Rolling Stones Interview , Voodoo era, (1 of 2)

The boys share their thoughts on a range of topics, including cricket, Bill Wyman's departure and Kurt Cobain.

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[OrchidJayne]

Can someone please explain to me the comment Keith made about Kurt. " He would make a lousy plumber"?

[chuckfinn]

It's something that he says about himself a lot in interviews...'So Keith, why do you continue to make music/tour?', and Keith says 'Because I'd make a lousy plumber'. It's just a little sarcastic remark.

[gimmeshelter64]

Touchy-Feely NIRVARNA fans, are Still cryin' in thier beer! Message to Kurt, what about Francis Bean, did ya think about her? Dude, I liked your Angst, it was catchy, but Shit Kurt! As far as the STONES, hey its all about perseverence...seeing it through the Trials and Tribulations, just ask Keith! They answered the same questions when Bryan Jones died, when thier friends like Hendrix, Joplin,Morrison,Moon,Bonham, and Lennon died. They are not philosophers. It's ONLY ROCK-n-ROLL, and WE LIKE IT!

[chuckfinn]

@buterito You could be right. But I honestly feel that Keith's words come simply from frustration about such a senseless loss of life. I don't want to over analyse it but I really cant see the jab at all. If he was really being an asshole, then he wouldnt have been making excuses for Kurt. He even says 'no one was there' and 'somebody should have been looking after him', which are pretty generous statements from someone half drunk asked to share a few words on a topic.

[AKMAC82]

I would say there is definite anger in Keith's response to the Cobain question probably more out of confusion and disappointment than anything else..

[AKMAC82]

@MunisAwesome also it seems from Keith's initial emotional response he seems angry about the who thing and that the question caught him off guard slightly...

[tommyticklebum]

well the rolling stones have always hated punk rock, ever since the sex pistols... because it goes against everything they stand for... materialistic, flamboyant songs about sex.

[rfkdemocrat92]

Haha Pearl Jam comment was spot on to their bullshit

[jollyroger1889]

Kurt Cobain was just a whiner. Elvis Costello once described grunge as "mommy i wet the bed" music, because thats what it is. And Cobain was the biggest bed wetter.

Everybody on this shitty planet has problems, and kurt's were minor compared to most, which is what probably drove keith toward and unsympathetic view of him. Keith's parents got a divorce when he was young, and he lost a child, Tara, in 1976, did anyone ever hear him constantly whining about it? No becuase he wasn't a whiner.

[michelle88960]

totally agree with keiths comments about 'guys kill themselves all the time and you never hear about it.' i am a mental health nurse in an acute psychiatric unit, and i have seen and treated many more guys who have attempted suicide- and sadly some succeeded- than women. men are more likely to take their own life in a violent way, than women. sad but true. well said keith.

[michelle88960]

everytime a famous rock star dies tragically, they always ask Keith how he feels about it, probably cos he was top of the 'stars most likely to die list' -sick i know- in the 70's. and he's been there done it and still here. he probably just gets pissed off by journalists asking him for his opinion. you can tell he doesn't want to give answer, but composes himself and answers. it may seem flippant in his answer, but he's had close friends die young, and as he says he didn't know the guy.

[michelle88960]

@alternativegrunge91

you can say the same about Bon Jovi and The Eagles whose ticket prices are the same extortionate price. i don't agree with it, but would pay to see the Stones. if the Stones do another tour for their 50th anniversary maybe they might do it free???????????????? .................or maybe not!!! i can live in hope though. i genuinely can't afford those ticket prices, unless i don't eat, drink, pay my electric for the rest of the year, though i do love their music.

[zombiezoo100]

@Yellow4494 "Harlem Shuffle," from the Dirty Work album.

[Yellow4494]

Mick Jagger is so adorable when he laughs. I love him in the 80's.