Why are you like this?
I get interested in subjects.
You get crushes on bands.
I catch them like colds.
Haven’t you read these before?
Not STP. The others, yes. Along with maybe a dozen other Stones books over the years: Keith’s autobiography, four or five longish articles padded out to length by various Important Rock Critics, couple of volumes on Altamont, one of the Mick bios, and Bill Wyman’s dreadful fuck diary. The man kept obsessive journals and scrapbooks, and that was the entirety of the book. “June 19th. We arrived in Kansas City and checked into the Holiday Inn. I banged a 16-year old brunette. June 20th. Arrived in Omaha. Checked into Holiday Inn. Banged a 16-year-old blonde.” That’s all there is. The man was the Samuel Pepys of Rock and Roll.
Nice.
I even read Spanish Tony’s filth.
Spanish Tony?
Exile-era scumbag druggie friend of Keith’s.
Was this self-published?
No. Reputable house. Tony put a lot of really fun stories in the book. Imagine Living With The Dead by Rock Scully, if Rock were 35 IQ points dumber.
Oh, I’d read that.
Right?
How close are we to TotRS?
Quite. If it were an earthquake, animals would be losing their shit right now.
Just get it over with.
That’s what Ian Stewart said!
This is a nightmare.
If you are going full Stones, I will be psyched. I was listening to Between the Buttons a bunch today. The Stanley Booth book is a gold standard of rock books. Actually make that the platinum standard. The Spanish Tony book is humorous, but is mostly fake. Analogous to the Rock Scully book. Never read the Greenfield book, but did part of STP when I was on tour in Europe once.
I’d really prefer Thoughts on Books About the Stones. I haven’t read a single one. What’s THE best one to read? What books are among the honorable mentions?