Keith Richards Interview 1974: Why Playing Live Is The Pulse Of A Band and Doing Rythm Guitar Session Work Can Fuel Your Leads

This 1974 interview with Keith Richards was when The Stones were in England at the time and contemplating doing some US Shows. Keith was doing a lot of Sessions and was working with Ronnie Wood as well in some rythm work.

Richards talks about why bands need to focus on doing shows and to keep on doing what you love as a musician in your own band.

Your band and you as a musician can learn a lot from interviews with the top players from the 60's and 70's like Keith. My take on great players like Keith is this; if you're a guitar player or fan and you watch someone for their stupid antics just a bit, you aren't a real fan of great music or performing. To me how a musician plays is 95 percent of what they're about, and what they can teach us as musicians and fans.

The other 5 percent means shit to me other than getting more dolt fans who don't really want to learn anything other than what stupid thing a player does next, or their next radio hit. Who cares? Not me.

Watch this video and you'll learn a lot if you pay attention.


Mark