Chords for Keith Richards on Mick Jagger and 'Lead Singer Syndrome'
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[C] For a TV, the world is thinking.
You know, you talk in the book about the sort of lead singer syndrome, you know, and the
relationship of the lead singer to a band.
I mean, clearly, I mean, the story of you and Mick is an old, complex story.
[Ab] But if you could just describe that process of, you know, that relationship between the
guy up front singing the songs, the band behind him, and kind of how that's worked, you know,
for you and Mick, for the Rolling Stones.
It's a strange balance of things.
But as I say, for a lead singer, for [E] the front man, so to speak, it's important that he feels
like totally confident in that, you know, that he has a band behind him that's not going
to [B] fall apart if he tries anything.
You know, be ludicrous, if you like, [Ab] Mick, you know, we'll be there.
You know.
At the same time, the band might not feel the same way about the lead singer some days.
But it's all tossed up in the air, and every gig is different.
It's why I never got bored doing this stuff.
Because take the Stones on stage, 1963 or now, it's still that same sense of adventure.
Of, you know, things, and also you want things to, you don't want everything to be rote.
That's the antithesis of rock and roll.
So, yeah, we can rock, and occasionally we do roll.
That's when I like it.
During the 80s, you and Mick had hard times.
There were a lot of disagreements.
It seemed as if the Rolling Stones were going to break up at times.
And that led to your solo career in many ways.
I mean, I remember very early on, you're one saying, I don't ever want to be in a situation
of having to decide, is this song mine, or is this song for the Rolling Stones?
But then you found yourself in that situation.
I wonder if you could talk about that moment and that experience, and what it was like.
In retrospect, it proved very [Eb] interesting for myself.
Because since everything I'd done up to then was, I mean, I write songs for Mick to be able to sing.
I don't say tailor-made, because I'm not that good a tailor.
But, for example, on Midnight Rambler, ain't nobody else could sing that except Mick.
And I wrote it for him.
[N]
You know, you talk in the book about the sort of lead singer syndrome, you know, and the
relationship of the lead singer to a band.
I mean, clearly, I mean, the story of you and Mick is an old, complex story.
[Ab] But if you could just describe that process of, you know, that relationship between the
guy up front singing the songs, the band behind him, and kind of how that's worked, you know,
for you and Mick, for the Rolling Stones.
It's a strange balance of things.
But as I say, for a lead singer, for [E] the front man, so to speak, it's important that he feels
like totally confident in that, you know, that he has a band behind him that's not going
to [B] fall apart if he tries anything.
You know, be ludicrous, if you like, [Ab] Mick, you know, we'll be there.
You know.
At the same time, the band might not feel the same way about the lead singer some days.
But it's all tossed up in the air, and every gig is different.
It's why I never got bored doing this stuff.
Because take the Stones on stage, 1963 or now, it's still that same sense of adventure.
Of, you know, things, and also you want things to, you don't want everything to be rote.
That's the antithesis of rock and roll.
So, yeah, we can rock, and occasionally we do roll.
That's when I like it.
During the 80s, you and Mick had hard times.
There were a lot of disagreements.
It seemed as if the Rolling Stones were going to break up at times.
And that led to your solo career in many ways.
I mean, I remember very early on, you're one saying, I don't ever want to be in a situation
of having to decide, is this song mine, or is this song for the Rolling Stones?
But then you found yourself in that situation.
I wonder if you could talk about that moment and that experience, and what it was like.
In retrospect, it proved very [Eb] interesting for myself.
Because since everything I'd done up to then was, I mean, I write songs for Mick to be able to sing.
I don't say tailor-made, because I'm not that good a tailor.
But, for example, on Midnight Rambler, ain't nobody else could sing that except Mick.
And I wrote it for him.
[N]
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[C] For a TV, the world is thinking. _ _ _
_ _ You know, you talk in the book about _ the sort of lead singer syndrome, you know, and the
relationship of the lead singer to a band.
I mean, clearly, I mean, the story of you and Mick is an old, complex story.
[Ab] But if you could just describe that process of, you know, that relationship between the
guy up front singing the songs, the band behind him, and kind of how that's worked, you know,
for you and Mick, for the Rolling Stones.
It's a strange balance of things.
But as I say, for a lead singer, for [E] the front man, so to speak, _ it's important that he feels
like totally confident in that, you know, that he has a band behind him that's not going
to [B] fall apart if he tries anything.
You know, _ be ludicrous, if you like, [Ab] Mick, you know, we'll be there.
You know.
_ At the same time, the band might not feel the same way about the lead singer some days.
But it's all tossed up in the air, and every gig is different.
It's why I never got bored doing this stuff.
_ _ Because take the Stones on stage, _ _ _ 1963 or now, it's still that same sense of adventure.
Of, _ you know, things, and also you want things to, you don't want everything to be rote.
_ That's the antithesis of rock and roll.
So, yeah, we can rock, and occasionally we do roll.
That's when I like it.
_ _ During the 80s, you and Mick had hard times.
There were a lot of disagreements. _
It seemed as if the Rolling Stones were going to break up at times.
And that led to your solo career in many ways.
I mean, I remember very early on, you're one saying, I don't ever want to be in a situation
of having to decide, is this song mine, or is this song for the Rolling Stones?
But then you found yourself in that situation.
I wonder if you could talk about that moment and that experience, and what it was like.
In retrospect, it proved very [Eb] interesting for myself.
Because since everything I'd done up to then was, I mean, I write songs _ for Mick to be able to sing.
I don't say tailor-made, because I'm not that good a tailor.
But, for example, on Midnight Rambler, ain't nobody else could sing that except Mick.
And I wrote it for him.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ You know, you talk in the book about _ the sort of lead singer syndrome, you know, and the
relationship of the lead singer to a band.
I mean, clearly, I mean, the story of you and Mick is an old, complex story.
[Ab] But if you could just describe that process of, you know, that relationship between the
guy up front singing the songs, the band behind him, and kind of how that's worked, you know,
for you and Mick, for the Rolling Stones.
It's a strange balance of things.
But as I say, for a lead singer, for [E] the front man, so to speak, _ it's important that he feels
like totally confident in that, you know, that he has a band behind him that's not going
to [B] fall apart if he tries anything.
You know, _ be ludicrous, if you like, [Ab] Mick, you know, we'll be there.
You know.
_ At the same time, the band might not feel the same way about the lead singer some days.
But it's all tossed up in the air, and every gig is different.
It's why I never got bored doing this stuff.
_ _ Because take the Stones on stage, _ _ _ 1963 or now, it's still that same sense of adventure.
Of, _ you know, things, and also you want things to, you don't want everything to be rote.
_ That's the antithesis of rock and roll.
So, yeah, we can rock, and occasionally we do roll.
That's when I like it.
_ _ During the 80s, you and Mick had hard times.
There were a lot of disagreements. _
It seemed as if the Rolling Stones were going to break up at times.
And that led to your solo career in many ways.
I mean, I remember very early on, you're one saying, I don't ever want to be in a situation
of having to decide, is this song mine, or is this song for the Rolling Stones?
But then you found yourself in that situation.
I wonder if you could talk about that moment and that experience, and what it was like.
In retrospect, it proved very [Eb] interesting for myself.
Because since everything I'd done up to then was, I mean, I write songs _ for Mick to be able to sing.
I don't say tailor-made, because I'm not that good a tailor.
But, for example, on Midnight Rambler, ain't nobody else could sing that except Mick.
And I wrote it for him.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _