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Mick Fleetwood talks about touring with the Stones and meeting Brian in 1964:
"The Cheynes recorded a few singles, gained momentum around London, and in 1964 did a tour with the Rolling Stones just as their star began to rise....That tour was magical to me. The Stones really took care of us, looking after us like little brothers, and that is when and how I got to know Brian Jones quite well. I feel lucky about it because Brian was a special soul, in many ways far too sensitive and perceptive for this world. A brilliant, fluent multi-instrumentalist, he was the one who founded the Rolling Stones and he had the creative vision that helped them to evolve organically from a mop-top blues-pop group into the mystical rock gods they became--something that many people today might not realise.
Brian had a huge heart and we became friends very quickly. We'd sit and talk about the Blues for hours, trading stories we'd heard about the recording of the songs we both loved. Later, Brian and I became even better friends when I was dating the young beauty who became my first wife, Jenny Boyd. Our social circles became intertwined and we saw each other all the time. Jenny and I used to go around to Brian's flat to hang out and even to participate in the seances he'd hold at his new cottage in Fulham. At the time Brian had a girlfriend called ZuZu [Zou Zou] and the two of them would pull out the Ouija board and we'd attempt to communicate with the dead. Peter Bardens' father had written a book about ghosts [Ghosts and Hauntings by Dennis Bardens] that we had all read, so we were scared and fascinated at the same time.
I'm far from the first to have said so, but I'd like to confirm that Brian Jones was, without question, one of the sweetest human beings and the most visionary musician I've ever met. He's yet another who died too young, at twenty-seven, the same age as far too many of his peers--Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, as well as Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse in the years to come."
--Play On: Now, Then & Fleetwood Mac, The Autobiography by Mick Fleetwood and Anthony Bozza
Mick Fleetwood's photo: https://youtu.be/NMHT_tFZHoA?si=cLA4V8EZxLaIw6lZ
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theatrepup · 13 days
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"I'm not just 'the man who disappeared from The Stones.' I'm the musician, Brian Jones."
From the manga The Shiori Experience, featuring Brian and the 27 Club.
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theatrepup · 15 days
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Keith Richards. Notice he has a magazine open to a story about Brian Jones.
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theatrepup · 16 days
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"Then there was Brian Jones' hair, longer and thicker than anything we'd seen on a man before. The whispered words, 'He looks like a girl!' circulated around the audience, as if that were the worst possible insults."--Marty Clear, audience member at the Mike Douglas Show, 1964
(from https://brianjonesoftherollingstones.tumblr.com/)
(Mike Douglas appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ycN9EOi8o)
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theatrepup · 17 days
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The Rolling Stones Play "Walking the Dog" But it's Just Brian Jones :)
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theatrepup · 20 days
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Happy International Women's Day! 😊
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Dammit, Brian, why do you have to look so good in drag?!
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theatrepup · 21 days
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More from The Shiori Experience manga. Bit of drama as the 27 Club (Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison) discuss what really happened to Brian.
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The Rolling Stones Song About the Death of Brian Jones
“As Jones had fallen so far into his addiction without recognising it, the band felt the only thing they could do was leave him behind. A few months later, he was dead. On the surface, it looked like The Stones responded in a cold and uncaring way. They continued on their road to the top without much acknowledgement of their lost friend or seemingly much upset over the sad passing.
That was until 1972 when one track on Exile On Main St sat as a sad ode to the souring of an old friendship. ‘May the good Lord shine a light on you, make every song your favourite tune,’ Jagger sings on ‘Shine A Light’, a song that was started with Jones but came to be a kind of elegy to the musician.
The earliest version of ‘Shine A Light’ goes back to 1968 when Jones was still in the group. Jagger seemed to begin penning the track right as the guitarist was slipping away from them and becoming estranged from his old friends. As the situation grew uglier, the musician only spiralled deeper into his addiction, and his friends didn’t seem to know what to do about it. That’s where the song begins as Jagger describes a sad scene, singing, “Saw you stretched out in room ten o’nine, with a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye.”
The band didn’t finish the song for years as it seemed to get shelves for a prolonged period. After the death of Jones, however, Jagger returned to the track. As the piece goes on, the verses become more and more heavenly, almost following the timeline from Jones’ final days through to his passing. By the finale, Jagger is singing “come on up now” like a command from God, using the central image of the light as a comment on Jones going to some better place in the afterlife and hopefully finding a healthier and happier version of himself there.
While the Stones’ feelings towards Jones still to this day feel confusing, and the band members never really discussed their friend’s death with much kindness or care beyond cold, business-like statements as it was merely colleagues parting ways, this track feels like an insight into their true emotions. ‘Shine A Light’ stands as their eulogy to a friend and fallen legend who they couldn’t help but hope some power somewhere could after he’d found peace.” 
Shine a Light: https://youtu.be/Vln9V7dDrIY?si=-8XgYJnemgy0ZF9t
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theatrepup · 23 days
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Pete Townshend talks about Brian Jones at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989: "And Brian Jones hurt me by not bothering to take a cure. Because I loved him a lot, he was very very important to me. He was the first real star who befriended me in a real way. I spent a lot of time with him before I really got to know Mick and Keith, who I love very much now. I hung out with him quite a lot and I missed him terribly. And I always felt that when he finally did collapse that the Stones were a very different group..."
(Photo: Far Out magazine)
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Various musicians and media figures discuss Brian Jones' influence on Rolling Stones' hits "Paint it Black," "Lady Jane," and "Ruby Tuesday." It is even speculated that "Ruby Tuesday" should be properly credited as a Richards/Jones composition. From the DVD special, "Rock Milestones - The Rolling Stones - The Singles 1962-1970."
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In the new documentary, The Stones & Brian Jones, Bill Wyman talks about Brian Jones' efforts to write a song (with Michael Aldred). And we actually get to hear Brian's voice and melody in a quick outtake. Wyman laments that it was never recorded as a finished song. However, fans have noted that the melody is very present in Jones' soundtrack for the 1967 film, A Degree of Murder. I've put the two clips together, so you can hear the progression, from outtake to soundtrack.
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theatrepup · 29 days
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“Had Brian Jones not taken his guitar to this cellar bar…impressed Alexis Korner with his playing, relocated to London and formed The Rolling Stones, the world’s cultural history would have been very different. There would have been no pop industry as we know it today, with its ever present musical acknowledgment of the influence of the blues. The pentatonic minor scale, which can be heard ad infinitum on countless electric guitar tracks recorded over the last six decades, would probably rarely be heard. And countless young people who came of age in the 1960s, including this writer, would never have become fascinated by a sound originally created by the descendants of black slaves in the Americas.”—John Phillpott, Blues in Britain, 2024
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“Brian Jones was indeed the father of what we now regard as world music…Brian’s championing of ethnic players such as the Moroccan Master Musicians of Joujouka back in 1967 should be regarded as groundbreaking artistic development, portents of the future.”—John Phillpott, Blues in Britain, 2024
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American singer P.P. Arnold talks in her autobiography about staying with Brian Jones in 1966:
"When I rang the bell, Brian came to the door. He was soft-spoken and polite as always, greeting me warmly. I’d heard gossip from Mick about his drug habits but we’d never talked directly. Besides, all the Stones had shown us respect and love throughout the tour. Brian was annoyed about Mick’s behavior towards me, which was very sweet. I explained that Mick and I had not made personal commitments. Yes, I was hurt, but I was in no position to judge. I hadn’t stayed in England to be Mick’s girlfriend. I knew Mick and Marianne had a thing going. Afterwards, I wondered if Brian’s compassion for me reflected his own estrangement within the Stones camp.
He was very cute and sexy and looked aristocratic, eccentric and yet elegant in his flamboyant attire, his dandy scarves and beautiful smoking jacket. I thought he had a mystical charisma about him. I was never physically attracted to Brian and didn’t want to send out the wrong signals, but he was a perfect gentleman and host. He played some blues and R&B and I felt at home right away. I was in awe of his musicality. He was deep and very talented, but there also seemed to be a sadness about him. We talked about my roots and family and he talked about music and art. I felt comfortable and safe, not intimidated at all. With so little experience dating, I still believed that if you were drinking and smoking alone with a guy, they wanted sex with you, but he made no advances and I appreciated this respect.
I suggested it was time for me to go. He urged me to stay over and said someone could drive me back to Epsom the following morning. I was apprehensive, but he assured me I had nothing to worry about. I decided to trust him and not get paranoid. I knew I had to learn to trust that I could handle myself in new surroundings. As a black woman in a strange land, my reputation was very important to me, but I felt I had to let go of a lifetime's fear about how I'd be treated in the company of white men.
It was a lovely evening in very interesting company. Tara [Browne] left in the early hours and I joined Brian in his one bed, feeling secure enough to enjoy a cuddle and warm, gentle kisses with him. He made no advances and was in no condition to have sex even if he wanted to, which was a relief, as I certainly didn't want to have to wrestle with him.
Brian was kind and had displayed genuine friendship. I felt true sensitivity towards him. It had been a magical day at a delicate time of transition and had helped me put my decision to stay in England in perspective. He said I was welcome to visit whenever I got bored and I did so a couple more times, though I wish that I had been more open with him. I’ll never forget his kindness. I was a long way from America's racism here and I had a lot to think about."
Source: Soul Survivor: The Autobiography: The extraordinary memoir of a music icon, by P.P. Arnold.
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"I was visiting photographer extraordinaire Gered Mankowitz at his terrific studio in England. I noticed in a corner of the studio a photo of Brian Jones that I had never seen before. When I mentioned to Gered that Linda Lawrence, Donovan’s wife and muse, and Donovan would enjoy the photo, he graciously inscribed it and asked me to give it to them. I was able to give it to Donovan and Linda in England just a week or so later."--Chris Murray http://govindagallery.com/2019/09/brian-jones-dulcimer/
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Panel from The Shiori Experience manga, featuring the 27 Club. I believe this is Brian Jones remembering his day with Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival. The English translation is roughly:
Brian: Burn the entire guitar tree...the story of today's Monterey Pop Festival will surely become a legend and be passed on for generations! A brand new rock star has just been born! You will quickly be loved by everyone! With so much money, what would you do Jimi?
Jimi: I want to play beautiful music phrases even more.
(Source: https://blogtruyenvn.org/.../shiori-experience-jimi-na...)
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Brian Jones and Charlie Watts playing "Off the Hook" on The Tami Show.
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