The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do,” was recorded 52 years ago today at Emi Studios on London’s Abbey Road. That day, Sept. 11, 1962, was the beginning of years of Ringo Starr’s coldness toward producer George Martin, and here’s why: On that first single — which hit No. 17 on British pop charts and later topped the U.S. charts — Starr was relegated to the tambourine. Martin had a session drummer play on the famed track. Other notable Sept. 11 happenings in pop culture history: • 1966: The Rolling Stones performed “Paint It Black,” “Lady Jane” and “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby” on the season premiere of “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Guitarist Brian Jones wore a cast on his left hand, which he broke in a fall in Tangier. • 1974: The first episode of “Little House on the Prairie” aired on NBC. • 1977: The Atari 2600 video game console was released. • 1977: At the 29th Primetime Emmy Awards,...
- 9/11/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Linda Keith lent a young blues player a guitar belonging to her boyfriend, Keith Richards – and the rest is history. In a rare interview, she tells her story
Rock'n'roll has had many pivotal moments, but few are as clear cut as when Linda Keith, a 20-year-old British Vogue model and blues fanatic, lent a virtually unknown Jimi Hendrix a white Fender Stratocaster, the instrument that would become forever entwined with the guitarist's legendary and unsurpassed technique.
One person rightfully aggrieved by this gesture was the guitar's owner and Linda's boyfriend of three years, Keith Richards. Richards, then on the Rolling Stones' 1966 tour of the Us, wasn't going to get his guitar or his striking, dark-haired girlfriend back – she had made it her mission to launch Hendrix's career. But he and Brian Jones did write the song Ruby Tuesday about her – "Goodbye Ruby Tuesday/ Who could hang a name on you?...
Rock'n'roll has had many pivotal moments, but few are as clear cut as when Linda Keith, a 20-year-old British Vogue model and blues fanatic, lent a virtually unknown Jimi Hendrix a white Fender Stratocaster, the instrument that would become forever entwined with the guitarist's legendary and unsurpassed technique.
One person rightfully aggrieved by this gesture was the guitar's owner and Linda's boyfriend of three years, Keith Richards. Richards, then on the Rolling Stones' 1966 tour of the Us, wasn't going to get his guitar or his striking, dark-haired girlfriend back – she had made it her mission to launch Hendrix's career. But he and Brian Jones did write the song Ruby Tuesday about her – "Goodbye Ruby Tuesday/ Who could hang a name on you?...
- 9/14/2013
- by Edward Helmore
- The Guardian - Film News
Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny bikinis are not just for women. Before starlets were baring all at the beach, male celebrities owned the waves with their mankini bottoms. From Paul McCartney to Ronald Reagan, these vintage studs were the pioneers of summer eye candy.
Tom Selleck in 1981.
Arnold Schwarzenegger being huge in 1966.
Sean Connery in "Zardoz" in 1974.
Scott Baio tries to cover up his Speedo in 1983 with Heather Locklear.
Hulk Hogan and wife Linda in 1991.
The Beatles lounge by the pool in 1964. Only Paul McCartney got the Speedo memo.
Lyle Waggoner of "The Carol Burnett Show" in Hawaii in 1988.
Brian Jones and Keith Richards cover up a little thigh at the beach in 1965.
James Caan at Hugh Hefner's Los Angeles estate in 1977.
At least one member of AC/DC knows what's up in 1985.
Kirk Douglas signs painter Novella Parigini on a beach in 1953.
Sylvester Stallone picks up a newspaper outside his Malibu...
Tom Selleck in 1981.
Arnold Schwarzenegger being huge in 1966.
Sean Connery in "Zardoz" in 1974.
Scott Baio tries to cover up his Speedo in 1983 with Heather Locklear.
Hulk Hogan and wife Linda in 1991.
The Beatles lounge by the pool in 1964. Only Paul McCartney got the Speedo memo.
Lyle Waggoner of "The Carol Burnett Show" in Hawaii in 1988.
Brian Jones and Keith Richards cover up a little thigh at the beach in 1965.
James Caan at Hugh Hefner's Los Angeles estate in 1977.
At least one member of AC/DC knows what's up in 1985.
Kirk Douglas signs painter Novella Parigini on a beach in 1953.
Sylvester Stallone picks up a newspaper outside his Malibu...
- 9/2/2013
- by Jessica Goodman
- Huffington Post
London, July 19: Amy Winehouse, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain all died when they were just 27-years-old.
Even Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers, can be said to have died at the same age if the date of his disappearance can be taken as the time of his presumed suicide.
Twenty-seven, observed the Washington Post, was 'rock 'n' roll's most dangerous number.'
Howard Sounes, whose book Amy, 27 looks at the supposed phenomenon, said that the 27 Club is a media construct based on a coincidence.
Rolling Stone magazine observed the trend first in.
Even Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers, can be said to have died at the same age if the date of his disappearance can be taken as the time of his presumed suicide.
Twenty-seven, observed the Washington Post, was 'rock 'n' roll's most dangerous number.'
Howard Sounes, whose book Amy, 27 looks at the supposed phenomenon, said that the 27 Club is a media construct based on a coincidence.
Rolling Stone magazine observed the trend first in.
- 7/19/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
London (AP) — The Rolling Stones returned to London's Hyde Park after 44 years with a concert that saluted both the band's past and the fleetingly idyllic English summer. Mick Jagger even donned a frock for the occasion. The band played an outdoor gig for 65,000 people Saturday in the same venue as a landmark 1969 show performed two days after the death of founding member Brian Jones. It's most often remembered for the vast crowd of more than 200,000, for Jagger quoting Percy Bysshe Shelley as eulogy to Jones — and for the white dress Jagger wore onstage. Jagger took...
- 7/7/2013
- by Jill Lawless (AP)
- Hitfix
The great hope among longtime U.K. Stones-watchers, when the band announced three huge summer concerts, was that their Glastonbury and Hyde Park performances would put them truly front and center of the British public's imagination again. As in, not just with diehard fans, but admirers of all ages. Looking around a park of smiling faces, young and old, at their return to central London, there was an overwhelming sense of mission accomplished. Forty-four years after the fabled free concert they gave just days after Brian Jones' death, direct comparisons with the original show were pointless, except to
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- 7/7/2013
- by Paul Sexton, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London, July 6: Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones' former lover Anna Wohlin has claimed that the guitarist was killed and did not die due to drowning.
Rock legend has it that Jones, 27, drowned under the influence of drugs and booze, after going off the rails when the Stones fired him.
Conspiracy theorists insist he was murdered - and police reviewed the case as recently as 2010 but did not reopen inquiries.
But in an exclusive interview with the Mirror, Wohlin has rekindled the riddle of the death and Jones' rift with the band.
She sensationally claims the musician was killed, in a scuffle with disgruntled.
Rock legend has it that Jones, 27, drowned under the influence of drugs and booze, after going off the rails when the Stones fired him.
Conspiracy theorists insist he was murdered - and police reviewed the case as recently as 2010 but did not reopen inquiries.
But in an exclusive interview with the Mirror, Wohlin has rekindled the riddle of the death and Jones' rift with the band.
She sensationally claims the musician was killed, in a scuffle with disgruntled.
- 7/6/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
It’s a club that the famous are dying to get into, literally. The 27 Club (The Forever 27 Club) is the name for an iconic group of influential musicians who all died at the age of 27. Their untimely deaths have often been connected with uneasy lives and psychological issues, with a lot of physical neglect in between, usually due to drink or drug abuse, or both. An independently published book named, “The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll” meticulously details the phenomenon. The author states, “More rock stars have died at 27 than at any other age.”
Bluesman Robert Johnson, who died on August 16, 1938, was an immense musician. His talent was unquestionable; he has been cited – by Eric Clapton, no less – as “the most important blues singer that ever lived”. Johnson’s untimely death wasn’t self-inflicted, and there are a number of conflicting opinions, but the general consensus is...
Bluesman Robert Johnson, who died on August 16, 1938, was an immense musician. His talent was unquestionable; he has been cited – by Eric Clapton, no less – as “the most important blues singer that ever lived”. Johnson’s untimely death wasn’t self-inflicted, and there are a number of conflicting opinions, but the general consensus is...
- 6/9/2013
- by john glynn
- Obsessed with Film
London, Jun 8: Former 'Rolling Stones' band mate, Bill Wyman, has revealed that all the band members used to sign each other's name in autograph books in order to save time.
The former Bassist told the Rolling Stone magazine that there were stacks and stacks of autographed books and programmes so they used to grab a bunch each and sign everybody's names, the Daily Express reported.
The 76-year-old musician asserted that he, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, had learned to sign each other's signatures, except for Charlie Watts because he wouldn't sign anything.
Wyman felt that he could come clean now because.
The former Bassist told the Rolling Stone magazine that there were stacks and stacks of autographed books and programmes so they used to grab a bunch each and sign everybody's names, the Daily Express reported.
The 76-year-old musician asserted that he, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, had learned to sign each other's signatures, except for Charlie Watts because he wouldn't sign anything.
Wyman felt that he could come clean now because.
- 6/8/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles, April 7: Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts admits the death of his former bandmate Brian Jones in 1969 wasn't a shock, although it was certainly very sad.
The musician died after he drowned in his swimming pool.
"Shock? Jones dying? No. It was very sad, but it wasn't unexpected. We'd carried him for a few tours and he was quite ill," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Watts as saying.
Watts insists he still doesn't know what was wrong with Jones, who drank heavily and got into drugs earlier than the rest of the band members.
"We were young, we didn't know what was wrong with him. I still don't really know," he said.
"He always suffered from terrible asthma, and he drank heavily on the road.
The musician died after he drowned in his swimming pool.
"Shock? Jones dying? No. It was very sad, but it wasn't unexpected. We'd carried him for a few tours and he was quite ill," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Watts as saying.
Watts insists he still doesn't know what was wrong with Jones, who drank heavily and got into drugs earlier than the rest of the band members.
"We were young, we didn't know what was wrong with him. I still don't really know," he said.
"He always suffered from terrible asthma, and he drank heavily on the road.
- 4/6/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Charlie Watts says Brian Jones' death ''wasn't unexpected''. The musician died in 1969 after he drowned in his swimming pool, but The Rolling Stones drummer admitted his former band-mate's passing wasn't a real ''shock''. He told The Guardian newspaper: ''Shock? Brian dying? No. It was very sad but it wasn't unexpected. We'd carried him for a few tours and he was quite ill.'' The sticksman admitted he still doesn't know what was ''wrong'' with Brian, who drank heavily and ''got into drugs'' earlier than the rest of the band. Charlie added: ''We were young, we didn't know what was wrong with him. I still...
- 4/6/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Charlie Watts says Brian Jones' death 'wasn't unexpected'. The musician died in 1969 after he drowned in his swimming pool, but The Rolling Stones drummer admitted his former band-mate's passing wasn't a real 'shock'. He told The Guardian newspaper: 'Shock? Brian dying? No. It was very sad but it wasn't unexpected. We'd carried him for a few tours and he was quite ill.' The sticksman admitted he still doesn't know what was 'wrong' with Brian, who drank heavily and 'got into drugs' earlier than the rest of the band. Charlie added: 'We were young, we didn't know what was wrong with him. I still don't really. 'He always suffered from terrible asthma, and he drank heavily on the road and...
- 4/6/2013
- Monsters and Critics
London -- The Rolling Stones are to perform in London's Hyde Park for the first time since the band's legendary free concert for an estimated 250,000 people in 1969. The outdoor gig will take place on July 6, a week after the rock legend's first ever scheduled appearance at the Glastonbury festival on the event's world famous Pyramid stage. The band famously played in the park just two days after death of guitarist Brian Jones in July 1969. Then, Jagger wore a white dress on stage and read a Percy Bysshe Shelley poem dedicated to Jones. Thousands of butterflies were
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- 4/3/2013
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Rolling Stones on Wednesday confirmed details of their North American "50 And Counting" arena trek which will kick off sometime in early May in Los Angeles depending on the availability of the Staples Center and potential conflict with the National Hockey League playoffs. The band are also returning to Hyde Park, site of their famous 1969 free concert days after Brian Jones' death.
According to the band's site, the first confirmed date is May 5 in Oakland with arena dates set for San Jose (May 8), Las Vegas (May 11) and Anaheim (May 15). From there the group has a small break before continuing to Toronto's Air Canada Centre on May 25, Chicago's United Center on May 28 and Boston's Td North Garden on June 12. The trek is currently set to conclude on June 18 in Philadelphia.
Tickets for the Toronto, Chicago, Oakland and San Jose gigs go on sale Monday (April 8) at 10 a.m. local time.
According to the band's site, the first confirmed date is May 5 in Oakland with arena dates set for San Jose (May 8), Las Vegas (May 11) and Anaheim (May 15). From there the group has a small break before continuing to Toronto's Air Canada Centre on May 25, Chicago's United Center on May 28 and Boston's Td North Garden on June 12. The trek is currently set to conclude on June 18 in Philadelphia.
Tickets for the Toronto, Chicago, Oakland and San Jose gigs go on sale Monday (April 8) at 10 a.m. local time.
- 4/3/2013
- by HuffPost Canada Music
- Huffington Post
The star of pop and film talks about being cast as a sex kitten of the 60s, drugs, homelessness, and why she will never sell Mick Jagger's love letters
Hello, Marianne. How are you?
Hello. I'm well, thank you. I've been appearing in Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins in Linz, Austria, so I've been very happy. I'm singing and acting, with great costumes and stage sets. The two transvestites in little leather shorts are very important. It's a very violent, sexy piece.
Do Austrians know you as Marianne Faithfull or by your title, Baroness von Sacher-Masoch (1 )
Nobody knows me as Baroness von Sacher-Masoch. Fuck off! [Laughter] I'm Marianne Faithfull.
We're approaching half a century since your first single, 1964's As Tears Go By.
I know, I can't believe it. On the other hand, I can't do anything else and never wanted to. I once asked my father what he wanted me to be.
Hello, Marianne. How are you?
Hello. I'm well, thank you. I've been appearing in Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins in Linz, Austria, so I've been very happy. I'm singing and acting, with great costumes and stage sets. The two transvestites in little leather shorts are very important. It's a very violent, sexy piece.
Do Austrians know you as Marianne Faithfull or by your title, Baroness von Sacher-Masoch (1 )
Nobody knows me as Baroness von Sacher-Masoch. Fuck off! [Laughter] I'm Marianne Faithfull.
We're approaching half a century since your first single, 1964's As Tears Go By.
I know, I can't believe it. On the other hand, I can't do anything else and never wanted to. I once asked my father what he wanted me to be.
- 1/11/2013
- by Dave Simpson
- The Guardian - Film News
Sure, love don't cost a thing. Mick Jagger's love letters, on the other hand, certainly fetch a pretty penny. Emotionally charged letters that the Rolling Stones frontman wrote to ex-flame Marsha Hunt sold for a staggering $301,000 at auction Wednesday—almost double the $159,000 they were originally expected to nab. The 10 notes date back to 1969 and touch on everything from the death of Stones guitarist Brian Jones to Jagger's affair with Marianne Faithfull, whom he was also dating then. Hunt, an American singer with whom the rocker had his first child, had previously said that "the letters speak for Mick at an incredible juncture of our lives," but she also admitted she was...
- 12/14/2012
- E! Online
New York — "Time Waits for No One," the Rolling Stones sang in 1974, but lately it's seemed like that grizzled quartet does indeed have some sort of exemption from the ravages of time.
At an average age of 68-plus years, the British rockers are clearly in fighting form, sounding tight, focused and truly ready for the spotlight at a rapturously received pair of London concerts last month.
On Saturday, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts hit New York for the first of three U.S. shows on their "50 and Counting" mini-tour, marking a mind-boggling half-century since the band first began playing its unique brand of blues-tinged rock.
And the three shows – Saturday's at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, then two in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 13 and 15 – aren't the only big dates on the agenda. Next week the Stones join a veritable who's who of British rock royalty and U.
At an average age of 68-plus years, the British rockers are clearly in fighting form, sounding tight, focused and truly ready for the spotlight at a rapturously received pair of London concerts last month.
On Saturday, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts hit New York for the first of three U.S. shows on their "50 and Counting" mini-tour, marking a mind-boggling half-century since the band first began playing its unique brand of blues-tinged rock.
And the three shows – Saturday's at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, then two in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 13 and 15 – aren't the only big dates on the agenda. Next week the Stones join a veritable who's who of British rock royalty and U.
- 12/8/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
London, Nov mber 23: The Rolling Stones are to play with original bass player Bill Wyman for the first time in two decades when the rock veterans perform this weekend.
The 76-year-old, who left the group in 1992, will be a guest for the first of two 50th anniversary gigs at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday, the Daily Star reported.
The band will also welcome back guitarist Mick Taylor, who spent five years with the group as a replacement for Brian Jones until he quit in 1974. (Ani)...
The 76-year-old, who left the group in 1992, will be a guest for the first of two 50th anniversary gigs at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday, the Daily Star reported.
The band will also welcome back guitarist Mick Taylor, who spent five years with the group as a replacement for Brian Jones until he quit in 1974. (Ani)...
- 11/23/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
New York — The official line is "we'll see." But the Rolling Stones seem in such fighting trim, clear-eyed and focused, that it's hard to believe there's not more cooking beyond the current flurry of activity surrounding the band's 50th anniversary.
The archetypal rock `n' roll band is booked for five concerts in London and the New York area over the next month, the last one a Pay Per View event. The Stones on Tuesday released yet another hits compilation with two new songs and HBO is premiering a documentary on their formative years, "Crossfire Hurricane," on Thursday.
"Without saying yes or nay," Keith Richards said in an interview this week, "once this starts rolling, I can't see it stopping. The band feels good about themselves, they still feel they've got something to offer. Obviously there are a lot of people out there who agree. We'll go along with it."
Fifty...
The archetypal rock `n' roll band is booked for five concerts in London and the New York area over the next month, the last one a Pay Per View event. The Stones on Tuesday released yet another hits compilation with two new songs and HBO is premiering a documentary on their formative years, "Crossfire Hurricane," on Thursday.
"Without saying yes or nay," Keith Richards said in an interview this week, "once this starts rolling, I can't see it stopping. The band feels good about themselves, they still feel they've got something to offer. Obviously there are a lot of people out there who agree. We'll go along with it."
Fifty...
- 11/14/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
It seems not much has changed over the past 50 years with regard to fame and privacy, as members of The Rolling Stones can attest. In a 1965 interview clip -- seen exclusively at Zap2it -- Brian Jones describes the cost of the band's sudden skyrocket to stardom.
"There's not much physical freedom," says Jones. "We have to choose very carefully where we go, where we socialize, where we go for holidays, because of our peculiar sort of success."
Charlie Watts adds, "I haven't got much time to do what I want." (Sound familiar, Miley Cyrus?)
The DVD release of "Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965" is timed to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. The road-trip documentary was shot on a mini-tour through Ireland, and features intimate conversations and candid comic moments with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jones and Watts, as well as The Rolling Stones' first professionally filmed concert performances.
"There's not much physical freedom," says Jones. "We have to choose very carefully where we go, where we socialize, where we go for holidays, because of our peculiar sort of success."
Charlie Watts adds, "I haven't got much time to do what I want." (Sound familiar, Miley Cyrus?)
The DVD release of "Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965" is timed to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. The road-trip documentary was shot on a mini-tour through Ireland, and features intimate conversations and candid comic moments with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jones and Watts, as well as The Rolling Stones' first professionally filmed concert performances.
- 10/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Rolling Stones' former bassist Bill Wyman has rejoined the band's lineup for the first time in 20 years. Wyman, 75, accompanied Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger to the premiere screening of forthcoming Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane. Wyman left The Rolling Stones, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary as a group this year, in 1990. He praised Crossfire Hurricane - which combines unseen footage from over the last five decades with interviews and commentary from band members - and said he was pleased that founder member and guitarist Brian Jones, who died in 1969, also featured in the film. "I'm glad he's remembered," he told The Daily Telegraph. "That's the most important thing." Wyman will not be joining the remaining members of (more)...
- 10/20/2012
- by By Alison Rowley
- Digital Spy
Ronnie Wood said the Rolling Stones "won't be able to stop" touring if their 50th anniversary gigs are a success.
The guitarist said the band are sounding "up to and above par" in rehearsals in Paris. He added: "I can't believe how well the band is sounding."
Wood joined bandmates Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at the world premiere of 'Crossfire Hurricane' - the latest attempt to chronicle their lengthy career - at the London Film Festival.
Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger arrive to attend the gala screening of 'Crossfire Hurricane'
They were joined on the red carpet by former Stone Bill Wyman who said he hoped the film captured the influence of founder member and guitarist Brian Jones who died in 1969.
Wyman said: "I'm glad he's remembered, that's the most important thing."
Hundreds of fans gathered in...
The guitarist said the band are sounding "up to and above par" in rehearsals in Paris. He added: "I can't believe how well the band is sounding."
Wood joined bandmates Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at the world premiere of 'Crossfire Hurricane' - the latest attempt to chronicle their lengthy career - at the London Film Festival.
Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger arrive to attend the gala screening of 'Crossfire Hurricane'
They were joined on the red carpet by former Stone Bill Wyman who said he hoped the film captured the influence of founder member and guitarist Brian Jones who died in 1969.
Wyman said: "I'm glad he's remembered, that's the most important thing."
Hundreds of fans gathered in...
- 10/19/2012
- by PA
- Huffington Post
HBO announced earlier this month that it would do a Rolling Stones documentary tied to the band’s 50th anniversary — it now has a name and air date. Crossfire Hurricane, directed by Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays In The Picture) will air November 15. The docu, done with the full cooperation of current and former band members, chronicles the Stones’ rise from the local club scene to worldwide stardom. The film “invites the audience to experience firsthand the Stones’ nearly mythical journey from outsiders to rock and roll royalty” says Morgen. Taking its title from a lyric in Jumping Jack Flash, Crossfire Hurricane looks into the lives of the band members “as they overcame denunciation, drugs, dissensions and death to become the definitive survivors”, HBO says. Riots and the chaos of early tours are depicted, as is the birth of the Jagger-Richards songwriting partnership. The doc also looks at the Redlands drug bust,...
- 8/30/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
"Crossfire Hurricane," a new documentary about the Rolling Stones from "Chicago 10" and "The Kid Stays in the Picture" director Brett Morgen, will have its premiere on HBO November 15. The film is an all-encompassing look at the Stones' career, from their early days as blues-loving teens through their rise to iconic rock-n-roll status, including never-before-seen footage from the band's early road trips and first brushes with controversy. HBO suggests that this is a warts-and-all portrait that will touch on everything from the Redlands drug bust and Brian Jones to Altamont, and that it will offer up frank discussions of the members' famously wild lifestyles. Interviewees include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and former Stones Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor. Read More: HBO Announces Larry David Movie, Fall Doc Lineup and Premiere Dates for 'Girls' and 'Enlightened' Per...
- 8/30/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Christopher Andersen's biography of Mick Jagger is little more than an anthology of juicy gossip
Photographer Cecil Beaton knew where Mick Jagger's power resided. "The mouth is almost too large," he wrote. "He is beautiful and ugly, feminine and masculine. A rare phenomenon." In that mouth, granted pop-art immortality by John Pasche's Rolling Stones logo, you see Jagger's voracious, infectious appetite. Although he briefly delighted the left with a spasm of '68 radicalism during which he declared, unbelievably, that "there should be no such thing as private property", he had no real affinity for the utopian side of the 60s. He embodied instead the pushy, hard-charging aspect that said that the time for waiting was over and the time for taking was here. His raw desire had a certain brutal purity, and this Pe teacher's son combined it with a muscular discipline that ensured the band's improbable longevity. As...
Photographer Cecil Beaton knew where Mick Jagger's power resided. "The mouth is almost too large," he wrote. "He is beautiful and ugly, feminine and masculine. A rare phenomenon." In that mouth, granted pop-art immortality by John Pasche's Rolling Stones logo, you see Jagger's voracious, infectious appetite. Although he briefly delighted the left with a spasm of '68 radicalism during which he declared, unbelievably, that "there should be no such thing as private property", he had no real affinity for the utopian side of the 60s. He embodied instead the pushy, hard-charging aspect that said that the time for waiting was over and the time for taking was here. His raw desire had a certain brutal purity, and this Pe teacher's son combined it with a muscular discipline that ensured the band's improbable longevity. As...
- 8/17/2012
- by Dorian Lynskey
- The Guardian - Film News
Fifty years ago today, The Rolling Stones played their first gig at London's Marquee Jazz Club. On that night, the newly minted Rolling Stones featured Mick Jagger on vocals, guitarists Brian Jones and Keith Richards, pianist Ian Stewart and bassist Dick Taylor. The identity of the drummer who joined them that fateful night is still infamously up for debate, but as best as Richards can recall, it was friend Mick Avory.
The young R&B band borrowed money from Jagger's dad to rent equipment for the gig. "My parents were extremely disapproving of it all," Jagger told Rolling Stone decades later. "Because it was just not done. It was for very low-class people, remember. Rock 'n' roll singers weren't educated people."
In Life, Richards recalled playing a few of the songs: "Dust My Broom," "Got My Mojo Working" and "Confessin' the Blues" were all on The Stones' first set. "You're sitting with some guys,...
The young R&B band borrowed money from Jagger's dad to rent equipment for the gig. "My parents were extremely disapproving of it all," Jagger told Rolling Stone decades later. "Because it was just not done. It was for very low-class people, remember. Rock 'n' roll singers weren't educated people."
In Life, Richards recalled playing a few of the songs: "Dust My Broom," "Got My Mojo Working" and "Confessin' the Blues" were all on The Stones' first set. "You're sitting with some guys,...
- 7/12/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Rolling Stones returned to where it all began as they posed outside a recreation of the venue of their first ever gig, half a century on.
Rock veterans Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood gathered at a mock-up of the old Marquee club venue to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut.
Rolling Stones recapture the Marquee magic, 50 years on
They were captured by renowned photographer Rankin, the first time the members had been pictured together for four years, since the premiere of their Shine A Light movie.
The group played their first show at the club in London's Oxford Street on July 12, 1962, under the name The Rollin' Stones, hastily chosen from a song by their blues hero Muddy Waters.
The group landed the gig when the venue's regular band Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated were booked for a BBC radio show and Marquee owner Harold...
Rock veterans Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood gathered at a mock-up of the old Marquee club venue to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut.
Rolling Stones recapture the Marquee magic, 50 years on
They were captured by renowned photographer Rankin, the first time the members had been pictured together for four years, since the premiere of their Shine A Light movie.
The group played their first show at the club in London's Oxford Street on July 12, 1962, under the name The Rollin' Stones, hastily chosen from a song by their blues hero Muddy Waters.
The group landed the gig when the venue's regular band Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated were booked for a BBC radio show and Marquee owner Harold...
- 7/12/2012
- by PA
- Huffington Post
The Rolling Stones have reunited at the site of their very first gig to mark their 50th anniversary. The legendary band returned to London's Marquee Club on Oxford Street yesterday (July 11). The rockers were last officially photographed together at the premiere of Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light documentary in 2008. They performed their debut gig at the Marquee Club on July 12, 1962, with a lineup of Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Dick Taylor and Tony Chapman. The Rolling Stones celebrate their 50th anniversary today, and will attend a photo exhibit at Somerset House (more)...
- 7/12/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first ever concert by The Rolling Stones. Billed as The Rollin' Stones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor and Tony Chapman took to the stage at London's Marquee Club on July 12, 1962. To celebrate that momentous day in pop music, the band met up at the site yesterday, and we've rounded up ten of our favourite Rolling Stones live videos. We'll admit that we've tended towards their first, stunning decade, and we've also made room for one cheeky (more)...
- 7/12/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
On this day in 1965, British rockers The Rolling Stones released their seminal hit, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." The single became their first No. 1 in the U.S. and solidified their place in rock 'n' roll history.
Rolling Stone even placed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the No. 2 spot on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. But did you know that Richard's iconic riff came to him in his sleep?
"I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a cassette recorder next to the bed and an acoustic guitar," Richards told Rolling Stone. "The next morning when I woke up, the tape had gone all the way to the end. So I ran it back, and there's like 30 seonds of this riff -- 'Da-da da-da-da, I can't get no satisfaction' -- and the rest of the tape is me snoring!"
The band originally recorded the track,...
Rolling Stone even placed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in the No. 2 spot on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. But did you know that Richard's iconic riff came to him in his sleep?
"I woke up in the middle of the night. There was a cassette recorder next to the bed and an acoustic guitar," Richards told Rolling Stone. "The next morning when I woke up, the tape had gone all the way to the end. So I ran it back, and there's like 30 seonds of this riff -- 'Da-da da-da-da, I can't get no satisfaction' -- and the rest of the tape is me snoring!"
The band originally recorded the track,...
- 6/6/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Swiss duo's witty, irreverent work has influenced both contemporary art and car ads. Following the death of David Weiss, Jeremy Millar pays tribute to a unique partnership
It is a small black book and, among the dark pages, hand-written in white, are questions. Like nocturnal doubts, they don't seem to expect an answer, and are offered up to the void more in hope than expectation – and that hope soon dissolves. The book is called Will Happiness Find Me? and is the work of Peter Fischli and David Weiss, two Swiss artists who, over the past 30 years, have made some of the most important, most unexpected and funniest art of our time. Weiss died of cancer in April at the age of 66. "Am I doomed to wander through the vale of tears as a clown?" the book asks. "Is my being filled with serenity?"
While the book might be considered...
It is a small black book and, among the dark pages, hand-written in white, are questions. Like nocturnal doubts, they don't seem to expect an answer, and are offered up to the void more in hope than expectation – and that hope soon dissolves. The book is called Will Happiness Find Me? and is the work of Peter Fischli and David Weiss, two Swiss artists who, over the past 30 years, have made some of the most important, most unexpected and funniest art of our time. Weiss died of cancer in April at the age of 66. "Am I doomed to wander through the vale of tears as a clown?" the book asks. "Is my being filled with serenity?"
While the book might be considered...
- 6/5/2012
- by Jeremy Millar
- The Guardian - Film News
The Rolling Stones were born in June of 1962 when childhood friends Mick and Keith responded to an ad placed by then-guitarist Brian Jones in Jazz News. While Jones left the band in 1969 and died a month later at 27, 50 years later the band's core members are still intact, if a little worse for the wear.
As we approach the band's half-century anniversary next month, books, TV specials and exhibits are trickling out to mark the occasion. The most anticipated marker of all, however -- the 50th Anniversary Tour -- has been pushed back to 2013 ("Basically, we're just not ready," Keith Richards told Rolling Stone magazine).
As for us, we're taking a look back at the band in its formative years through The Morrison Hotel Gallery's current exhibit, "The Rolling Stones. A 50 Year Tribute." The New York-based gallery culled together images from rock-and-roll photographers who collectively documented the band's rise to fame.
As we approach the band's half-century anniversary next month, books, TV specials and exhibits are trickling out to mark the occasion. The most anticipated marker of all, however -- the 50th Anniversary Tour -- has been pushed back to 2013 ("Basically, we're just not ready," Keith Richards told Rolling Stone magazine).
As for us, we're taking a look back at the band in its formative years through The Morrison Hotel Gallery's current exhibit, "The Rolling Stones. A 50 Year Tribute." The New York-based gallery culled together images from rock-and-roll photographers who collectively documented the band's rise to fame.
- 5/29/2012
- by Gazelle Emami
- Huffington Post
Help me if you can I've got to get/ back to the house at Pooh corner by one./ You'd be surprised there's so much to be done,/ count all the bees in the hive,/ chase all the clouds from the sky./ Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh.
Author A.A. Milne's Cotchford Farm, the setting for Milne to write the children's stories of Christopher Robin (named after his son) and Winnie the Pooh, has come up for sale in East Sussex, England for £2,000,000 (about 3.2 million dollars).
Places in the books like the 100-acre wood, Poohsticks Bridge and Pooh Corner are all based on nearby locations. But that is not the only claim to fame of the property. In later years, musician Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones resided in the house until his death in 1969.
This is the first time in over 40 years the property has been for sale.
Author A.A. Milne's Cotchford Farm, the setting for Milne to write the children's stories of Christopher Robin (named after his son) and Winnie the Pooh, has come up for sale in East Sussex, England for £2,000,000 (about 3.2 million dollars).
Places in the books like the 100-acre wood, Poohsticks Bridge and Pooh Corner are all based on nearby locations. But that is not the only claim to fame of the property. In later years, musician Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones resided in the house until his death in 1969.
This is the first time in over 40 years the property has been for sale.
- 5/15/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
London, May 2: Mick Jagger has revealed that former member of the Rolling Stones and co founder Brian Jones let his substance abuse issues get the better of him.
Jones began taking substances such as LSD on a recreational basis and it affected his performances.
If the Stones were using drugs at all at this stage, it was mainly to keep themselves going during long days on the road or in the studio.
"He got drunk, took drugs when they were new, hung out too much, stayed up too late," the Daily Mail quoted Mick Jagger as.
Jones began taking substances such as LSD on a recreational basis and it affected his performances.
If the Stones were using drugs at all at this stage, it was mainly to keep themselves going during long days on the road or in the studio.
"He got drunk, took drugs when they were new, hung out too much, stayed up too late," the Daily Mail quoted Mick Jagger as.
- 5/2/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
London, May 1: The Rolling Stones got their name after the band's former member and co founder Brian Jones suggested that they name themselves after the Muddy Waters' record 'Rollin' Stone'.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' shared love of rock 'n' roll and blues led them in April 1962 to a West London jazz club where they first met Jones, also 19, and suggested forming a band with him.
"Our band can be summed up in two words - Brian Jones," the Daily Mail quoted him as telling the Jazz News magazine at that time.
They signed their first contract.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' shared love of rock 'n' roll and blues led them in April 1962 to a West London jazz club where they first met Jones, also 19, and suggested forming a band with him.
"Our band can be summed up in two words - Brian Jones," the Daily Mail quoted him as telling the Jazz News magazine at that time.
They signed their first contract.
- 5/1/2012
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
London, Apr 28: The Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones had reportedly slept with 64 girls in 19 days when they toured the Us in 1964.
Bassist Bill Wyman, who kept a tally of such things, claimed that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and he had 30, six and 278 women respectively in the two years after fame struck.
But on their second Us tour, in the autumn of 1964, Jones told a reporter that he had slept with the women while they were in the States, the Daily Mail reported.
Jones, who developed a serious drug abuse problem over the.
Bassist Bill Wyman, who kept a tally of such things, claimed that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and he had 30, six and 278 women respectively in the two years after fame struck.
But on their second Us tour, in the autumn of 1964, Jones told a reporter that he had slept with the women while they were in the States, the Daily Mail reported.
Jones, who developed a serious drug abuse problem over the.
- 4/28/2012
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
We slide down music's next great slippery slope in Bigger Than The Sound.
By James Montgomery
Tupac's hologram at the 2012 Coachella music festival
Photo: Getty Images
On Sunday, Tupac Shakur thrilled audiences at Coachella, which was rather notable, considering he's been dead since 1996.
Of course, it wasn't actually Tupac who shared the stage with Dre and Snoop, but rather a hologram, one that cost nearly a half-million dollars to make and probably would've blown the collective minds of 100,000 stoned white kids ("Bro, I Just Saw Tupac's Ghost") had reports of its Coachella premiere not leaked early.
And while it wasn't the first time this level of trickery has been employed live — Madonna used the same technology at the 2006 Grammys when she performed with the Gorillaz, as have well-moneyed folks like Celine Dion and the Black Eyed Peas (not surprisingly, a holographic pop star has also been selling out venues in...
By James Montgomery
Tupac's hologram at the 2012 Coachella music festival
Photo: Getty Images
On Sunday, Tupac Shakur thrilled audiences at Coachella, which was rather notable, considering he's been dead since 1996.
Of course, it wasn't actually Tupac who shared the stage with Dre and Snoop, but rather a hologram, one that cost nearly a half-million dollars to make and probably would've blown the collective minds of 100,000 stoned white kids ("Bro, I Just Saw Tupac's Ghost") had reports of its Coachella premiere not leaked early.
And while it wasn't the first time this level of trickery has been employed live — Madonna used the same technology at the 2006 Grammys when she performed with the Gorillaz, as have well-moneyed folks like Celine Dion and the Black Eyed Peas (not surprisingly, a holographic pop star has also been selling out venues in...
- 4/17/2012
- MTV Music News
In the fourth of the new Shadowlocked podcasts, we chat with our old friend Roger Christian - Oscar winning inventor of the look of Star Wars and Alien, and subsequently a director in his own right (he also helped out old friend and colleague George Lucas by being 2nd Ad on The Phantom Menace).
Additionally Alien art director Christian holds many of the secrets of Ridley Scott's much anticipated Prometheus 'Alien prequel', and he and I did at least get to discuss the recent trailers, the potential of a trilogy that goes off in an unexpected direction, and how Ridley Scott might be reliving the executive-strewn nightmare of 1978 in far happier circumstances, with a great deal more experience and power.
As usual, I'm moaning about the lack of xenomorphs.
Additionally the ever-busy Christian has just finished zombie movie 13 Eerie, and among a slate of financed projects he is...
Additionally Alien art director Christian holds many of the secrets of Ridley Scott's much anticipated Prometheus 'Alien prequel', and he and I did at least get to discuss the recent trailers, the potential of a trilogy that goes off in an unexpected direction, and how Ridley Scott might be reliving the executive-strewn nightmare of 1978 in far happier circumstances, with a great deal more experience and power.
As usual, I'm moaning about the lack of xenomorphs.
Additionally the ever-busy Christian has just finished zombie movie 13 Eerie, and among a slate of financed projects he is...
- 3/21/2012
- Shadowlocked
While they won't be hitting the road in celebration of their fiftieth anniversary until next year, The Rolling Stones will give fans the net best thing in the mean time: A massive, career-spanning documentary. So far untitled, it will be the first film to chronicle the legendary band's entire epic history, from their British Invasion roots in 1962, their rise to the top, the tragic death of founding member Brian Jones, and the Stones' reign as -- what has to be -- the longest-lasting band in rock history. Band members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood will all participate....
- 3/15/2012
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
When Amy Winehouse died last July, she became the newest member of the mysterious "Forever 27 Club," a group comprised of an eclectic and exclusive collection of influential musicians, all of whom died at the age of 27.
Some of the most notable previous additions include Rolling Stone Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain and most of these deaths occurred under mysterious circumstances.
Fortean Times looks at the club, its members and the mystery behind it.
Some of the most notable previous additions include Rolling Stone Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain and most of these deaths occurred under mysterious circumstances.
Fortean Times looks at the club, its members and the mystery behind it.
- 2/24/2012
- by Fortean Times
- Huffington Post
Miss America Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin competing during the 2012 Miss America pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas,Nevada. 2012 Miss America Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin competing in the swimsuit competition during the 2012 Miss America pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 14 January 2012. Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America. Epa/Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau Handout Editorial Use Only/No Sales A handout picture provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau shows Miss Wisconsin, Laura Kaeppeler being crowned 2012 Miss America by outgoing Miss America Teresa Scanlan at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 14 January 2012. Epa/Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau Handout Editorial Use Only/No Sales A...
- 1/15/2012
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
When Amy Winehouse died this summer, one niggling rumor swirled under the outpouring of grief and condemnation -- that the disturbed singer purposely killed herself to join the group of famous musicians known collectively as "the 27 club" -- Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones, Robert Johnson and Jim Morrison. They all died at 27, just as Amy Winehouse did this year. Beyond padding water-cooler talk, the legend they spurred introduced the fatal idea of a "right" age for sealing one's immortality.
But a group of scientists writing in the British Medical Journal says the "27 club phenomenon" isn't exactly what you'd call "real." According to results from a comparison of survival rates between the general U.K. population and popular musicians, about as many musicians died between 1956 and 2007 at the age of 27 as they did at 25 and 26, and even the ripe old age of 32 :
We identified three deaths at age 27 amongst 522 musicians at risk,...
But a group of scientists writing in the British Medical Journal says the "27 club phenomenon" isn't exactly what you'd call "real." According to results from a comparison of survival rates between the general U.K. population and popular musicians, about as many musicians died between 1956 and 2007 at the age of 27 as they did at 25 and 26, and even the ripe old age of 32 :
We identified three deaths at age 27 amongst 522 musicians at risk,...
- 12/21/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
As you can probably imagine, U.S. Thanksgiving is a pretty slow time for movie and entertainment news. It would appear that the biggest story of the day is the casting of Q for the upcoming James Bond movie Skyfall... yawn. But wait, there's a twist! According to the BBC, the role has gone to 31-year-old Ben Whishaw, which means that for the first time ever, Bond's gadgets will be designed by someone much younger than him. It might be cause for outrage among Bond purists, except for one thing... having a young gadget guru actually kind of makes sense. Whisaw is not yet well-known to those outside of the U.K., but he did play the lead character in Tom Tykwer's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. He also had smaller roles in I'm Not There and The Tempest, and he played Keith Richards in the Brian Jones biopic Stoned.
- 11/25/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
British actor Ben Whishaw is reported to have joined the cast of the next Bond film.
The 30-year-old has landed an undisclosed role in the as-yet-untitled Bond 23, according to Coming Soon.
Whishaw, who was in 2008's Brideshead Revisited and is currently in BBC2 drama The Hour (see picture above), appeared with Bond star Daniel Craig in the films Layer Cake and Enduring Love, both released in 2004.
Among his other credits, he played Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards in 2005's Stoned, which tells the story of the band's co-founder Brian Jones who was found dead in a swimming pool at the age of 27. He starred as the poet John Keats in the 2009 movie Bright Star.
The report on his latest role adds that the new Bond girls will be a "beautiful British agent" and a "beautiful Asian woman named Severin". No casting news on either of those roles has yet been revealed.
The 30-year-old has landed an undisclosed role in the as-yet-untitled Bond 23, according to Coming Soon.
Whishaw, who was in 2008's Brideshead Revisited and is currently in BBC2 drama The Hour (see picture above), appeared with Bond star Daniel Craig in the films Layer Cake and Enduring Love, both released in 2004.
Among his other credits, he played Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards in 2005's Stoned, which tells the story of the band's co-founder Brian Jones who was found dead in a swimming pool at the age of 27. He starred as the poet John Keats in the 2009 movie Bright Star.
The report on his latest role adds that the new Bond girls will be a "beautiful British agent" and a "beautiful Asian woman named Severin". No casting news on either of those roles has yet been revealed.
- 8/22/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Rama
JohnBelushi and Chris Farley passed away too young at the age of 33, but they seemlike old men in comparison to the members of the 27 Club. The inauspicioussociety is made up of musicians who tragically died at the tender age of 27. AmyWinehouse is just the latest addition to the sad society of musical talents,but she’s far from the biggest name on the list. Of the over 40 musicians whoare included in the master list of the prematurely deceased, these are the mostprominent members of the heartbreaking group:
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 — August 16, 1938) Despite thefact that he recorded only 29 songs, Robert Johnson is considered one of thegreatest blues musicians of all time. But the mythology surrounding his deathis a dark mark on a shining musical legacy. One theory suggests that Johnsonhad been flirting with a woman at a gig and her husband poisoned Johnson’sdrink.
Brian Jones (February 28, 1942 — July 3, 1969)Brian Joneswas...
JohnBelushi and Chris Farley passed away too young at the age of 33, but they seemlike old men in comparison to the members of the 27 Club. The inauspicioussociety is made up of musicians who tragically died at the tender age of 27. AmyWinehouse is just the latest addition to the sad society of musical talents,but she’s far from the biggest name on the list. Of the over 40 musicians whoare included in the master list of the prematurely deceased, these are the mostprominent members of the heartbreaking group:
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 — August 16, 1938) Despite thefact that he recorded only 29 songs, Robert Johnson is considered one of thegreatest blues musicians of all time. But the mythology surrounding his deathis a dark mark on a shining musical legacy. One theory suggests that Johnsonhad been flirting with a woman at a gig and her husband poisoned Johnson’sdrink.
Brian Jones (February 28, 1942 — July 3, 1969)Brian Joneswas...
- 7/27/2011
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
When Kurt Cobain died at age 27, his mother, Wendy, said, "He’s gone and joined that stupid club."
The 27 Club. Members include Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, and Janis Joplin. The deaths of these stars shocked many. But few were surprised at the latest 27 Club inductee: Amy Winehouse.
In the 2009 documentary Saving Amy, the singer’s mother, Janis, said, "I realize my daughter could be dead within the year. We're watching her kill herself, slowly." Her father, Mitch, admitted that she’d been "close to death twice." Amy herself seemed indifferent or oblivious. "I don't think I'm going to survive that long," she’d told her mother.
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The 27 Club. Members include Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, and Janis Joplin. The deaths of these stars shocked many. But few were surprised at the latest 27 Club inductee: Amy Winehouse.
In the 2009 documentary Saving Amy, the singer’s mother, Janis, said, "I realize my daughter could be dead within the year. We're watching her kill herself, slowly." Her father, Mitch, admitted that she’d been "close to death twice." Amy herself seemed indifferent or oblivious. "I don't think I'm going to survive that long," she’d told her mother.
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- 7/27/2011
- by DavidComfort
- www.culturecatch.com
Amy’s friends say she was unafraid to join the tragic ’27 Club’ of dead-too-soon musicians!
New sources are reporting Amy Winehouse knew she was going to be die at age 27 — just like some of her favorite music superstars.
Commonly referred to as the ‘27 Club,’ several high-profile rock stars all died at age 27 — including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones and later Kurt Cobain. And the Daily Mirror reports she thought she was ready to die and join the legacy.
“Amy never wanted to die in obscurity, to die having never made a record as good as Back To Black,” a friend of Amy’s said. “It was almost as if she wanted to die young, to leave a legacy, and to be remembered for her music and her voice. Sadly, she was all too aware of the 27 Club and was never scared to join it.”
What do you think,...
New sources are reporting Amy Winehouse knew she was going to be die at age 27 — just like some of her favorite music superstars.
Commonly referred to as the ‘27 Club,’ several high-profile rock stars all died at age 27 — including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones and later Kurt Cobain. And the Daily Mirror reports she thought she was ready to die and join the legacy.
“Amy never wanted to die in obscurity, to die having never made a record as good as Back To Black,” a friend of Amy’s said. “It was almost as if she wanted to die young, to leave a legacy, and to be remembered for her music and her voice. Sadly, she was all too aware of the 27 Club and was never scared to join it.”
What do you think,...
- 7/25/2011
- by William Earl
- HollywoodLife
By Adam Frazier
Hollywoodnews.com: With the untimely passing of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, you may have heard mention of The 27 Club. The term is used to refer to the remarkably high statistical spike of musicians who have died at the age of 27. The term was first coined in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s with the death of four influential musicians.
Guitarist and founding member of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, drowned in a swimming pool on July 3, 1969 at the age of 27. On September 18, 1970, legendary electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix died. The autopsy showed he asphyxiated on vomit after a deadly cocktail of sleeping pills and wine. His age was 27 years and 295 days.
Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose a month later on October 4, 1970. She was 27. Jim Morrison (lead singer/songwriter for The Doors) died on July 3, 1971 (the exact same day, three years later, as Brian Jones) from an apparent heart failure,...
Hollywoodnews.com: With the untimely passing of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, you may have heard mention of The 27 Club. The term is used to refer to the remarkably high statistical spike of musicians who have died at the age of 27. The term was first coined in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s with the death of four influential musicians.
Guitarist and founding member of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, drowned in a swimming pool on July 3, 1969 at the age of 27. On September 18, 1970, legendary electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix died. The autopsy showed he asphyxiated on vomit after a deadly cocktail of sleeping pills and wine. His age was 27 years and 295 days.
Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose a month later on October 4, 1970. She was 27. Jim Morrison (lead singer/songwriter for The Doors) died on July 3, 1971 (the exact same day, three years later, as Brian Jones) from an apparent heart failure,...
- 7/25/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. The tragedy echoes the deaths of some of the world's most respected musicians, who have all died at age 27. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison, legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix and singer Janis Joplin all form what has become known as the '27 Club'. Others include founding member of the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, and (more)...
- 7/25/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. The tragedy echoes the deaths of some of the world's most respected musicians, who have all died at age 27. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison, legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix and singer Janis Joplin all form what has become known as the '27 Club'. Others include founding member of the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, and (more)...
- 7/25/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
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