Today, I've been reading Ginger Baker's 2013 interview in Rolling Stone magazine. It's about his general health, his past shows and a very sore subject; the Rolling Stones. His good friend is Charlie Watts but other than that. Boy does he hates the Stones. He said that they aren't good musicians. Though, Baker can't stand alot of contemporaries too. :stir:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...olling-stones-are-not-good-musicians-20131011
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My opinion:
Brian was their best musician. Then he passed on.
As for all the Rolling Stones songs I've ever heard. Charlie Watts is a tremendous drummer. However, Bill Wyman is one of the weakest bass players ever.
Sounds like Ginger isn't much of a fan of anythng anymore.
His health is bad and he doesn't have the money that others do or that he should have.
Were you a big Dylan fan?
I'm not a big anybody fan.
There is no way that Keith Richards cannot be considered one of the greatest rock musicians and guitarists ever. His experiments in different tunings and his bending make some Stones songs damn near impossible to cover and sound right.
Not to mention that he plays some things on a 5 string open G tuned guitar.
Wyman, meh..but he looked the part.
I admire Ginger but in light of what he has been through, I'll take it with a grain of salt.
He doesn't think much of the Who either. :1orglaugh