QUESTION TIME
For nine months now, you've have been e-mailing us questions
about the Stones. Some people have asked some very detailed and
intelligent questions, others have asked things extraordinarily
bizarre, and a few have asked both. The
Undercover newsgroup usually has the
answers to any Stones question, no matter how tough, so when
Undercover's representative James Olcott dropped by our office
this week to give us a list of the most often asked enquiries
that not even he could answer, we thought, "Who the hell
would know the answers to this stuff?" The solution was obvious.
We e-mailed the questions to a certain Mr. M. Jagger, who is
currently performing on a rather successful world tour. Here are
the first batch of questions together with his brief replies:
Q
"Wild Horses" -- was
it by Mick for Marianne or by Keith for Anita/Marlon?
Neither.
Q
Who plays keyboards on "So
Young"?
To be honest, I
can't remember. I believe it was Stu (Ian Stewart)
Q
Who plays lead guitar on "Can't
You Hear Me Knocking"?
Mick Taylor
Q
On what tracks does Brian Jones
sing lead?
None
Q
On what tracks does Mick Taylor
sing lead
None
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: Mick and Anita did
X-rated outtakes before the cameras during the filming of
"Performance"?
Absolutely
false!
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: Doo Doo Doo Doo
Doo (Heartbreaker) first appeared on the album Black and
Blue?
False. It was on
Goat's Head Soup
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: Bill Wyman was an
uncredited co-writer of "Jumpin' Jack Flash"?
False.
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: "Sex Drive" was
written during the Steel Wheels Tour.
True.
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: The keyboard riff
played just after Keith sings "The Worst" is a Jagger/Richards
composition?
False
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: The band's second
single was a Lennon/McCartney composition?
True
Q
On which two albums can an
audience member be heard to cry out, "'Paint it Black,' you
devil"?
Get Your
Yas-Yas Out and Flashpoint.
Q
What was the brand name of the
petrol (gas) station where the band allegedly relieved
themselves?
I can't remember. I believe it might
have been a Shell station
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: Bob 's backing
band The Wailers played back-up on Keef's 1978 single "The
Harder They Come."
False. Ronnie
thinks it was Charlie and him
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: Brian Jones is an
uncredited co-writer of "Ruby Tuesday"?
False
Q
On what tune(s) does Charlie sing
vocals?
None
If you have any burning questions about the Stones, feel free to
send us your queries here. We'll try
and find the answers. Many thanks to Tony King for his help in
putting this page together.