less capable of backing that stance up than he used to be. Love Bowie as well, by the way, and I dare say he's wearing his age more gracefully.

Why the f*ck is he bashing everbody lately ?

They are asking him for his opinion.Why don't they stop asking him?This is nothing new.He called Clapton lazy about 20 years ago,went after then recently deceased rappers ten or eleven years ago .... on and on.Why don't they ask him about artists in his record collection?

wish keith would put up and do a real acoustic blues/folk/ country record. that would be very nice! his voice is perfect for it now. night all!

I think Keith has stopped listening to new music ever since the 70's. If that's the case...it's no wonder he dislikes most people.

"It's all @#$%& posing. It's nothing to do with music" Keith Richards

Some may say Keith is talking about himself during the last few years..
Is there anyone that keith enjoys anymore?

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keith has been posing since steel wheels, lets be honest

Does keith like anyone!

Well to be semi fair to Keith. Even though I love Bowie,he always has had very good musicians working with him. Which helps make him sound good. Not that Bowie's songwriting and singing aren't very good. But taking it from Keith's perspective. Maybe he's hearing a good band and not a good singer.....Or Keith's just completely lost it?

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Bowie has been image conscious enough to be called a poser, but, he's created great music.

Yet it does seem mean spirited on Keith's part.

I suppose Bowie would be justified in saying: "Keith, why don't you shut up and learn how to play guitar?!?!"

Personaly I think Keith is right.

has anyone read the whole Uncut piece?
did they ask Mick as well? they must have, right? what did he say,
and where is the bottom-feeding crap-regurgitator version of it?

Keith and Edward tuning are right. Bowie's just pose with some good songs. Whitney houston has always some good songs.

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David Bowie is very contrived, that's what Keith really means. Everything David does is pre-meditated to the extreme - hair colour, choice of expression, all the little intricaces of his vocal/musical styling. He's a very good songwriter, i'll give him that, but he's far too self conscious/pretentious to ever be a natural rock 'n' roller like the Stones, Lou Reed, the Who etc. I've always believed David lacks a strong identity of his own so tends to use different images as a way of asserting himself. I'll never deny he has talent, but i think he's an opportunist more than an a truly original artist, carefully assimilating certain more obscure sounds and moulding them for public consumption, which he does rather well - and vocally isn't he just a mixture of Anthony Newley and Scott Walker, with perhaps a little Lou Reed thrown in for good measure?

A very astute and accurate summing up I think.
But at the end of the day...Keith simply can't count diplomacy as one of his better qualities..and he loves making mischief.

Who's next? Dylan? Mozart?...

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Keith doesn't like Bowie.
...So f$%&ing what???
What... is he still bitter over the Live Aid hit single he did w/ Mick?

Keith... love ya man. But your sounding more and more like an old, grumpy ass-head. God!!! Enough!

The thing with Keith is that everybody around here takes the man far too serious. For those who followed him over the years it's no big surprise that he doesn't particularly like acts like Bowie, Roxy or whatever, who stroll on the "intellectual" boulevards. That's just Keith and nothing wrong with it. But that's just HIS opinion (or his disposition, if you like). It's not definitive by any means. The man acts on instinct which is perfectly alright but not a good base for judgement. We should stop reading his lips and take him as a great musician, most lovable human being (most of the time). But he's not an oracle ;-) - in fact he can be quite erratic at times.



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Bowie is so creative and has pushed modern music so much forward, it's a shame that Keith is talking that way!!

well Keith, can you play like ALOMAR ?

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Haha! That's a good one!

rocknroll is about music and posing....

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...Funny, REBEL REBEL could have easily been a Rolling Stones song

Diamond Dogs is a great rocker too, somehow reminiscent of Brown Sugar.

Very similar sax on both recordings. Not sure if it's Bobby Keys on both. (?)
Actually just googled....Bowie plays sax.

I think Diamond Dogs came out a few years after Brown Sugar.


IORR............but I like it!



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Rebel Rebel was a deliberate "homage" to the Stones ...not just "Stones like".