Ian Billen wrote on Feb 13
th, 2012 at 9:23pm:
Stupid idea. Mick used to make fun of people in and around The White House. Folks in The White House didn't want Mick there and he didn't want to be there. Now he decides to become more like Bono and play there. Stupid and it's just another thing that goes completely against what he has always represented.... Mick is becoming more and more like Elton John every other month it seems. As I said... another really "gay" move there Mick (..."gay" representing stupid and lame not homosexual in any form)
Ian
Are you being serious? You are talking about "Sir" Mick Jagger right, the guy who hobnobbed with Princess Margaret in Mustique, the guy who is very much part of the establishment. He never really played that whole anti-establishment thing (that was Andrew Oldham's thing in the media and the Stones played it up a little bit). He's always been very straight and proper in that regard and so has Keith for that matter. The media just make up a bunch of crap. More like Bono? How is that? I don't see Mick having causes like erasing debt in Africa. He does his charity stuff and quietly at that so how on earth is he like Bono?
The gay thing is always a cop out. Whenever people say that they always say, like that sage Eminem, that it's gay as in stupid not homosexual, well then why don't you just say lame or stupid. The meaning of gay, ironically, is happy and bright so apart from the cop out, it seems an odd choice. And then Elton John + gay = not very convincing argument there Ian.
It's funny, we always want them to do more blues, but when he does, he gets criticized. I, for one, am thrilled. Because he does these awful guest appearances with garbage like Will I Am people forget that he's a blues player at heart. And what people also ignore is that out of all the Stones, the one who can hold his own on an equal footing with blues greats more than any other is Mick. Maybe Charlie as well but when Mick plays the blues and rhythm and blues, he shows the world the true giant of music that he is.
Mick Jagger ALREADY did his part (and then some) on educating the world of blues music... he joined The Rolling Stones and influenced all the other rock bands to incorporate the blues into their music over the past 45 -50 years. The young crows actually took notice and listened to these groups. That was plenty .. .. . mission accomplished -
Yes I know Mick had his high class crowd he always could hang with. Yes I knew he always had that side. Yet he was also a little devil in him on the other side of the coin. Now he is just trying to be ALL high class and no little devil... the devil we all knew and loved for being it.. Mick Jagger -
As for the "gay" comment... I used "lame" ...and "weak" on several occasions... now the latest catch phrase is "gay" in order to drive such a point home. I didn't explain that I did not mean "happy" because that was a given...not did I mean it in any sort of homosexual way... but I felt I must explain since I am not sure that catch phrase has spread to the UK yet when using it in a fashion to mean "stupid" or "lame". Thats all - Its just the latest and when its not used in that context I will possibly be using the next catch phrase. No homosexual bashing here..